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 Streaming

Choira

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Choira develops a digital music ecosystem that facilitates real-time collaboration among musicians and production companies. Its platform enables users to jam, record, and produce commercial music with low latency voice and video capabilities.

Streo

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Streo Technologies Private Limited is an Indian company founded by Arush Dhawan and Prerana Dhawan, aiming to provide comprehensive technology solutions for the nightlife industry. The company's flagship app allows artists to live stream, archive, and distribute their performances, creating an online music library accessible to a global audience through a subscription model. This platform not only enables users to watch live events on-demand but also empowers artists to build their own digital catalogs of performances. In addition to live music streaming, Streo plans to introduce further innovations to enhance user experience across its ecosystem, which includes users, artists, nightclubs, and festival organizers. Streo also ensures that royalties are paid to performing artists and copyright owners, thereby establishing a new revenue stream for content providers.

Superpowered

Convertible Note in 2017
Superpowered, established in 2013, specializes in developing an interactive audio platform for diverse devices and operating systems. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company offers a modular, cross-platform SDK for Android, iOS, and wearable devices, featuring advanced audio playback, decoding, effects, input/output, streaming, encryption, music analysis, and spatial/3D audio capabilities. Superpowered's platform optimizes CPU usage, enabling high-quality audio experiences across multiple devices with fewer resources. As of 2020, Superpowered operates as a subsidiary of Distributed Creation Inc.

Pippa

Convertible Note in 2017
Pippa is a company that specializes in simplifying and enhancing the podcasting experience for its users. It offers a platform that allows clients to easily import all their podcast episodes and content with a single click, facilitating seamless sharing through a dependable web hosting service. By focusing on understanding audience engagement, Pippa aims to help clients improve their podcasting efforts and drive profitability. The company is committed to making podcasting more accessible and effective for creators at all levels.

Seed&Spark

Convertible Note in 2016
Seed&Spark is an entertainment platform and crowdfunding and digital distribution provider that focuses on diverse storytelling for independent filmmakers. The platform blends subscription streaming with crowdfunding to enable audiences to fund, promote, and watch independent films and shows, while helping creators build audiences and monetize their work. It supports campaigns with tools to raise support and distribute content, and emphasizes representation by empowering subscribers to vote on projects and by curating an award-winning slate that increases diversity both in front of and behind the camera. Founded in 2012 and based in Los Angeles, with operations in New York and Chicago, Seed&Spark aims to sustain artists and expand access to distinctive, inclusive content.

Clyp

Convertible Note in 2015
Clyp, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in online audio software, enabling users to record, share, embed, and upload audio files. Founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas, Clyp offers a platform tailored for musicians to easily collaborate and receive feedback on their work, whether it be a simple guitar riff or a complete music track. The service is accessible via a web interface as well as iOS and Android applications, attracting a community of approximately one million monthly users and generating over two million monthly listens. Clyp's platform allows users to convert music files into shareable links, facilitating seamless sharing while maintaining high audio quality for both streaming and downloading. The company has gained recognition in the music community, with notable users, further solidifying its role as a valuable resource for musicians.

Lightstream

Seed Round in 2015
Lightstream specializes in developing live streaming creative tools and technology aimed at content creators. Established in 2014, the company focuses on simplifying the technical challenges associated with live video production, empowering creators to share their talents on popular streaming platforms such as Mixer, Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube. Lightstream's cloud-based technology enables users to create high-quality live streams with ease, making advanced production capabilities accessible to beginners. The company has gained significant traction, with thousands of creators actively using Lightstream Studio for extensive streaming each day. Additionally, Lightstream has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its studio into the Xbox and Windows ecosystems, broadening its reach to millions of streamers. The company also licenses its technology to major gaming studios and media organizations, further enhancing its impact in the live streaming space.

Rad

Seed Round in 2015
Rad is an innovative online entertainment platform that specializes in streaming services. It offers an app suite called Rad NFTV, which provides users access to Live TV, Premium Video, and Live Events, all accessible through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In addition to its core offerings, Rad is associated with Littlstar, a global network focused on virtual reality, 360-degree video, and immersive experiences. This combination positions Rad as a unique player in the entertainment industry, leveraging cutting-edge technology to enhance viewer engagement and expand its content offerings.

Crowsnest

Seed Round in 2014
Crowsnest is a technology company specializing in real-time analysis of Internet of Things (IoT) data. Their core product is a rule engine designed to detect complex patterns within streams of real-time IoT data, allowing companies to identify when and where their products are failing in the field. This capability enables proactive customer service by sending automated, contextual emails as soon as an issue is detected. The platform monitors internet-connected products and translates real-time data into actionable insights, helping enterprises react swiftly to complex event sequences.

Rocki

Convertible Note in 2014
Rocki is a technology company that specializes in transforming conventional speakers into Wi-Fi enabled devices for wireless music streaming. Their innovative solution allows both new and existing speakers to connect via Wi-Fi, facilitating multi-room audio playback controlled through smartphones, tablets, or computers. Rocki aims to provide an affordable, immediate, and user-friendly alternative to traditional wired speaker systems, positioning itself at least six months ahead of competitors in terms of technology and pricing.

GameWisp

Convertible Note in 2014
GameWisp, Inc. is a platform designed for live streamers and gaming YouTubers, facilitating interaction, viewing, and monetization of gaming content. Founded in 2012 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, GameWisp enables creators to offer subscription services to their fans, allowing for enhanced engagement through exclusive benefits and content. As the gaming video segment continues to grow significantly, with millions of unique viewers and billions of views, GameWisp provides essential infrastructure for content producers to monetize their work beyond traditional advertising. The platform is tailored specifically for the gaming demographic, offering improved content discovery, industry-specific monetization models, and unique data analytics. GameWisp also supports influencer marketing by employing proprietary discovery technology to identify suitable creators for brands and managing outreach and campaign activation, thus streamlining the collaboration between game developers and content creators.

Concert Window

Convertible Note in 2014
Concert Window, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates live streaming of concerts, allowing users to experience performances in real time on various devices, including computers, tablets, and smartphones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company provides musicians with flexible monetization options, enabling them to offer tickets for live streams at fixed prices, pay-what-you-want models, or for free. This approach not only allows artists to generate revenue from their performances but also helps them connect with new audiences. Concert Window aims to enhance the live music experience by making it more accessible to fans around the world.

Keen

Seed Round in 2012
Keen Labs, Inc. develops a customizable analytics platform that enables developers to efficiently collect, explore, and visualize data. The company's offerings include Keen Pro, which allows users to track, process, and store data from various sources such as applications, websites, IoT devices, and games, as well as to share insights with teams and clients. Additionally, Keen provides Native Analytics, a white-label solution for real-time analytics and advanced visualizations. The platform supports all aspects of event data management, facilitating the streaming, storage, querying, and presentation of data in one integrated system. Keen serves a diverse clientele across industries including media, advertising, gaming, SaaS, and hardware. Founded in 2011, Keen is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Soundspace

Soundspace operates a SaaS platform that streamlines shared space management. It handles bookings, payments, memberships, and financials, enabling commercial real estate owners to generate consistent revenue from vacant spaces while reducing administrative costs by over 50%. The platform's proprietary demand-based booking system facilitates easy short-term rentals for various workspace needs.
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