Seed
$500K – $1.0M
$200M
30+ companies
5 partners
Investment Thesis
Harrison Metal invests in early-stage companies building transformative solutions in enterprise software and SaaS, with a focus on leveraging AI and analytics.
Meet the Team
Michael Dearing founded Harrison Metal in 2008 to invest in startups. Today, as General Partner for HM's six funds, Michael manages the company's portfolio of private technology company investments. Michael's past work includes roles as a general manager, an investor, and as Consulting Associate Professor at Stanford University. Prior to Harrison Metal and Stanford, Michael spent six-and-a-half years at eBay, working his way up from category manager of furniture and appliances to Senior Vice President & General Merchandise Manager for eBay.com. Before eBay, Michael worked at Industrial Shoe Warehouse, The Walt Disney Company in corporate Strategic Planning, Filene’s Basement managing operations in the Downtown Boston flagship store, and Bain & Company. Michael earned an AB in Economics with a focus in economic history from Brown University, and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (30)
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Quilter
AI-powered health insurance navigation platform.
CoreStory
AI-driven narrative analytics for enterprises.
Crowdbotics
No-code platform for building enterprise apps.
Jeli
Incident analysis platform for engineering teams.
X1 Card
Credit card and financial management app.
Orbit
Open-source community growth platform.
CCorrelated
Data correlation platform for enterprises.
Facet
Personalized wealth management platform.
Guild Education
Corporate education and upskilling platform (unicorn).
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.0M check.
- •warm intro
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Erik Rannala, Senior Investment Professional.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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