Right Side Capital Management

.@trustandwill and their CEO @codybarbo have been named 2026 @ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Finalists across five categories: → AI Innovation & Impact (Firm) → AI Innovator of the Year — Cody Barbo → Product or Service Innovation — Financial Planning → Thought Leadership and Education (Firm) — Financial Planning → C-Suite Leader of the Year — Cody Barbo Five categories in one year. Congratulations to the whole team. 👏

25 companies. 250 military spouse hires. One 250th birthday. Proud to have @Instant_Teams in our portfolio and to support #Mission250 — building remote CX, EX, and ops teams from one of the country's most overlooked talent pools. InstantTeams.com/Mission250

We invest more like underwriters than VCs. RSCM Managing Director Dave Lambert explained why on @startupsxyz: Turn every company into a profile, build the portfolio, skip the crystal ball. 2,000+ investments since 2012. A founder gets a yes or no in about a week.

The annual RSCM Founders Dinner at #SaaStr was a night to remember 🥂 Great founders, great conversations, and a panel on The SaaSpocalypse that had the whole room buzzing. Thank you to everyone who joined us. See you next year!

At Right Side Capital Management, capital efficiency isn't a nice-to-have. It's one of the first things we look at. Not because we want founders to be cheap, but because a low burn rate tells us something important: this founder knows how to convert capital into learning. The companies that break out rarely do so right away. They squiggle sideways before they take off. Capital efficiency is what keeps them alive long enough to get there. That's why we've backed 2,000+ capital-efficient tech startups across 6 funds — and why that's what we'll keep looking for.

VC, private equity, or debt can all make sense — but they lead to very different outcomes. The right path usually depends more on the founders’ goals than the company itself. Thanks again for having us on the How To SaaS podcast.

🔔 2025 Highlights from Right Side Capital 🔔 ✅ Closed Fund VI at $55M — our largest fund to date ✅ Ranked in the top 3% of U.S. VC firms by Time Magazine ✅ Named #2 most active AI investor in California We’re grateful to the LPs, founders, and friends who made this possible. We're looking forward to what 2026 has in store.

Scaling a startup isn’t just about adding fuel. It’s about reducing friction. @edwardlsullivan recently told our founders: Organizational velocity = fuel – friction. Hiring fast & raising capital won’t help if decision bottlenecks, messy delegation, and weak accountability drag you down. The best founders provide clarity on what success looks like, and then get out the way. Learn more: bit.ly/3MxsfqL

We’ve engineered a fast, data-driven approach to early-stage investing—built on real metrics, not narratives. That’s how we’ve built one of the most diversified portfolios in venture. 🎥 Here’s how it works.

Most AgTech startups struggle to gain traction in a sector that’s famously anti–Silicon Valley. Nuel didn’t. Founders Krishna Manda and Alan Kartchner earned early revenue with no product, won over legacy players, and stayed lean even after their successful fundraise. Their $1.9M Pre-Seed round isn’t just a win—it’s a masterclass in trust-building and capital efficiency. Here’s how they did it: bit.ly/4pRck5S