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 Ontario

Riskfuel Analytics Inc

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Capital Market Fintech

Shabodi

Convertible Note in 2021
Enterprise Software, SaaS, PaaS, 5G

Social HorsePower

Convertible Note in 2021
SocialHP is a shared social media marketing calendar for teams. We make it dead simple for your team to get social with pre-approved, bite-sized posts that are ready to share. Our built-in tools measure your success. Take the work out of social and watch your team thrive.

Level

Convertible Note in 2021
Level is a business management software company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for contractors and construction companies. Founded in 2019 and based in Toronto, Canada, Level enables users to collect, manage, and share project data effectively. The platform focuses on improving the accuracy of estimates by allowing contractors to track and benchmark their project information. Through its innovative tools, Level aims to enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of estimating processes within the construction industry.

The OWL Solutions

Convertible Note in 2020
A data analytics and visualization platform that seamless integrates with your existing data sources, such as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, processes your data and recommends the best practice metrics you must utilize for slicing and dicing every aspect of your supply chain, automating calculation and visualization in only a few clicks. Its world-class ease of use allows companies to get actionable insights in minutes.

unilingo

Venture Round in 2020
Unilingo Technologies Inc provides content translation and channel management services for YouTube videos. It uses machine learning to intelligently match up bilingual voice actors with YouTubers and automate the process of creating multiple language-specific YouTube channels. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

TRYON Technology

Convertible Note in 2020
TRYON Technology is an AI-enabled start-up specialized in designing and producing augmented reality software for jewelry e-commerce and retail stores. Our team utilizes power of artificial intelligence and deep neural networks in developing mobile applications to preview a variety of hand accessories and jewelry. We enhance customer experience and supply companies with cutting edge mobile technologies to represent their products.

Hubbli

Convertible Note in 2020
Hubbli Inc. develops and markets communication and information management platform for school administration. It enables school to plan field trips, search for a substitute teacher, and automate entire admission process. The platform also allows users to create communication groups and communicate information in the form of newsletters, text messages, calendar events, and pictures. In addition, the platform also enables users to manage accounts and payments. The company also offers school website management services. Hubbli Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Basix.ai

Convertible Note in 2020
Basix.ai is a Toronto-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing sales growth tools aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of sales teams. The company offers a platform designed to streamline sales conversations, reduce administrative tasks, and improve lead conversion rates. By leveraging technology, process optimization, and training, Basix.ai enables businesses to build larger sales pipelines and ultimately increase profitability. With a strong background in sales management, including incentive design and coaching, Basix.ai focuses on equipping sales teams with the resources they need to succeed in today's competitive sales environment.

jiiWA

Funding Round in 2020
SaaS platform using mobile to help nonprofits and their funders understand and prove their impact through end-user data.

StonePaper

Convertible Note in 2020
StonePaper is a turnkey solution for data governance by tracking the flow of data and regulation across platforms, on one unified system. It provides full control over the supply chains and real-time integration of regulatory regimes. Their product Koncordant, is a secure digital platform built for identity and document verification. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

CFO2

Convertible Note in 2020
CFO2 is a business intelligence software to help multi-unit operators make impactful improvements to their bottom line. It helps transform restaurant data into a visual picture to see trends and outliers resulting in actionable insights. From five to five-hundred locations, people everywhere use CFO2 to see and understand their data. It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

MediSeen

Convertible Note in 2020
MediSeen Inc. is a healthcare service provider based in North York, Canada, that specializes in offering home-based medical assistance through a cloud-based digital platform. Established in 2016, the company facilitates mobile and virtual care appointments, enabling a range of health and wellness professionals—including physicians, physiotherapists, nurses, and psychologists—to deliver services to patients in their homes. MediSeen’s platform allows patients to easily browse and book appointments with various healthcare providers for both online and in-home visits, promoting greater accessibility and affordability in patient care. By leveraging technology, MediSeen enhances the ability of healthcare practitioners to connect with their communities effectively.

Maple Precision

Convertible Note in 2020
Maple Precision supplies affordable GNSS positioning solutions. Their aim is to provide farmers with data that will increase confidence when it comes to making big decisions on the field. They have redefined what is possible for farmers, surveyors, explorers, and artists by providing a low-cost solution. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario.

VendorPM

Convertible Note in 2020
VendorPM connects Property Managers with Reputable Vendors. At VendorPM, they have worked with thousands of property managers and understand just how tough it can be. VendorPM has become a trusted source in property management. Their industry-first ranking algorithm ensures that the vendors who are at the top of the list are not only the best but also available to complete the work. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

HILO

Convertible Note in 2020
The Hilo platform enables building operators to deliver better tenant experiences and a single point of access to smart building solutions. Rather than silo one building, our network connects people to the Hilo community in buildings, neighbourhoods and cities where they work and live. As the community grows, Hilo will leverage the data and provide valuable insights to our building partners in order to improve operations, reduce costs and increase asset value.

