# Paul Swiencicki

> Paul Swiencicki is a Growth Partner at Right Side Capital Management (RSCM), the quantitative pre-seed firm that has backed over 2,000 startups including Compass, ClassPass, and DigitalOcean. A four-time exit veteran and one-time founder, Paul spent 25+ years as a sales leader and growth executive at companies like SurfControl (IPO), WorkMetro (acquired), Remix, and Swiftly (acquired by JMI in 2020) before pivoting to investing. At RSCM, he advises portfolio companies on sales team building and revenue strategy, writing checks in the $50K-$200K range and working hands-on with founders at the very earliest stage.

- **Role:** Growth Partner at Right Side Capital Management
- **Organizations:** Right Side Capital Management, Swiftly, Inc., Remix, WorkMetro Inc., Totango, iRise, Unify (Circuit), SurfControl, Esker
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University
- **Known for:** Four-time exit: participated in exits at SurfControl (IPO 2001), WorkMetro (sold to Jobbing.com), and Swiftly (acquired by JMI 2020), Co-founded WorkMetro Inc., a job marketplace startup that was successfully acquired, Led global sales at Swiftly, Inc. through its acquisition by JMI Equity in 2020

## Career timeline

- **1995-1997** — Director of Channel Sales at Esker
- **1997-2003** — VP of Sales at SurfControl - company went public in 2001
- **2003-2007** — Co-founder and CRO at WorkMetro Inc. - company sold to Jobbing.com
- **2008-2012** — VP of Commercial Sales at iRise
- **2012-2014** — VP Worldwide Sales at Totango
- **2014-2016** — VP of Sales and Customer Success (Circuit) at Unify
- **2016-2017** — Chief Revenue Officer at Remix
- **2017-2019** — VP of Growth + Marketing at Swiftly, Inc.
- **2019-2021** — EVP of Global Sales at Swiftly, Inc. - company acquired by JMI in 2020
- **2015-2021** — Startup Advisor - mentored companies on revenue acceleration
- **2021-present** — Growth Partner at Right Side Capital Management

## Achievements

- Four-time exit: participated in exits at SurfControl (IPO 2001), WorkMetro (sold to Jobbing.com), and Swiftly (acquired by JMI 2020)
- Co-founded WorkMetro Inc., a job marketplace startup that was successfully acquired
- Led global sales at Swiftly, Inc. through its acquisition by JMI Equity in 2020
- Helped SurfControl reach public markets as VP of Sales during its IPO in 2001
- Advised and worked with 200+ early-stage startups as Growth Partner at RSCM
- RSCM portfolio has produced 5 unicorns, 7 IPOs, and 205 acquisitions including Compass, ClassPass, and DigitalOcean
- Writes checks in $50K-$200K range with a sweet spot of $125K in pre-seed startups
- Named a top investor in Enterprise, Consumer Internet, and SaaS on the NFX Signal platform

## Latest updates

- **2021-08** — Joined Right Side Capital Management as Growth Partner, focusing on pre-seed stage startups
- **2020** — Swiftly, Inc. acquired by JMI Equity while serving as EVP of Global Sales
- **2022** — Active in supporting RSCM portfolio companies, publicly praised portfolio company sales performance on LinkedIn

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiencicki/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/swicko2
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.swiencicki.1

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