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 Partner

John Eng

Principal

Dave Lambert

Founder and Managing Director

David Lambert

Founder and Managing Director

Jeff Pomeranz

Managing Director

Paul Swiencicki

Partner

Past deals in Non-Profit

MARK Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
MARK Labs Inc. offers a data‑analytics platform that helps nonprofits, donors, and impact investors measure, analyze, and report social and environmental outcomes. The system tracks grant‑making and sustainability programs, visualizes activity flows, and provides ESG risk and opportunity insights through AI‑driven analysis of public, private, and alternative data. Clients use the platform to assess investment performance, improve transparency, and communicate impact to stakeholders. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an additional office in London.

Tip a ScRxipt

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tip a ScRxipt is a mobile payment service focused exclusively on the pharmacy sector, designed to assist vulnerable communities in managing the costs of their medical prescriptions. The company has developed a social payment application that facilitates the sending and requesting of funds specifically for medical expenses related to prescribed medications, medical supplies, and equipment. By enabling individuals to contribute financially to one another, Tip a ScRxipt aims to alleviate the burden of medical bills and enhance access to essential healthcare resources for those in need.

Menergi

Venture Round in 2020
Menergi is a blockchain ecosystem established in 2019 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company focuses on providing institutional donors with access to a diverse range of nonprofits and communities. Its platform enhances the way nonprofits present their missions and impacts, facilitating the development of new relationships between donors and organizations. By leveraging technology, Menergi aims to assist foundations and NGOs globally in growing and retaining donations, thereby transforming the landscape of charitable giving.

Mini City

Venture Round in 2020
Mini City Inc. is a social enterprise based in Atlanta, Georgia, that focuses on addressing homelessness through technology. Founded in 2016, the company develops, owns, and operates a platform designed to provide identification and employment opportunities for homeless individuals. Its software facilitates access to legal identification, vital records, and employment forms, supporting caseworkers, program directors, clinicians, and other professionals who assist homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness. By offering cost-effective solutions to government agencies and non-profits, Mini City aims to play a pivotal role in reducing homelessness and improving the lives of vulnerable populations.

Motivote

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Motivote partners with organizations to enhance voter engagement through its digital platform. This platform employs research-backed strategies like social accountability and planning tools to empower individuals to navigate US elections, while automating communications and data insights for program managers.

JiiWa

Funding Round in 2020
JiiWa is a SaaS platform that leverages mobile technology to help nonprofits and their funders understand and demonstrate their impact by collecting and analyzing end-user data.

Samaritan

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Samaritan is a platform that helps people experiencing homelessness move toward stability by combining a beacon-based giving system with a digital wallet for those in need. The program distributes small beacons through nonprofit shelters, enabling app users to receive notifications when they encounter a beacon holder and choose to donate. Donated funds can be used by the beacon holder for essentials such as clothing, food, transportation, and shelter, with support from a nonprofit counselor or approved merchants. In addition, Samaritan offers a free digital wallet designed for people without a home, connecting them to financial resources and guidance aimed at securing housing. The service emphasizes direct community giving and practical support to meet immediate needs while facilitating pathways toward stable housing.

Visible Network Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Visible Network Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in Denver, Colorado, founded in 2018. It operates Aspen, a network intervention platform designed to enhance the wellness and healthcare ecosystem by harnessing the power of social support networks. The platform aims to influence behavior, promote systems change, reduce costs, and achieve desired health outcomes. Additionally, the company offers the PARTNER tool, which facilitates social network mapping and analysis, along with a person-centered network application that collects and interprets data on personal support networks. Visible Network Labs also provides data dashboards for analysis and storage, as well as a support team that delivers technology and data solutions, including data catalogs and network visualizations. The company serves a diverse clientele, including businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, by leveraging network science to improve collaboration and social health.

Goodr

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Goodr Inc. is a technology-driven platform based in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on sustainable food surplus management. Established in 2016, the company offers a real-time food rescue application that enables businesses to effectively manage their edible food waste by donating it to local nonprofit organizations. Goodr's software provides comprehensive solutions, including logistics for food pickup, analytics on food waste patterns, and IRS-compliant tax deduction information. The platform aims to create a triple-win scenario by enhancing businesses' financial outcomes through tax savings, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions associated with food waste, and addressing hunger in communities. Additionally, Goodr's blockchain-enabled system ensures secure, audit-friendly donation records and delivers detailed community impact reports.

Terrene

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Terrene Inc. is a Kitchener, Canada-based company that operates a charity management platform designed to facilitate communication between donors and recipients. The company focuses on simplifying the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into various organizational workflows. By offering an automated platform, Terrene significantly reduces the time required for companies to set up machine learning systems, cutting the average initial setup from six months to under five minutes and eliminating the need for ongoing maintenance. The platform automatically selects key features from connected datasets, trains models, and provides API endpoints for tasks such as classification, estimation, and clustering of new data points. This approach allows organizations to leverage predictive analytics and build their own machine learning systems without needing extensive programming knowledge.

Grace

Seed Round in 2016
Grace, established in 2015 and headquartered in California, specializes in comprehensive end-of-life services. The company offers a wide range of funeral arrangements, including cremation, burial, and related services such as transportation, permits, preparation, caskets, urns, and grave markers. Additionally, Grace provides immediate care services like digital death notifications, venue bookings, flower orders, and photo restoration, along with ongoing care services for post-death tasks like account closure, mail forwarding, grief counseling, and pet care.

