Right Side Capital Management

Right Side Capital Management is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, established in 2010. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing exclusively on the pre-seed round of technology startups. Right Side Capital Management aims to support companies with capital-efficient business models that are typically located outside major hubs like the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. The firm invests in a range of technology sectors, including internet and cloud technologies, and operates primarily within the United States and Canada, with occasional investments in Western Europe, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand. Right Side Capital Management conducts 75 to 100 investments annually, with portfolio companies spanning 19 states. The firm seeks to provide a clear response to entrepreneurs within two weeks, with investments generally ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 and pre-money valuations between $1 million and $3 million.

Kevin Dick

Managing Director

Dave Lambert

Managing Director

Jeff Pomeranz

Managing Director

Past deals in Austin, TX

Hemorai

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hemorai, Inc. design and develops non-invasive hemorrhage detection devices that combine optical spectroscopy with artificial intelligence to measure hematocrit levels from the bleeding mother to warn the provider of impending clinical deterioration and hemorrhagic shock. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Audio Fusion System

Venture Round in 2020
Audio Fusion Systems, Inc. develops a software to provide wireless in-ear monitoring to musicians. The company through its software allows users to hear and control their real-time monitor mix on their mobile phone; connects their digital audio sources and streams multi-channel audio to each musician for setups and sound checks; and control settings with centralized instrument assignments through phone. It broadcasts multi-channel audio over Wi-Fi for real-time custom mixing on phone and tablet. Audio Fusion Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Threatcare

Seed Round in 2019
Threatcare’s automated Breach and Attack Simulation solutions provide real-time insights and actionable recommendations that enable organizations to build, measure, and maintain strong cybersecurity programs.

Vertify

Seed Round in 2019
Vertify, Inc. operates an online platform focused on data integration and management. Founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers the Vertify Customer Intelligence Platform (VCIP), which facilitates the collection and management of data from various enterprise systems. This platform addresses the challenges faced by sales and marketing teams due to fragmented customer data and lack of accurate insights. By unifying siloed data, Vertify enhances collaboration between marketing and sales teams, providing predictive analytics that improve opportunity scoring and ideal customer profiling. This enables marketers to evaluate the effectiveness of their strategies and make real-time adjustments. Additionally, Vertify equips sales teams with actionable lead data, ensuring they can prioritize opportunities for rapid closure while nurturing others as needed. Ultimately, Vertify aims to strengthen customer relationships through effective data management and intelligence delivery.

Routefusion

Convertible Note in 2019
Routefusion Inc is a company that specializes in international bank-to-bank payments through its advanced API, which serves various sectors including fintech, marketplaces, and ecommerce platforms. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Routefusion enables seamless cross-border payouts to over 130 countries. By connecting with multiple banking and local payout partners, Routefusion's software automates complex banking processes, significantly accelerating transaction times and reducing costs for end-users. This innovative approach allows financial institutions and other clients to efficiently offer cross-border payment solutions in a competitive global marketplace.

DocStation

Pre Seed Round in 2018
DocStation, Inc. is a cloud-based patient care platform designed to enhance the role of pharmacists in healthcare. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company connects pharmacists with payers to support value-based care programs. The platform allows over 500 providers to collaborate with innovative health plans, facilitating improved patient outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. It features an integrated dashboard that helps pharmacists maintain up-to-date patient information, including diagnoses, medications, immunizations, and allergies. Additionally, DocStation enables the creation of personalized care plans, monitors adherence to treatments, and schedules follow-ups, ensuring real-time connectivity between pharmacists and their patients.

Plot

Convertible Note in 2018
Plot pairs IoT sensors and cloud-based software to deliver facility, city, airport, and roadway monitoring. We are currently installed at Los Angeles International and Sacramento International Airports to monitor their TSA wait times and provide automated alerts to staff on changing environments. Once our sensors are installed, we are able to provide airport staff with custom reporting, as well as, provide travelers with predicted wait times. We are the only solution on the market that actively tries to reach travelers before they leave for the airport. Before renaming to Plot, the company was named Park Evergreen and focused on parking solutions. Park Evergreen was accepted into Batch 19 of 500 Startups. Plot was founded in 2016 by Jenn Starr, Jason Cass, Christopher Addington, Ben Cantey, and Ben Smith and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Rosso & Flynn

Convertible Note in 2018
Rosso & Flynn's is dedicated to providing the best tasting products and offering full transparency on all of our meats.

