Right Side Capital Management

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups with a focus on pre-seed rounds. It makes about 75-100 investments per year in capital-efficient companies seeking to reach product-market fit, typically in rounds of 50k to 500k and pre-money valuations of 1M to 3M. The firm pursues opportunities outside the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, and it invests across the United States, Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and Western Europe, with a portfolio spanning many states and roughly two hundred prior investments since its early operations.

Kevin Dick

Managing Partner

John Eng

Principal

Dave Lambert

Managing Director

David Lambert

Founder and Managing Director

Jeff Pomeranz

Managing Director

Paul Swiencicki

Partner

Past deals in SME

Softly Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Softly Solutions develops a green marketing platform that empowers businesses to navigate sustainability regulations and mitigate greenwashing risks. Its self-serve tool offers regulatory insights, risk assessments, competitive intelligence, and assistance in creating compliant sustainability communications.

OrcaSmart Group

Pre Seed Round in 2022
OrcaSmart Group operates an online marketplace designed to connect packaging suppliers with brands globally. Its platform serves as an all-in-one business management solution for small to medium-sized businesses and solopreneurs, enabling users to discover packaging options and directly engage with top suppliers. This streamlined process assists brands in optimizing their packaging procurement while benefiting from manufacturer-direct pricing. By integrating business management tools with packaging solutions, OrcaSmart Group supports entrepreneurs in starting, growing, and managing their businesses efficiently.

Lateral Technology

Pre Seed Round in 2022
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & BUSINESS AUTOMATION SOFTWARE. Powerful reporting: Unlimited real-time and historical performance reporting on every aspect of your business performance. Easy to use: Practical and fast to train on solutions that help all businesses, from government bodies, to international law firms to SMEs, work smarter. Streamline processes: Help organisations streamline practices, reduce costs and environmental impact, avoid bad debt and improve cash flow.

Ned

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ned is a New York-based company that specializes in revenue-based financing solutions. Its platform is designed to assist small businesses and commercial lenders in managing cash flow qualification and accessing flexible financial options. By providing a comprehensive underwriting engine, Ned enables lenders to streamline the application process through a white label platform, which enhances qualification and disbursement efficiency. Additionally, the automated revenue-based repayment system facilitates the completion of financing agreements, allowing business owners to establish revenue-sharing partnerships and raise funds from personal networks. Through these services, Ned aims to support the financial needs of small businesses while fostering collaboration with lenders.

SimiDigi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
SimiDigi specializes in workforce training and development. It offers onsite training, online learning, mobile virtual reality, and 3D simulated digital training for industrial, engineering, safety, and development fields.

Share My Change

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Share My Change is a web-based application that offers location-based commerce tools designed to assist retailers in fundraising efforts. The platform transforms the conventional spare change donation box, typically found at cash registers, into a digital fundraising solution. By enabling supporters to make cash donations through a mobile application, Share My Change facilitates a seamless and accessible way for customers to contribute financially. This innovative approach not only enhances the fundraising experience for retailers but also simplifies the donation process for supporters, making charitable giving more convenient and widespread.

Debie

Convertible Note in 2020
Debie, established in 2019 and headquartered in New York City, specializes in enhancing access to capital for responsible businesses. It operates a credit rating agency platform that assists business owners in improving their credit scores through tailored services and coaching, thereby facilitating better access to financing options.

Bizwise

Convertible Note in 2019
Bizwise is a business services company offering website design and development for small businesses, delivering customized websites built from client input and a suite of integrated tools for marketing, operations, commerce, employee management, and back-office functions. The company provides round-the-clock support with ongoing updates and specialized tools to enhance digital presence and internal processes. It also operates Bizwise Accounting, which provides accounting software consulting, bookkeeping, payroll, office management, and business planning advice to help clients manage finances and operations more effectively. Through these interconnected services, Bizwise aims to support small businesses in marketing, operations, and growth while offering steady support and practical financial guidance.

ENVision mobile

Venture Round in 2019
ENVision mobile specializes in developing a shared data analytics platform aimed at empowering micro-retailers in emerging markets. Its innovative platform delivers digital, real-time insights into micro-retail analytics and consumer transactions, facilitating a deeper understanding of business operations for small merchants. By employing a software-as-a-service subscription model, ENVision mobile provides valuable data to microfinance institutions and suppliers who support these small businesses. This approach enables merchants to make informed, data-driven decisions, moving away from traditional manual data collection methods. Ultimately, ENVision mobile's services contribute to fostering inclusive economic growth in underserved markets.

