# Michael Dearing: angel investments and portfolio > Michael Dearing is an angel. 15 investments on record, latest Feb 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dearing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Michael Dearing Last cheque observed Feb 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 15 on record Since the last cheque **3184** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.9M** Rounds led **0 of 15** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Michael Dearing ## Michael Dearing highlights - 01 15 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $400K - 04 4 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **15 appearances** - **2018** 1 round - **Feb** **[Mixmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixmax)** US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 4 others - **2017** 1 round - **Nov** **[PandaTree](https://millionrounds.com/company/pandatree)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.5M** With 1 other - **2012** 1 round - **May** **[TidePool](https://millionrounds.com/company/tidepool)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 2 others - **2011** 4 rounds - **Jul** **[One Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-inc)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 7 others - **Apr** **[99designs](https://millionrounds.com/company/99designs)** Series A · US **$35M** With 3 others - **Apr** Series A · techcrunch.com **$35M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[IndexTank](https://millionrounds.com/company/indextank)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 4 others - **2010** 1 round - **Oct** **[Birchbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/birchbox)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 12 others - **2008** 1 round - **Jan** **[MocoSpace](https://millionrounds.com/company/mocospace)** Series B · US **$4.0M** With 2 others - **2007** 3 rounds - **Aug** **[MocoSpace](https://millionrounds.com/company/mocospace)** Series A · US · mashable.com **$3.0M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Lumos Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumos-labs)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$400K** With 1 other - **Feb** **[LiveOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/liveops)** Series C · US · benchmark.com **$28M** With 3 others - **2006** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Xoopit](https://millionrounds.com/company/xoopit)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 11 others - **Sept** **[AdMob](https://millionrounds.com/company/admob)** Series A · US **$3.6M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Panjiva](https://millionrounds.com/company/panjiva)** Seed · US · money.cnn.com **$400K** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all** **[LiveOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/liveops)** Bought by [Marlin Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marlin-equity-partners) **Undisclosed** Dec 2015 **[IndexTank](https://millionrounds.com/company/indextank)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011 **[AdMob](https://millionrounds.com/company/admob)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$750M** Nov 2009 **[Xoopit](https://millionrounds.com/company/xoopit)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$20M** Jul 2009 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$5.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$400K** Led 0 of 15 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Feb 2018 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *8* - Series A *4* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2006 2018 Often in the room with - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 3 - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 3 - [Harrison Metal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal) 3 - [Anthony Casalena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-casalena) 2 - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2 - [Gary Vaynerchuk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk) 2 **Pitching Michael Dearing?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Michael Dearing. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Accel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Harrison Metal** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal)[**Anthony Casalena** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-casalena)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Gary Vaynerchuk** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk)[**Pipeline Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pipeline-capital-partners)[**Stewart Butterfield** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-butterfield) ## Recently backed The latest companies Michael Dearing put money into. [**Mixmax** $10M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixmax)[**PandaTree** $1.5M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/pandatree) ## On podcasts 2 episodes naming Michael Dearing in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 Oct 2017 · 27 min 20VC: Michael Dearing on 5 Key Principles He Uses To Assess Startup Founders, Why Benevolent Dictatorship Is A Beautiful Thing & Why Markets Are Better Capital Allocators Than CEOs Mentions [Better Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-capital)[Michael Dearing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dearing)[Harrison Metal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 2 Mar 2016 · 1h 20m Michael Dearing on Capitalism, Creativity, and Creative Destruction | Blitzscaling 03 Mentions [Michael Dearing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dearing)[Harrison Metal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal)[Allen Blue](https://millionrounds.com/person/allen-blue) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 28 Aug 2023 · 1h 12m #153 COO & CRO Weights & Biases, Yan-David Erlich: ML’s Moment Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 11 Oct 2019 · 34 min 20VC: Guild Education's Rachel Carlson on The Benefits of Scaling Startups Outside of Silicon Valley, Why Mission and Margin Are So Tightly Integrated & Why Mums Are The Most Under-Utilised Asset In The Economy Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 26 Apr 2019 · 31 min 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 2 Feb 2018 · 29 min 20VC: The Biggest Growth Opportunities for Young People in Tech Today, Why Distributed Workforces Are The Secret To Beating Incumbents & Why It Has Never Been Easier To Operate A Company Than Today with Andy Pflaum, Founder & CEO @ Astro Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Michael Dearing ### What does Michael Dearing invest in? Michael Dearing invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Michael Dearing? 15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2018. ### What has Michael Dearing invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Mixmax (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018) and PandaTree (Seed, Nov 2017). ### How big are Michael Dearing's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.9M. ### Does Michael Dearing lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Michael Dearing invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Michael Dearing investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2018. ### Who does Michael Dearing invest alongside? Most often Accel (3 rounds together), General Catalyst (3 rounds together) and Harrison Metal (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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