Locus Tracking

Convertible Note in 2018
Locus Tracking has developed software-only AI that tracks where users look on screen in real-time while using smartphones or tablets.

Immersed

Convertible Note in 2017
Immersed Inc. is a company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in Virtual Reality (VR) workplace productivity software. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing technologies that eliminate barriers to remote work, aiming to enhance productivity and improve the overall work experience. Immersed's software enables laptops to connect with mobile devices, allowing distributed teams to collaborate in a shared VR environment. This innovative approach seeks to transform the way people work, promoting efficiency and creating a more enjoyable workplace experience.

Immersed

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Immersed Inc. is a company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in Virtual Reality (VR) workplace productivity software. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing technologies that eliminate barriers to remote work, aiming to enhance productivity and improve the overall work experience. Immersed's software enables laptops to connect with mobile devices, allowing distributed teams to collaborate in a shared VR environment. This innovative approach seeks to transform the way people work, promoting efficiency and creating a more enjoyable workplace experience.

Superpowered Inc.

Convertible Note in 2017
Superpowered Inc. develops an interactive audio development platform for desktop, mobile, IoT and embedded devices for Android, IoS, Macos, Tvos, Linuxm and Windows. The company’s platform offers modular components to develop across multiple operating systems. It offers features, such as advanced audio player, decoders, FX, audio I/O, streaming and encryption, music analysis, and spatialization and 3D audio. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. As of May 13, 2020, Superpowered Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Distributed Creation Inc.

Threatcare

Convertible Note in 2017
Threatcare’s automated Breach and Attack Simulation solutions provide real-time insights and actionable recommendations that enable organizations to build, measure, and maintain strong cybersecurity programs.

ScaleFactor

Convertible Note in 2017
ScaleFactor provides accounting and finance software with automated bookkeeping, proactive alerts, and other features. It is a smart accounting and finance software that changes the way modern businesses operate. By automating complex accounting tasks and translating financial information into usable business insights, ScaleFactor is enabling business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs to focus on what they love: running and growing their business. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Prefix

Convertible Note in 2017
PreFix Inc. is a preventive maintenance service provider based in Austin, Texas, focusing on a range of household systems including appliances, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. Established in 2013, the company offers various services such as flushing sediment from water heaters, cleaning dryer vents, inspecting toilets for leaks, maintaining ovens, and ensuring the cleanliness of AC drain lines. Additionally, PreFix addresses issues like unclogging drains, sanitizing dishwashers, and checking smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. By servicing both homeowners and landlords, PreFix aims to alleviate maintenance worries and help clients save 30-50% on annual maintenance costs.

AutoMatter.io

Convertible Note in 2017
Automatter.Io INC. designs and develops artificial intelligence-powered business management platform that collects data in a real-time dashboard, which enables its users to manage customers, employees, and orders. The company’s built-in AI, AIYA, automates customer service, processes orders, and generates reports. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

HERO App

Convertible Note in 2016
HERO is a movement, it’s a community of people and businesses providing a responsible solution to get home in your pocket, supporting the ability to safely enjoy a night out with friends and loved ones. We are committed to fundamentally changing the drunk driving culture that has devastated so many families.

Remidi

Convertible Note in 2016
Remidi LLC, based in Austin, Texas, focuses on developing innovative wearable music instruments that enhance creative experiences. The company aims to revolutionize the interaction between users and various forms of media, including music, virtual reality, augmented reality, and video games. Their flagship product, the Remidi T8, uniquely transforms the entire human hand into a musical instrument, allowing users to record, play, and perform an unlimited array of notes and sounds. Through its technology, Remidi seeks to inspire individuals to explore creativity in intuitive and engaging ways.

CarServ

Convertible Note in 2016
CarServ is a SaaS solution for the automotive repair industry. They provide a dynamic operation and innovative customer interaction management platform for these businesses to manage the back office as well as the entire customer communication process during and after the repair. Their focus is providing a path to predictable revenue for repair facilities as well as a consistent, high-quality experience for customers; all based on better data and insight around the repair process. CarServ is based in Austin, Texas, but growing fast!

