Right Side Capital Management

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage, pre-seed technology startups in underserved segments of the ecosystem. It invests in a high-volume, capital-efficient portfolio, typically funding rounds of 50,000 to 500,000 and making roughly 75 to 100 investments per year. The firm targets opportunities across the United States and internationally, including Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and Western Europe, prioritizing companies with scalable products and prudent capital use outside major metro hubs. Since its inception, it has built a broad portfolio across many states. It commits to a fast decision process, often delivering a yes or no within two weeks to help founders establish momentum.

Kevin Dick

Managing Director

David Lambert

Founder and Managing Director

Jeff Pomeranz

Managing Director

Paul Swiencicki

Partner

Past deals in Market Research

Pear Commerce

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Pear Commerce is a provider of a retail e-commerce platform that connects consumer packaged goods advertising with retailers in the United States. The platform embeds directly into digital advertisements or websites to create a call to action, allowing consumers to purchase a product or claim an offer from the ad and enabling retailers to fulfill transactions and grow their online presence. It collects consumer information to provide brands with insights into purchasing behavior and to drive performance marketing, enabling quick connections between advertising and local retailers for shoppable experiences.

Breefly

Seed Round in 2018
Breefly is an insights reporting platform that delivers bite-sized business briefs to teams, combining text, media, and data into actionable content. As a subscription service, it streamlines the reporting process for market research professionals, enabling them to turn information into concise briefs in minutes. The platform supports creation, sharing, and collaboration on insights with clients and colleagues, helping teams make smarter decisions faster. Breefly was established in 2018 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Pulse

Convertible Note in 2018
Pulse Q&A Inc. is an innovative company specializing in an artificial intelligence-based platform that delivers crowdsourced data aimed at technology executives. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company enables users, particularly Chief Information Officers, to gather insights by creating questions and sharing them with peers, customers, or prospects. This process allows users to test messaging and positioning in real time before launching new products or refreshing existing messages. By providing access to relevant conversations and data, Pulse Q&A empowers decision-makers to make informed choices that drive meaningful outcomes in innovation and spending.

crowdForce

Convertible Note in 2017
crowdForce operates a crowdsourcing platform and an offline distribution network that helps businesses accelerate adoption of digital, crypto, and financial services among underserved populations. The company serves banks and fintechs, nonprofits, market researchers, government agencies, and field agents, providing access to real-time consumer data and enabling deployment of digital services in emerging markets. Founded in 2016, crowdForce has a footprint in Nigeria with an additional presence in the United States.

PopCom

Convertible Note in 2017
PopCom designs, manufactures, and distributes touchless vending machines, primarily serving regulated retail sectors such as pharmaceuticals, alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Bamba

Seed Round in 2017
Bamba Corp. is an online data collection platform based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2012. The company specializes in facilitating data gathering for various sectors, including market research, education, health, government, infrastructure, and retail. Bamba allows organizations to conduct surveys and collect insights from users worldwide through its cloud-based platform, which can be accessed easily via web browsers. This innovative approach addresses the inefficiencies of traditional paper-based data collection methods, which are often costly and time-consuming. Bamba enhances response rates by incentivizing participants with mobile airtime, available in 122 countries. By leveraging data from SMS, web, and social media, Bamba provides businesses with cost-effective and high-quality consumer insights, enabling them to better understand and reach their target markets.

MotionHall

Convertible Note in 2016
MotionHall Inc. is a technology solutions provider based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the biopharma sector. The company offers a market intelligence platform that employs machine learning to analyze the global landscape of partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions within the pharmaceutical industry. By utilizing predictive matching algorithms, MotionHall enables clients, including emerging biopharma companies, investment bankers, and venture capital firms, to streamline deal planning and derive actionable insights. Its expert system provides predictive advisory services on deal partners and the transactability of deals, enhancing financial outcomes and increasing confidence in product success.

SkyWatch

Seed Round in 2016
SkyWatch is a company that offers a digital infrastructure for the distribution of Earth observation data and derived intelligence. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, it has developed a satellite data intelligence platform that aims to make satellite data accessible to a wide range of users. The platform enables developers to integrate Earth observation data into their applications and workflows efficiently, supporting various applications such as crop monitoring, market prediction, tracking of ships and airplanes, and measuring global warming. By providing tools for data analysis and access to remote sensing datasets, SkyWatch empowers users to leverage satellite data for diverse purposes.