Sparkir

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Sparkir is a digital platform that caters to equipment suppliers and small business owners. It provides a comprehensive business operations management system designed to streamline various aspects of running a business. The platform offers real-time reporting, seamless integration with other tools, and dedicated support to help users manage their workforce and track equipment sales efficiently. By centralizing these functions, Sparkir aims to simplify the operational complexities faced by small businesses and equipment vendors.

Symba

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Symba develops a platform that enables companies to efficiently manage internships. It offers services such as training, project management, performance tracking, and engagement tools. Founded in 2017, Symba is headquartered in Fountain Hills, Arizona.

Novo

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Novo Platform Inc. is a digital banking platform designed for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers. Founded in 2018 by Tyler McIntyre and Michael Rangel, the company is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Novo offers enhanced business deposit accounts and integrates banking activities with applications that provide users with analytical insights and fraud notifications related to their banking data. The platform is supported by a network of FDIC-insured community banks, aiming to streamline financial management for its clients. Originally known as Novo Financial Corp., the company was incorporated in 2016 and has since focused on creating tailored banking solutions for modern businesses.

VendorTerm

Convertible Note in 2017
VendorTerm is an online financing platform that assists startups, agencies, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands in accelerating their growth by providing non-dilutive growth capital. The company enables these organizations to leverage outstanding receivables as a means of financing, offering an alternative to traditional venture capital and debt financing. By using their invoices for funding, clients can expand their operations without the burden of equity dilution, thus allowing them to retain full ownership while accessing the necessary capital to scale quickly.

Entigrity Solutions

Convertible Note in 2016
Entigrity is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified company and has been conferred with award of “The Top 10 Most Promising Solutions provider to Small and Mid-Size Accounting firms by CPA Directory.com's Accounting Review 2015. We have an excellent clientele ranging from Small and Mid-Size firms to Top 200 firms, who have benefitted immensely from our Remote Staffing Solutions. We have a loyal and trusted clientele of more than 500 accounting firms.

GymHit

Convertible Note in 2016
GYMHIT Inc. is a software development company that offers a comprehensive business management and marketing platform tailored for the fitness industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Sacramento, California, the company provides an integrated solution that encompasses communication, scheduling, billing, and marketing services. Its platform is designed to support a diverse clientele, including health clubs, personal trainers, nutritionists, martial arts studios, and other fitness facilities. With over 200 paying locations, GymHit aims to enhance business operations and profitability for its clients. The founders, possessing more than 20 years of experience in the fitness sector, envision expanding the platform to include certification agencies and supply chain logistics, thereby creating a vertically integrated ecosystem within the industry.

Quick.me

Convertible Note in 2015
QUICK provides a capital-as-a-service offering to SaaS, ecommerce, marketplace and payment platforms, thereby making it easy and seamless for merchants on such platforms to apply and receive cash advances quickly. Quick's intuitive widget enables business owners to apply and receive working capital "quickly."

Self Financial

Seed Round in 2015
Self Financial offers mobile-based credit-building tools designed for individuals seeking to improve their credit scores. Its primary products include a Credit Builder Account, which combines an installment loan with savings, and the Self Visa Credit Card, enabling users to build security deposits over time. The company aims to make credit building accessible regardless of financial history.

Akouba

Seed Round in 2015
Akouba is a pioneering software-as-a-service platform that specializes in delivering an online, end-to-end small business lending solution tailored for community and regional banks. The company is dedicated to enhancing the lending process by enabling financial institutions to offer businesses the capital they require in a streamlined, efficient, and cost-effective manner. Akouba's cloud-based platform allows banks to incorporate their unique credit policies into a user-friendly online system, thereby reducing the time required for loan processing and improving overall profitability. By leveraging advanced technology, Akouba aims to improve the customer experience while supporting banks in their lending operations.

GymHit

Convertible Note in 2015
GYMHIT Inc. is a software development company that offers a comprehensive business management and marketing platform tailored for the fitness industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Sacramento, California, the company provides an integrated solution that encompasses communication, scheduling, billing, and marketing services. Its platform is designed to support a diverse clientele, including health clubs, personal trainers, nutritionists, martial arts studios, and other fitness facilities. With over 200 paying locations, GymHit aims to enhance business operations and profitability for its clients. The founders, possessing more than 20 years of experience in the fitness sector, envision expanding the platform to include certification agencies and supply chain logistics, thereby creating a vertically integrated ecosystem within the industry.