StoryFit

Pre Seed Round in 2016
StoryFit Inc. offers artificial intelligence insights and machine learning solutions for the book publishing, movie, and television production industries. The company’s products include StoryFit Metadata and StoryFit Analytics, which enables the publisher to analyze the metadata using artificial intelligence and provide insights related to audience targeting, reader personas, writing evaluation, faceted comps, and informed marketing intelligence. StoryFit Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

PenPal Schools

Seed Round in 2016
PenPal Schools connects over 120,000 students in 170 countries through free online curriculum to practice skills and explore the world. PenPal Schools has won multiple international awards and was recognized by President Obama as one of the world’s leading social enterprises. PenPal Schools is based in Austin, Texas

Candidly

Convertible Note in 2016
We source photographers for local events and deliver edited photos back within 24 hours.

HuBoard

Convertible Note in 2015
HuBoard, Inc. provides SaaS-based project management services for GitHub repositories. The company provides HuBoard Enterprise solution, which comprises a customizable task board that gives developers instant feedback into the status of tasks throughout the progress; facilitates multi-faceted filtering; allows assigning issues; and enables to prioritize work, as well as integrates with applications, such as Slack, HipChat, and Gitter. Its integrators allow users to explore and visualize ideas, design UI and workflows, and track their progress. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Clyp

Convertible Note in 2015
Clyp, a Techstars backed company, is a community for musicians to upload, share and collaborate on their work. From a quick guitar lick, to that next big drop, Clyp is the go-to platform for musicians to easily get feedback on the music they’re creating. With high profile users like Eric Clapton, we see 1M monthly users and over 2M monthly listens.

Yonder

Convertible Note in 2015
Yonder is defining the authentic internet category. We believe in the internet and are still sold on its promise to democratize the flow of information. Our mission is to add cultural context to every piece of information as it moves across the internet. Without that context, information is dehumanized. This leads to fake accounts, fake news, and disinformation. We do not want to live in a world of information gatekeeping, mistrust, and close mindedness.

Self Financial

Seed Round in 2015
Self Financial is a venture-backed fintech startup that helps customers build credit and save money. It provides tools necessary for building on-time payment history and responsible use of credit, in collaboration with issuing banks.s services are for those who are new to credit or who might not have access to traditional financial products. It offers Self Credit Builder Account to help consumers build both credit and savings without relying on credit history and Self Visa Credit Card, a card that helps existing customers build their security deposit in instalments. Self Financial is formerly known as Self Lender. The startup was founded by Conor Swanson and James Garvey in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Bitfusion.io

Seed Round in 2015
Bitfusion was founded with a vision to make at-scale heterogeneous computing accessible to any organization and build the operating system for the next generation computing. The company’s products allow AI developers to cluster, share, scale and manage compute resources to reduce the costs and complexity associated with the AI application lifecycle. Bitfusion has offices in Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas.

Red Fox Clan

Convertible Note in 2015
Red Fox Clan is community where gamers share what the love and hate about games. They use this data set to inform product and marketing decision for major gaming brands.

One Model

Convertible Note in 2015
OneModel is a talent analytics accelerator for human resources (HR) departments. It enables companies to measure the productivity and efficiency of their workforces. OneModel helps HR departments handle employees, career pathing, recruiting, succession, exits, engagement, surveys, HR effectiveness, payrolls, planning, and others, all in one place. OneModel was launched in November 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

Stoplight

Convertible Note in 2015
StopLight is an online platform that helps developers build, test, and improve their web APIs. The company is an API Design Management Platform powering the world's leading API first companies. Developing good design-first practices will minimize future costs, speed up the time to market and lead to more consistent, higher quality microservice, and IoT applications. It was launched in August 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

Experiment Engine

Seed Round in 2014
Experiment Engine, Inc. operates testing and conversion optimization platform. Its platform enables brands and agencies to manage testing programs, scale experimentation, and measure ROI; and allows teams to plan testing projects, review variations, and report on results. The company’s platform manages, collaborates, and reports on testing programs; provides access to design, development, copywriting, and QA resources; and builds and refines conversion optimization strategies. It serves e-commerce, publishing, lead generation, and agency sectors. Experiment Engine, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas. As of April 19, 2017, Experiment Engine, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Optimizely, Inc.

Liveoak Technologies

Convertible Note in 2014
LiveOak Technologies, Inc. provides a cloud-based real time communication, collaboration, and eSignature platform that helps users to ease financial processes. Its platform enables to collaborate with one or more people in an environment; communicate with video, audio, and text chat directly through browser; and capture and store compliant data. LiveOak Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Liveoakapps, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas. As of July 6, 2020, LiveOak Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of DocuSign, Inc.