It's By U

Seed Round in 2016
It's By U is a subscription-based company that offers do-it-yourself flower arrangement kits featuring farm-fresh blooms. The kits include professional-quality tools, artisan-made vases, and a streaming video lesson to guide users in creating beautiful floral arrangements. By focusing on farm-direct floral subscriptions, It's By U aims to reduce flower waste while providing an engaging and educational experience for its customers. Additionally, the company contributes to social good by donating a percentage of each sale to Random Acts of Flowers, a charity dedicated to repurposing flowers for distribution to patients in hospitals and nursing homes.

Sigmend

Convertible Note in 2016
Sigmend is a nonprofit organization of people on the bipolar spectrum and their allies, who are changing the social norms around the condition. Through Sigmend’s platform, companies can learn mental health “first aid” practices and take steps to promote a better workplace culture that supports neurodiversity.

PenPal Schools

Seed Round in 2016
PenPal Schools, Inc. is an educational organization that connects students from over 170 countries through a free online curriculum designed to enhance learning and cultural exchange. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company offers a variety of courses that allow students to explore global life, history, and cultures, as well as pressing environmental issues. Other courses focus on civic leaders advocating for acceptance and equality, and on examining diverse perspectives related to U.S. political debates. PenPal Schools has facilitated connections for more than 120,000 students, earning multiple international awards and recognition from President Obama as a leading social enterprise.

Flipcause

Seed Round in 2015
Flipcause, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing on-demand fundraising software for growing nonprofits. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Flipcause offers an integrated platform that includes tools for donation processing, event ticket sales, volunteer registration, and donor management, all accessible through a centralized dashboard. This user-friendly system allows nonprofits to easily customize their fundraising capabilities according to their specific needs without requiring technical expertise. Flipcause's services empower small and startup organizations to enhance supporter engagement and effectively manage their fundraising efforts while reducing operational costs. The company serves a diverse range of causes, including education, health, environment, and community service, catering to nonprofits, community organizations, and socially conscious businesses.

FORWARD Platform

Seed Round in 2014
FORWARD is an Integrated Program Administration solution that helps governments and non-profits administer resources to communities quickly, securely, and equitably.

Affectly

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Affectly is a Boston-based software development company that specializes in an automated donor engagement platform designed for data-driven online fundraising. The platform enables nonprofit organizations to enhance their fundraising campaigns by identifying engaged followers and leveraging their influence to attract new supporters. By analyzing donor history and social media behavior, Affectly's technology helps organizations target potential donors who are likely to be sympathetic to their causes. The platform also offers tools to track and measure the impact of supporter engagement, combining factors such as giving history and social media influence to optimize fundraising efforts.

Litographs

Convertible Note in 2014
Litographs is a printing company that creates merchandise by printing text from classic or contemporary books onto apparel and wall art, including posters, t-shirts, totes, and scarves. The designs are created by a global team of artists; from a distance they convey a theme, character, or setting, and up close the text remains fully legible. The company aims to promote literacy and partners with charitable initiatives to donate books to communities in need for each product sold. By turning literature into wearable and decorative items, Litographs bridges reading with everyday life.

Eventable

Seed Round in 2013
Eventable, Inc., based in Berkeley, California, is a provider of calendar marketing solutions for brands and marketers. Founded in 2012, the company's platform enables businesses to reach their audience through native calendars such as Outlook, Google, and iOS by integrating personalized notifications, audience segmentation, and analytics tools like SmartEvents™. Eventable's services help drive engagement and customer retention by leveraging the calendar as a marketing channel. The company serves various sectors including B2B, retail, entertainment, services, education, and nonprofit.

LivnGiv

Seed Round in 2012
Now you can donate to causes just by dining at your favorite restaurants at no extra cost to you! Download the iPhone app: http://bit.ly/livngiv

FaithStreet

Convertible Note in 2012
FaithStreet is a social network tailored for faith communities, enabling them to connect and engage with their members. The platform features a directory of churches, allowing users to post prayer requests, share church programs, and offer support to one another. Additionally, FaithStreet facilitates online donations, providing tools for individuals to set up both recurring and one-time contributions through web, mobile, or text options. This innovative approach aims to enhance the way faith communities raise funds and foster growth, ultimately strengthening their connections and outreach.

CliniSpan Health

CliniSpan Health is a software platform focused on enhancing and diversifying the recruitment process for clinical trials. It aims to engage communities in clinical trial education and patient recruitment by fostering connections between organizations and potential participants. By increasing enrollment in clinical studies, CliniSpan Health supports nonprofit organizations through its socially responsible fundraising platform. This approach enables a broader and more diverse pool of participants in medical research, ultimately contributing to the improvement of healthcare outcomes.

First Arriving

First Arriving is a technology and marketing agency that specializes in serving public safety organizations and local governments. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including digital signage and dashboards, information aggregation, web design and development, marketing and branding, recruitment and retention strategies, as well as video and animation production. With over 100 integration partners, First Arriving enhances information flow and agency intelligence for its clients across North America and Canada. By offering tailored solutions to businesses, departments, associations, and non-profits in the public safety sector, the company enables its customers to improve their operational efficiency and communication capabilities.
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