Bamba

Convertible Note in 2016
Bamba Corp. is an online data collection platform based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2012. The company specializes in facilitating data gathering for various sectors, including market research, education, health, government, infrastructure, and retail. Bamba allows organizations to conduct surveys and collect insights from users worldwide through its cloud-based platform, which can be accessed easily via web browsers. This innovative approach addresses the inefficiencies of traditional paper-based data collection methods, which are often costly and time-consuming. Bamba enhances response rates by incentivizing participants with mobile airtime, available in 122 countries. By leveraging data from SMS, web, and social media, Bamba provides businesses with cost-effective and high-quality consumer insights, enabling them to better understand and reach their target markets.

UXTesting

Convertible Note in 2015
UXTesting, Inc. is a company focused on enhancing user experience through mobile testing tools and user behavior analysis. Founded in 2014 and based in Menlo Park, California, UXTesting provides a platform that facilitates communication among developers, designers, and product managers. Its services include live video sessions during testing to capture user interactions before application crashes, as well as tools like flow charts and heat maps that help visualize tester behavior. The company aims to help enterprises and design agencies gain valuable insights into user experiences, ultimately improving usability and efficiency. UXTesting participated in the Techstars Cloud program, graduating in early 2016, and has gained recognition for its innovative approach to user testing.

RankPeek

Convertible Note in 2015
RankPeek Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and operating a platform designed for monitoring and managing product reviews on various shopping websites. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform allows users to track and respond to product reviews and ratings across multiple online retailers. It provides brands with actionable insights through analytics and sentiment analysis, equipping them with tools to interact with consumers, address queries, and acknowledge positive feedback. Additionally, RankPeek's platform features a dashboard for monitoring customer feedback and product performance, helping clients enhance their product ratings and overall reputation in the market.

Remesh

Seed Round in 2015
Remesh operates an AI-powered platform that facilitates real-time conversations with customers or employees at scale. It enables businesses to understand their audience better by engaging up to 1,000 people simultaneously and analyzing responses in real-time.

RankPeek

Convertible Note in 2015
RankPeek Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and operating a platform designed for monitoring and managing product reviews on various shopping websites. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform allows users to track and respond to product reviews and ratings across multiple online retailers. It provides brands with actionable insights through analytics and sentiment analysis, equipping them with tools to interact with consumers, address queries, and acknowledge positive feedback. Additionally, RankPeek's platform features a dashboard for monitoring customer feedback and product performance, helping clients enhance their product ratings and overall reputation in the market.

RankPeek

Convertible Note in 2015
RankPeek Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and operating a platform designed for monitoring and managing product reviews on various shopping websites. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform allows users to track and respond to product reviews and ratings across multiple online retailers. It provides brands with actionable insights through analytics and sentiment analysis, equipping them with tools to interact with consumers, address queries, and acknowledge positive feedback. Additionally, RankPeek's platform features a dashboard for monitoring customer feedback and product performance, helping clients enhance their product ratings and overall reputation in the market.

Conatix

Convertible Note in 2014
Conatix is revolutionizing business research by developing a semi-automated intelligence system. This system uses machine learning to discover, structure, and share unstructured data, enabling companies to conduct market, investment, and strategic research more efficiently and cost-effectively. Conatix licenses this system on a monthly, per-seat basis as an online knowledge management service.

Hostspot

Seed Round in 2014
Hostspot Inc., based in Mexico City, offers a multichannel platform that provides insights into customer engagement, marketing, and operations. The company specializes in in-store analytics, utilizing beacon and Wi-Fi proximity technology to track and analyze customer behavior and trends within retail environments. Hostspot's comprehensive suite of tools enables businesses to measure various metrics, including foot traffic and visitor statistics, in real time. This data allows companies to enhance the in-store shopping experience and optimize their operational strategies effectively. By understanding customer interactions and preferences, Hostspot empowers businesses to improve their performance and drive engagement.

