About

Dennis is the founder of Eastward Capital and is a Chairman of the Investment Committee.

Dennis has almost 40 years of experience working with companies to provide venture debt and equipment leasing. During this period, Dennis has developed significant experience in structuring deals to meet the needs of the companies and their venture sponsors. Dennis collaborates with the entire investment team on deal terms as well as overseeing the operations of Eastward.

Dennis began his career with sixteen years of structured finance and leasing experience at John Hancock Leasing, CIT, and MeesPierson. While at MeesPierson, Dennis was brought in to assume operational control of a $100M family of funds, Applied Telecommunications Technology. Based on his success of managing the ATTI funds, Dennis was approached by the investors to raise additional capital, and in 1998 he founded CommVest, LLC. In 2004, Dennis founded Eastward Capital Partners to reflect the evolution of the investment focus primarily from communication companies to technology-enabled companies.

Dennis is a graduate of Northeastern University.

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Accelus
Bond
Brilliant Home Technologies
GoSecure
Huckleberry
Lightmatter
Litesport
Mightier
Racktop Systems
Saphena Medical
Smiota
Snagajob
Soofa
SureCall

Michael joined Eastward in 2004 and oversees the firm’s day-to-day operations, including all finance functions and limited partner relations.

Michael has over 25 years of experience working in the alternative investment industry. Firms which Michael has worked at have raised over $3 billion in limited partner commitments.

Michael previously was the founding Chief Financial Officer at Great Hill Partners. In addition, Michael has held senior financial positions at a variety of companies including TSDesign (sold to RazorFish), Facilities Resource Management and Carvel Ice Cream.

Michael is a board member at Executive Funds Network. In addition, Michael was a founding board member of the Private Equity CFO Association and the Hedge Fund CFO Association.

Michael is a graduate of Babson College.

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ANDE
SciAps
Superpedestrian
Suvie

Ed has been a key contributor at Eastward for over 25 years and is a member of the Investment Committee.

A strong background in financial and credit analysis provides Ed with a unique perspective regarding Eastward’s opportunities. Ed’s strength in providing analysis of business models and structures allows him to provide key insights into companies and potential exit values. As a member of the investment committee, Ed provides significant input into terms and the modeling of Eastward’s investments as well originating his own opportunities.

Ed began his career as a credit analyst for Chemical Bank (part of JP MorganChase). Ed also was a managing director at MeesPierson, Inc. (part of Fortis), where he originated and structured debt, equity and fund investments for the bank’s clients and also managed investment research for an internal fund which provided equity financing to publicly traded companies in various sectors including technology.

Ed is a graduate of Hamilton College.

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Balio
CloudCall
Cloud Equity Group
Cure
Dimension Credit
FloSports
Flueid
GAN Integrity
goTenna
JOOR
Mainstay
Monument Health
Persado
QualSights
Qu POS
Vivvi

Chris has been an active member of the investment team at Eastward since 2010.

Chris’s experience as an industry analyst and an investment partner of a private equity firm provides Eastward with important skills into the evaluation of potential investment deals as well originating his own opportunities.

Chris was a senior equity analyst at Bear Stearns covering the commodity, specialty and diversified chemical, water and ag-bio tech industries on a global basis. Chris later joined private equity firm Great Hill Partners and the investment bank Ladenburg Thalmann before serving as an advisor reporting to the senior management team and the Board of Directors of Metabolix.

Chris is involved in several charities and was a Trustee of the South Shore YMCA.

Chris is a graduate of Boston University and the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University

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Aerospike
Avidbots
Bigleaf Networks
Censornet
Dropoff
Glympse
Howl
Linkwell Health
LookingGlass
Nanit
VideoAmp
Viome

Tim joined Eastward in 2010 and is a member of the Investment Committee.

Tim’s background in both private lending and bank-sponsored debt provides him with unique insights into the advantages of both types of financing. Having been directly involved in over 200 financings for high technology companies, Tim has significant experience in creating structures which have the potential to benefit his clients and investors alike.

Tim began his career at Silicon Valley Bank where he rose to the role of Senior Credit Officer of the bank’s communication practice where he approved and monitored loans with a value in excess of $1.5 billion and sat on the bank’s five-person senior loan committee. While at Silicon Valley Bank, Tim worked with the Eastward team on a number of portfolio companies. Prior to joining Eastward, he ran the New England Region for Vencore Capital.

