Founded in 2005 by Howard Golden and Kevin Wyman, Southpaw has a team of seven investment professionals and a seasoned back office team. The founders have extensive experience in restructuring, commercial transactions, creditor committees, and trading. Prior to starting Southpaw, they served as Managing Directors at Ramius Capital Group, where they managed the Carpathia Funds with over $650 million in assets. Southpaw typically invests in startups that are 4-5 years old and has made successful investments in fields such as collaboration and mobile. The company has a higher than average number of lead investments and has seen significant exits in 2017.