Team

Jesse Kay is a Principal on the investment team. Jesse is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Jesse was an investment banker at Shea & Company, where he advised on transactions within the software and technology-enabled services sectors.

Jesse holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.

Rob La Rue is a Principal on the investment team. Rob is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Rob was a private equity investment professional at Alliance Consumer Growth in Los Angeles. Earlier in his career, Rob worked in investment banking at Stifel and Houlihan Lokey.

Rob holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University.

Michael Pendergast is an Associate on the investment team. Michael is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Michael worked as a Generalist at Stephens Inc.

Michael holds a B.S. in Finance with a minor in Accounting from the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University.

Hiral Pithadia is a Managing Director on the investment team. Hiral is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Hiral was an investment professional at Leeds Equity Partners in New York, where he pursued investments within the education, training and technology sectors. Earlier in his career, Hiral worked in the Business Services Group at William Blair & Co.

Hiral holds a B.B.A. and B.A. from The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Justin Ricks is a Senior Associate on the investment team. Justin is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Justin was a private equity investment professional at Silver Lake where he pursued investments within the technology and media sectors. Earlier in his career, Justin worked as an investment banker in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Group at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco.

Justin graduated magna cum laude from the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Finance.

Noah Seidenfeld is a Principal on the investment team. Noah is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Noah was an investment professional at EagleTree Capital in New York, where he pursued investments within the business services, consumer and industrial sectors. Earlier in his career, Noah worked in the financial sponsors group at Citigroup.

Noah holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with an emphasis in Quantitative Finance and Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating summa cum laude.

Kazim Shah is an Associate on the investment team. Kazim is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Kazim worked in the technology group at Piper Sandler Companies.

Kazim holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from the Haas School of Business at University of California at Berkeley.

Navid Shirazi is a Managing Director on the investment team. Navid is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Navid was an investment professional at Golden Gate Capital, where he pursued investments within the business services sectors. Earlier in his career, Navid worked in the financial sponsors group at Morgan Stanley.

Navid holds a M.B.A from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, M.S. from Stanford University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from UCLA.

Andrew Thompson is the Founder and Managing Partner of Seaside Equity. Andrew is responsible for all major aspects of the firm’s management and investment process.

Prior to joining Seaside, Andrew was a Managing Director and Partner in the Direct Investments division at Wafra, Inc., and established the West Coast office in 2014.

Andrew holds a M.B.A from New York University and a B.S. in both Accounting and Finance from Indiana University.