Mike Dawson is a lifelong entrepreneur and Vice President at McRock Capital. He has engineering, tech, and consulting experience, and has founded and scaled businesses.

What Mike can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

McRock Capital writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Companies founded

his first businessa subsidiary business

Focus

renewable energyoil & gasutilitiestechconsultingindustrial ai

Education

McMaster UniversityAPEGA, Professional Engineers designation

Also at McRock Capital

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Who is Mike Dawson?

Mike Dawson is a lifelong entrepreneur and Vice President at McRock Capital. He has engineering, tech, and consulting experience, and has founded and scaled businesses.

How much does Mike Dawson invest?

Mike Dawson invests through McRock Capital, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Mike Dawson?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mike in the subject. A warm intro from a founder McRock Capital backed works better.

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