Dataspine

Seed Round in 2020
Dataspine, Inc. offers infrastructure solutions for machine learning, catering to machine learning engineers, data scientists, and development teams. Established in 2017 and located in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company facilitates the entire lifecycle of machine learning, allowing users to build, train, deploy, and manage AI/ML models and pipelines efficiently. Dataspine's platform is designed to be hardware and framework agnostic, providing a unified control point for managing ML workloads. It also supports production deployment, monitoring, and scaling of models, while enabling users to explore data and construct models using Jupyter and Zeppelin notebooks.

Answerable

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We enable brands to engage in conversational commerce at scale via trusted advocates. Two billion consumers use chat to engage with brands and make purchase decisions. Failing to respond fast enough results in a lost sales and customer churn. A huge component for customer experience is conversational commerce. Leading chat platforms (FB messener, Whatsapp, Wechat) and enterprise software (SFMC, LiverPerson, ZendDesk) ensure that brands are always on and always connected. How can a brand respond at scale with authentically when consumers wanted advice from a person? AI/Chat bots are great for standardized questions based on catalogue data or FAQ's but what consumer actually want is advice from someone knowledgeable. AskAPro is the first distributed chat platform allowing brands to engage in chat at scale (think Uber/Quora) through trusted advocates which are routed in real-time from customers, employees, and brand advocates. Our patented platform if the first to systematically help brands onboard employees, customers, and advocates and dynamically route questions based on specific use cases. Using a mytrustscore ranking system our platform get smarter over time identifying the person to answer questions not unlike how Uber/Lyft look for the right driver.

Ethica Data

Convertible Note in 2018
Ethica Data operates an innovative research platform that leverages smartphones, wearables, and objective measurements to quantitatively assess human behavior. By utilizing sensor-based data and contextual self-reports, the platform enables researchers to gather real-time insights and conduct rigorous analysis. Ethica's approach eliminates the reliance on traditional surveys, allowing for more accurate testing of hypotheses in human subject-based research. The integration of data science into its operations enhances the ability to process large volumes of data efficiently, making it a valuable tool for scientists and researchers seeking to understand human behavior in a comprehensive manner.

SmartTones Media

Seed Round in 2018
SmartTones Media is increasing ad effectiveness through audience engagement and consumer responses. Combining the reach of broadcast with the metrics of digital, entertaining experiences are delivered from content (TV, film, radio and live events) directly to mobile devices. SmartTones Media helps companies engage with their audience through interactive experiences, enhanced storytelling and branded entertainment. Using silent sound codes embedded in content, SmartTones track audiences’ user responses and consumer demographics with SmartData in real time across all media.

trexo robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Trexo Robotics is on a mission to redefine mobility solutions for all people. The company aims to create devices that are affordable, designed with the user in mind, and can be used at home. Fundamentally, Trexo is driven by the belief that people should have access to enabling technologies. Currently, Trexo is building a device designed specifically for children with disabilities.

Paddle HR

Convertible Note in 2017
Paddle supports corporate HR departments by recommending internal candidates that match best to open roles within the company. Paddle’s matching algorithm leverages HR data (including past performance, potential, etc) that companies already have on their employees, but are not being used for internal recruiting. Using machine learning, we can identify the best predictors of success in a role and then find the most relevant, bias-free internal candidates.

Local Apple (formerly Local Crate)

Convertible Note in 2017
Local Apple (formerly Local Crate) connects farm to table to grow local sustainable food systems. It connects consumers with local farmers & foodmakers for them to be able to shop direct.

Curv Health

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Curv Health develops AI-powered tools designed to enhance human movement and athletic performance. The platform transforms the camera on mobile devices into an accurate tool for measuring movement, enabling users to capture and analyze physical health and performance metrics through video. Curv's web and mobile solutions cater to a wide audience, including professional sports teams, universities, and recreational athletes. Over the next year, Curv aims to engage with a significant portion of NBA teams and over 700 colleges, as well as millions of recreational runners, helping them assess injury risk and improve their running form.

Terrene

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Terrene Inc. operates a charity management platform which enables communication between those who donate and those who need donations. The company is based in Kitchener, Canada.

Robin

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Robin Media Inc. operates an online booking platform that facilitates access to concerts and live events. The platform allows users to sign up, create a personalized bucket list of their favorite artists, and purchase tickets directly. Additionally, it offers valuable data to artists, aiding them in making informed decisions regarding touring, including city selection, venue choice, and ticket pricing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Robin Media Inc. functions as a subsidiary of Thuzio, Inc. The company also provides tools for businesses and professionals to track and manage their corporate entertainment expenses.