Magnific

Convertible Note in 2014
Magnific is an online platform that specializes in creating original written content, leveraging a network of over 750 writers. The company not only produces unique articles but also employs strategies to enhance the virality of this content, achieving over six million page views on their managed sites in early 2014. In addition to content production, Magnific offers social media services and seeks innovative monetization strategies for the content they generate. Their software effectively connects readers, writers, and curators, providing comprehensive content and marketing solutions for corporate clients.

Hostspot

Convertible Note in 2013
Hostspot Inc., based in Mexico City, offers a multichannel platform that provides insights into customer engagement, marketing, and operations. The company specializes in in-store analytics, utilizing beacon and Wi-Fi proximity technology to track and analyze customer behavior and trends within retail environments. Hostspot's comprehensive suite of tools enables businesses to measure various metrics, including foot traffic and visitor statistics, in real time. This data allows companies to enhance the in-store shopping experience and optimize their operational strategies effectively. By understanding customer interactions and preferences, Hostspot empowers businesses to improve their performance and drive engagement.

Praiseworthy

Convertible Note in 2013
Praiseworthy is a company specializing in customer experience management software that allows businesses to gather and analyze customer feedback regarding their employees. Upon completing a purchase at a Praiseworthy-enabled store, customers receive an SMS with a link to a brief survey to evaluate their interaction with the sales representative. This feedback is then accessible to both the representative and their manager through an intuitive dashboard, resembling a Yelp-like interface. Over the past three years, Praiseworthy has expanded its reach from 7 to over 1,300 stores across the United States, surveying more than 2 million customers annually. The platform not only facilitates individual employee reviews but also provides businesses with valuable data-driven insights, helping to enhance sales performance and foster employee development.

SocialCrunch

Seed Round in 2013
SocialCrunch LLC is a consumer web application that specializes in building a behavior graph of individuals on the Internet. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company focuses on collecting and analyzing data to assist businesses in creating market-relevant content. By capturing detailed consumer profiles and conducting trend research, SocialCrunch provides valuable insights that enable brands and agencies to better understand their audiences. As of early 2015, SocialCrunch operates as a subsidiary of Tastebud Technologies, Inc.

WeeSpring

Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2012, WeeSpring is a social shopping platform for new and expecting parents. It enables users to share advice on baby products by comparing items within categories based on friends' experiences.

Poptip

Seed Round in 2012
Poptip is a conversation analysis platform that helps brands and media fully understand public opinion in real-time and make decisions quickly based on that opinion. The platform simultaneously empowers the public’s voice and turns their opinions into actionable data. Poptip’s clients include L’Oreal, NBA, ESPN, NFL, Spotify, Budweiser and Yoplait. The New York-based company was founded in 2012 by Kelsey Falter. Poptip has raised $2.4 million to date in funding notably from Lerer Ventures, SoftBank Capital and RSE Ventures. For more information, please visit www.poptip.com.

askpolly

AskPolly is a technology company that uses AI-powered analytics to monitor public online posts and predict population trends. It offers services such as sales trend prediction, competitive analysis, advertising effectiveness measurement, message testing, conjoint analysis, and public opinion research.

Amoeba AI

Amoeba AI is a San Francisco-based company that offers an AI-powered data science platform. This platform is designed to help go-to-market teams, including marketing, sales, and finance, extract actionable insights from their data. Amoeba simplifies complex data and empowers teams to make informed decisions quickly and confidently. The company's platform combines advanced statistical modeling with conversational AI agents, guiding users to impactful insights and eliminating guesswork. Amoeba integrates with popular tech stacks like Salesforce and HubSpot, ensuring seamless user experience. It caters to mid-sized B2B SaaS businesses, helping them transition from being data-driven to insight-led.

Medreddie

Medreddie is a company that specializes in streamlining clinical procurement and market research within the healthcare sector. It has developed a medical procurement platform that aims to expedite the procurement process for healthcare equipment. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Medreddie's platform surveys the competitive landscape, provides access to fair request for proposal questions, and facilitates meaningful engagement with vendors and peers. This innovative approach enables hospitals to acquire essential equipment more efficiently, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes.
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