Mentio Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
Mentio Technologies, established in 2014 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, specializes in cloud-based accounting software. It offers automated cash flow forecasting, accounts receivable and payable management solutions, and provides actionable financial advice to small and medium businesses. Mentio's platform connects to users' cloud accounting software, analyzes financials, and generates personalized "To Do's" based on past performance, industry benchmarks, and best practices. This data-driven advice is accessible via mobile devices, enabling users to manage tasks and improve their financials anytime, anywhere. As of 2016, Mentio operates as a subsidiary of Lendified Inc.

MusiQuest

Convertible Note in 2015
MusiQuest develops an educational music application that inspires users, particularly children, to discover and cultivate their musical passion. The platform offers a comprehensive curriculum, teaching essential music concepts through creative, interactive units, while also integrating elements of literacy, math, history, and science.

MusiQuest

Seed Round in 2015
MusiQuest develops an educational music application that inspires users, particularly children, to discover and cultivate their musical passion. The platform offers a comprehensive curriculum, teaching essential music concepts through creative, interactive units, while also integrating elements of literacy, math, history, and science.

SherpaDesk

Convertible Note in 2015
SherpaDesk is a cloud hosted customer support solution that assists IT businesses in tracking client requests and invoicing time for professional services. SherpaDesk is the support application for organizations needing the ability to track multiple rate types across a broad customer base and then invoice for their time. Mobile device access and the ability to brand a customer portal make it the perfect small business solution to improve any IT support and billing processes.

Matter.io

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Matter.io specializes in the small-batch production of metal parts through advanced 3D printing and rapid molding techniques. The company offers a diverse selection of base and precious metals, including yellow and white brass, bronze, and sterling silver, which can be polished and plated in various finishes. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional location in New York, Matter.io primarily serves independent designers and businesses. The company aims to streamline the manufacturing process for product designers, facilitating efficient production and logistics comparable to the ease with which developers deploy servers.

Shopventory

Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2013, Shopventory specializes in inventory management solutions for small to medium-sized retailers. Its platform integrates with Square and PayPal Here payment systems, providing real-time stock level tracking, sales analytics, and profit reports to aid in buying decisions.

Lean Startup Machine

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Lean Startup Machine Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2010 that specializes in conducting workshops aimed at teaching entrepreneurs and innovators how to develop disruptive products using the Lean Startup methodology. The company offers enterprise training programs that equip participants with essential skills to experiment, pivot, and create new products and services. Lean Startup Machine also provides a Validation Board, a tool designed to help entrepreneurs maintain focus on actionable steps while implementing the Lean Startup process. By offering a structured framework of tools, techniques, and resources, the company assists early-stage businesses in identifying key customers and iterating their products efficiently. Although the methodologies taught do not guarantee success, they provide a solid foundation for measurable improvement in the challenging landscape of startups.

Smallknot

Seed Round in 2012
Smallknot Inc. is an online funding platform based in Brooklyn, New York, that facilitates community crowdfunding for small businesses. Founded in 2012, the company enables customers to discover local business campaigns aimed at expansion, growth, or new openings. Through this platform, individuals can invest in their community's small businesses in exchange for various rewards, including goods, services, discounts, and special perks. Smallknot's mission is to strengthen local economies by connecting investors with small enterprises that contribute to the vibrancy of their neighborhoods.

Spokbee

Spokbee operates a three-dimensional product configuration platform that automates customization processes. It streamlines sales and manufacturing efficiency, offering personalized products ranging from gifts to industrial supplies.

SeraPay

SeraPay is a payments and inventory management platform serving social commerce on major platforms in Africa. It operates as a payment gateway and escrow service for decentralized social marketplaces, enabling credit to buyers and sellers and reducing upfront costs, while also providing point-of-sale solutions to digitize SME payments. The platform supports merchants selling via social channels by allowing direct sales from supplier inventory without requiring stock, integrating secure payment tokens within chat apps, and facilitating same-day last-mile delivery in Nairobi. SeraPay helps African small and medium-sized merchants overcome payment trust barriers and inventory constraints, enabling faster, more efficient digitization of social commerce.

Ceemo

Ceemo automates brand creation for small businesses, startups, non-profits using Crunchbase data and AI algorithms. It applies new brands across marketing materials to launch, run, and grow ventures, supporting fundraising efforts.
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