HARBORSIDE CAPITAL PARTNERS
We invest in lower middle market vertical software and tech-enabled services companies and focus on improving profitability, supporting acquisitions and consistent distributions to investors over time.
Founder Background
About Harborside
Thayer Swartwood is the Founder of Harborside Capital Partners. He also serves as a Venture Partner at Akmazo Capital, where he was part of the founding team and previously served as a Partner from the firm's inception until September 2026. Thayer has over 25 years of direct investment expertise spanning buyout, primary, secondary, and special situations investments. Before Akmazo, he founded and managed T Capital Partners, LLC, an independent sponsor platform and predecessor of Harborside Capital Partners. Thayer's investment experience also includes nine years at ABS Ventures and three years at DB Capital Venture Partners. Across these firms he has led and supported investments including EverQuote (EVER), Capture, Certona, Gomez, JRNI and Fastr and completed US-based and cross border add-on acquisitions in support of those and other companies. Thayer has also served as an interim software company CEO and the co-founder/CFO of an InsurTech startup. He began his career in technology investment banking at Alex. Brown & Sons and is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.
Leadership
The Team
Harborside is led by experienced investment professionals with decades of institutional experience across public markets, private credit, and real assets.
Managing Partner
Principal
Leads the firm's investment committee and oversees portfolio construction across all asset classes. Prior experience includes senior roles at leading institutional asset managers.