Harrison Metal

Harrison Metal Capital is a San Francisco, California-based U.S. early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Founder and Managing Partner Michael Dearing (formerly Senior Vice President for Marketing Global Online at eBay, where he led the eBay Express initiative; and formerly Consulting Associate Professor at Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design / d.school). The firm invests exclusively at seed and Series A stages in information technology, e-commerce, and adjacent early-stage technology themes, with a distinctive thesis of ''product-oriented founders building things people want.'' Harrison Metal has raised multiple institutional funds (Fund I at USD 20 million, Fund II at approximately USD 40 million, and subsequent funds), typically writing small initial cheque sizes in the USD 250,000 to USD 1.5 million range as a high-conviction lead-investor, and is known for its intentional small fund size, discreet operational profile, and founder-friendly ''small-on-purpose'' approach. Notable portfolio companies have included Quora (early investor), PagerDuty (NYSE IPO), Samsara (NYSE IPO), Thumbtack, Weebly (acquired by Square), Birchbox, AdRoll / NextRoll, Venmo (early), Eero (acquired by Amazon), Ironclad, and numerous other consumer- and enterprise-technology start-ups.