Dave Lambert is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Right Side Capital Management. See sector focus, stage focus and contact routes.
Dave Lambert is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Right Side Capital Management, an early-stage venture firm in San Francisco that he built after previously serving as a software engineer and technology entrepreneur. His firm specializes in pre-VC stage investing, targeting capital-efficient tech startups in disruptive technologies, enterprise software, fintech, and sustainable solutions across the United States. Lambert typically writes small checks between $50,000 and $200,000, with $100,000 being the most common amount, and acts as a follow investor in rounds too small for traditional seed or pre-seed funds. Right Side Capital has invested in over 2,000 pre-VC startups since 2012 using a quantitative, data-driven selection process that enables firm yes/no decisions within about a week. While specific named portfolio companies are not publicly detailed in available sources, the firm’s model funds hundreds of startups through each of its investment funds. Lambert’s distinctive point of view emphasizes profitability over funding and advocates for a data-driven playbook for startup success, as highlighted in his public talks on bootstrapping to
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