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Right Side Capital Management

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Right Side Capital Management is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

AUM

$200M

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 14

Investment Thesis

High-volume pre-seed/seed investor writing many small checks into software startups.

How Right Side Capital Management invests

Right Side Capital Management is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Security, Healthcare.

Right Side Capital Management typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $200M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2025, Right Side Capital Management has backed 16 companies in our records, including MOVEdot, Emulate Cities, ChukAI. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 14 investments logged over the last 12 months.

Meet the Team

SL

Samantha Lewis

Marketing Director

PS

Paul Swiencicki

Growth Manager

JE

John Eng

Partner

KD

Kevin Dick

Managing Director

12 years at Right Side Capital, 20 years experience as a leading industry expert in mathematical, data and process modeling. Founder and CEO of Network Resonance.

DL

Dave Lambert

Managing Director

12 years at Right Side Capital, 16 years as CEO and Founder of 2 technology startups: Acorn Computer, WorkMetro.

CP

Curt Pabst

Venture Partner

40 years in public and private market investments. Kidder Peabody, Merrill Lynch, Eagle Global Advisors.

JP

Jeff Pomeranz

Managing Director

12 years at Right Side Capital, 20 years experience in financial services. President & Founder of Hotovec, Pomeranz & Co.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Security
Healthcare
Consumer
Food / AgTech
SaaS
EdTech
Real Estate

Portfolio Companies (16)

2025

MO

MOVEdot

Vehicles, Software Development/Engineering Tools, Manufacturing and Industrial
EM

Emulate Cities

Government, Legal and Compliance, Construction and Real Estate
CH

ChukAI

Logistics, Manufacturing and Industrial
CR

Cryton Biosciences

Healthcare and Medicine, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
BL

BlueHorn Tea

Food Beverage and Nutrition, Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail
DE

Dentist Finder

Healthcare and Medicine, Retail, Advertising, Marketing, and Sales
SH

ShowStop

Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods
MO

Moara

Education, Government, Software Development/Engineering Tools
LA

Lanyard Health

Healthcare and Medicine
RF

RFX Fitness

Healthcare and Medicine, Entertainment Gaming and Media
How to pitch Right Side Capital Management
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Samantha Lewis, Marketing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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