Tim has been an active participant in a number of charities and civic groups in his hometown of Medfield, MA. He supports several important causes including Friends of Boston’s Homeless, New Life Home Refurnishing, and Amelia’s Light with his time and resources.

Tim is a graduate of Boston College.

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Archer Roose
Augmedix
Authentic8
Brit & Co.
ClassPass
Cogito
Eastern Standard Provisions
EasyPost
Ecosense Lighting
Infrascale
IntelyCare
Issuu
Mad Mobile
Managed by Q
meQuilibrium
Nasuni
NutraClick
Resident Home
STN Video
VBrick Systems
Vroom

Joe joined Eastward in 2023

Joe graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Joe began his career as a Teller for Cambridge Savings Bank. Prior to Eastward, Joe worked at Boston Medical Center as a Laboratory Billing & Information Systems Coordinator. Now, Joe is part of the accounting team and works on various facets of accounting and investor related activities.

Nick rejoined Eastward in 2006 after having previously served on the investment team of predecessor firm Applied Telecommunications Technology.

Nick’s experience as a senior manager of growing technology-enabled companies provides him with unique insights into evaluating potential opportunities. Having led the marketing and sales efforts for high growth companies, we believe Nick is uniquely qualified to evaluate the strength of a company’s team and products. Nick contributes his operational knowledge along with his significant venture lending experience to evaluate all Eastward deals as well as originating his own opportunities.

Nick was the original Vice President of Marketing at Stratus Computer where he helped lead the Company through its successful IPO. He later joined the turnaround team at Sequoia Systems, acting as Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Service. Nick has also served as a Senior Advisor at Needham & Company. He began his career at IBM in various sales and marketing roles.

Nick is an active supporter of several charities including Mass General Hospital.

Nick is a graduate of the University of Connecticut

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Movella
PayRange
Reggora
RemoteLock
Xtalic
Zest AI

Ian joined Eastward in 2013.

As a member of the Investment Team, Ian is responsible for originating deals and managing portfolio company relationships. Ian began his career at Eastward and has experience in both the Accounting and Investing functions of the firm.

Ian graduated from Bentley University with his Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Finance and Accounting.

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Caba Design
Clean Republic
CoinMe
Contently
Crayon
HOP WTR
Literati
Lovevery
Mixlab
Ovation CXM
Rebag
SecFi
Simbe Robotics
Smalls
Spire Global
Strive Tech
Survios
The Sill
Webscale Networks

Beth has been with Eastward since 2000, leading the accounting team and overseeing accounting, auditing, tax, investor reporting, and human resources functions.

Her career began in banking, with roles at The Massachusetts Company (later acquired by PNC Bank), BayBank (acquired by BankBoston), and BankBoston (acquired by Bank of America). These positions provided her with extensive experience in accounting, financial analysis, regulatory reporting, and SEC reporting.

Beth holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts.

Sean MacDougall joined Eastward in 2024.

He assists Eastward’s Investment Partners with preparing memos and compiling information on prospective and existing portfolio companies throughout the deal process. Before joining Eastward, Sean began his career as a portfolio analyst on Pacific Western Bank’s New England Technology team in Boston and later worked on its East Coast Technology originations group as a venture banker. Sean graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in three years with a BS in Managerial Economics and a minor in Mathematics before earning his MS in Finance from Bentley University’s McCallum Graduate School of Business.

Natasia joined Eastward in 2021, after working as a Commercial Credit Analyst and Loan Servicer. Natasia holds an associate’s degree in business administration from Massasoit Community College, and is committed to continuous growth in the field, as she is currently pursuing a dual Accounting and Finance Degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

With nine years of back-office support for lending institutions, Natasia is a dedicated professional who specializes in reviewing loan documentation and servicing. At Eastward, Natasia is the liaison between the investment partners, legal counsel, accounting group, and Eastward’s portfolio companies to facilitate smooth and efficient loan closings and monitoring of the existing portfolio.

Natasia enjoys spending time with her husband, dog, family, and friends – whether through fun social gatherings, at the beach, shopping, going out to dinner, doggie play dates, or local community events.