Halion

Convertible Note in 2017
Halion Displays Inc. specializes in developing advanced display technology that mimics the appearance of print while enabling dynamic video playback. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Waterloo, Canada, the company focuses on creating low-power, daylight-visible displays suitable for portable devices like smartwatches and e-readers. Halion's innovative technology utilizes color-changing nanomaterials based on traditional printing inks—cyan, magenta, and yellow—that can rapidly switch colors to achieve high refresh rates. This enables a range of applications, including outdoor-visible displays and intelligent surfaces that can change color or patterns in response to user needs. By combining functionality with energy efficiency, Halion aims to establish a new global standard in display technology.

UCiC

Seed Round in 2016
UCiC operates a social content platform that enables users to request and share photos or videos of current events and weather from around the globe. The platform incorporates location recognition technology, allowing users to earn reward points by uploading discoveries of places they encounter. This interactive approach fosters a real-time exchange of visual information, connecting users through shared experiences and observations.

Invision AI

Convertible Note in 2016
Invision AI is focused on transforming the Internet of Things (IoT) into the Internet of Intelligent Things by developing advanced artificial intelligence software that operates directly on edge devices. This approach allows these devices to generate valuable situational insights without the need for costly hardware or reliance on cloud services. By enabling intelligent processing at the edge, Invision AI enhances the capabilities of IoT devices, making them more efficient and effective in gathering and analyzing data.

Acerta Analytics

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Acerta Systems Analytics Inc. specializes in providing machine intelligence solutions that convert raw machine data into actionable insights. The company's primary offering, Acerta CHECK, employs a combination of statistical methods, data mining algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify critical issues and anomalies in machine behavior. Targeting the automotive sector, Acerta's solutions cater to OEMs, parts suppliers, and vehicle testing equipment providers, enhancing vehicle health monitoring and data acquisition. Additionally, the company's algorithms are utilized in the aerospace industry for airplane health management and engine testing. By detecting anomalies and predicting equipment failures, Acerta supports manufacturers in optimizing their processes and improving product quality. Founded in 2014 and based in Waterloo, Canada, Acerta is committed to transforming quality control in the automotive industry through advanced artificial intelligence applications.

SkyWatch

Seed Round in 2016
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Shoelace

Convertible Note in 2016
Shoelace Technologies, Inc. provides a software solution designed for online merchants using Shopify to enhance their sales through effective retargeting campaigns. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the company specializes in recapturing visitors who abandon websites by offering features such as product catalog synchronization, campaign proposals, and optimization solutions. Its platform includes automation tools that streamline the creation of personalized advertising campaigns, ensuring that customers receive relevant ads based on their interactions. By leveraging customer journey retargeting, Shoelace empowers fast-growing Shopify brands to engage the right customers with timely advertisements, ultimately driving increased sales.

Kepler Communications

Convertible Note in 2016
Kepler Communications Inc. is a satellite communications company focused on establishing a network for space-based connectivity that integrates space stations, habitats, and devices with orbiting satellites. The company offers various services, including Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) solutions that provide global coverage, PolarConnect for organizations operating in extreme environments, and Global Data Service, which facilitates high-bandwidth data transfer between remote sites and the internet. Additionally, Kepler is developing everywhereIOT, a satellite service designed to deliver reliable connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide. By addressing the challenges of intermittent connectivity for non-geostationary satellites, Kepler aims to reduce the reliance on expensive ground infrastructure and enhance real-time communication capabilities for diverse industries such as maritime, natural resources, research, defense, and logistics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler has launched several satellites and is advancing its LEO constellation deployment.

Ansik

Convertible Note in 2015
Making Automotive Servicing Safer, Quicker, And More Affordable

Limelight Platform

Convertible Note in 2015
Limelight Platform, Inc. operates Limelight platform that provides tools to build automated, data driven live marketing campaigns. Its SaaS based platform provides various elements, such as live strategy, activation tools, consumer communication, social amplification, real time data, and analysis to run a live marketing program. The company offers solutions for mall tours, contests and surveys, events, experiential marketing, activations and in store experiences, kiosks, samplings, sponsorships and activations, and test drives. Limelight Platform, Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada.

Synch

Seed Round in 2013
Synch provides a range of smart inventory and ordering solutions. The company’s solution portfolio includes a smart phone application and a web dashboard. The smart phone application helps users capture their orders and manage their inventories on the move without paper and pencil. Statistics and analytics are presented on web dashboards as well as in the app to help users with their master demand planning and decisions Synch was founded by Changhao Han and Scott Dyer, and is based in Toronto, Ohio.

Sandglaz

Seed Round in 2012
Sandglaz creates project & task management software to help busy, productive teams get more work done.