Convey

Seed Round in 2014
Convey, Inc. develops and provides an Intelligent Fulfillment Platform that helps retailers to predict and adapt to changes in real-time. The company offers Engage, a logistics command center that manages in-transit shipments for retailers; and Discover, a transportation analytics and insights software solution for retailers that combines predictive insights and historical delivery performance reporting. Convey, Inc. was formerly known as Pivot Freight, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Clarify

Convertible Note in 2013
The world has moved beyond text. That simple understanding is at the heart of what we’re doing at Clarify (formerly OP3Nvoice). Ever since the invention of the Gutenberg press human knowledge has been preserved and communicated in text. The digital explosion has changed this. Now video and audio technologies enable the capture and storage of information in quantities that are mind-boggling. Just think of the huge volume of phone calls or conference videos that are recorded every day.

ProtoExchange

Seed Round in 2013
ProtoExchange is an outsourcing marketplace for hardware development. The platform matches the world's best hardware engineers to clients who are looking for on-demand hardware assistance. The platform works by matching Engineers to client projects. ProtoExchange ensures the engineer and client are a good fit to increase the success rate for each project. Similarly, they set the prices across the network, removing price competition and encouraging top talent to participate in the marketplace. As a result, clients can accelerate hardware development while minimizing overhead; engineers can expand on their hardware capabilities, engage in relevant projects, and earn income without undercutting their own services.

Plum

Seed Round in 2013
Plum focuses on enhancing everyday experiences through innovative design and technology, aiming to transform traditional practices into more user-friendly solutions. With a commitment to precision and care in product development, the company seeks to improve daily living without imposing on users. Plum Life, a branch of the business, specializes in revolutionizing the life insurance sector by merging the personal touch of an advisor with the convenience of online transactions. Its agent-only digital platform simplifies the life insurance process, encompassing quoting, application, and issuance, thus providing a seamless and efficient experience for both agents and customers. By integrating modern technology with personalized service, Plum Life aspires to redefine the life insurance landscape.

MarketVibe

Convertible Note in 2013
MarketVibe is a company based out of 2125 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, Texas, United States.

Atlas Wearables

Seed Round in 2013
Atlas Wearables is a fitness-technology company that designs products to enrich the fitness experience both in and out of the gym. It identifies exercises, counts reps and sets, and calculates the calories burned and evaluates form. With the on-wrist display can track every movement across their entire workout and get live feedback to improve form and make adjustments to get stronger, faster. Atlas Wearables was founded in 2013 and is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

Embrace

Seed Round in 2013
For the average retailer, 50% of revenues and 80% of profits come from just 10% of the customer base. And this 10% values service and experience over anything else. We help retailers build authentic, long-term relationships with their most valuable customers by telling them when, why, and how to proactively reach out for personal conversations.

Patient IO

Seed Round in 2013
Filament Labs is a Techstars Austin ’13 company, building PatientIO, a patient engagement platform. It products, PatientIO, helps health professionals track and manage their patients’ health behaviors between visits. It helps patients adhere to complex treatment regimens and transmit relevant data back to their doctor. Filament Labs was founded in 2013 by [Jason Bornhorst](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/jason-bornhorst) and [Colin Anawaty](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/colin-anawaty). It is based in Austin, T.X.

BeehiveID

Seed Round in 2013
BeehiveID is like Carfax for people - they identify bad actors online before they have a chance to commit fraud. They look at data created when people use the internet and find the interconnected patterns that real people have that fraudulent accounts do not. Conventional wisdom has shown that a person’s social networks build & enhance trust when interacting with others. Inspired by the time-tested and insightful approach to trusted interactions, BeehiveID’s proprietary Social Authentication Technology™ (SAT) uses sophisticated algorithms to understand how individuals connect with each other online and the unique digital patterns these online social interactions generate. Combining SAT™ with traditional anti-fraud detection approaches such as IP detection, Geo-location, Browser fingerprinting, BeehiveID has created a compelling digital identity verification solution.

Postmaster

Seed Round in 2013
Postmaster is a simple API for integrating shipping into your software stack. Postmaster saves businesses money on shipping by simplifying carrier integration, optimizing shipments in real time, and providing historical analytics to improve the logistics pipeline.

Cloudsnap

Seed Round in 2012
Cloudsnap, Inc. develops and delivers an Integrated Platform-as-a-service solution that allows developers to build their software applications with functionality from third party services. Its integration platform uses distributed P2P interception techniques that enable developers to build and deploy mobile/web applications on services, including Salesforce.com, Evernote, Highrise, Basecamp, and Campfire. Cloudsnap, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.