# Paul Ciriello

> Paul Ciriello is a Series C investor at Fairhaven Capital Partners backing Software and SaaS. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fairhaven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fairhaven-capital-partners)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-ciriello-5221aa18/

Paul Ciriello is a Series C investor at Fairhaven Capital Partners in Boston focused on Software and SaaS. Paul Ciriello was a founder of Fairhaven Capital Partners in 2007, and was the founder of TD Capital Ventures, the predecessor fund, in 2001 and, most recently, a co-founder of the Hampshire Street Fund in 2014. Paul’s past investments include: iPhrase (acq NYSE: IBM), Softricity (acq NASDAQ: MSFT), Cloakware (acq JSE: NPN), SiGe Semiconductor(acq NASDAQ: SWKS) and Third Screen Media (acq NYSE: TWX). Ciriello’s current investments include: CounterTack, Digital Guardian, Drizly, Ramp and ShopWell. Previously, Paul was an executive at Fidelity Investments in Boston where he was the President of Fidelity Interactive, Founder and President of Proxy Edge, Inc. (acq NASDAQ: ADP), President of The Water Street Project and President of Fidelity Capital Technology. Earlier, Paul was a Senior Policy Advisor at the US EPA, and a US Presidential Management Intern. He earned an MPA from Northeastern University, where he was a University Fellow and a US Public Research Fellow. Ciriello received a BA in Political Science from SUNY at Buffalo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 33% |
| SaaS | 4 | 27% |
| Security | 3 | 20% |
| Marketplace | 3 | 20% |
| Cyber Security | 3 | 20% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 3 | 20% |
| Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Everglade Works | Everglade Works provides a comprehensive range of IT services and solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of various industries. Their offerings include IT consulting, where they develop customized IT strategies and assess existing infrastructures. The company specializes in cloud services, facilitating cloud migration and management, as wellas software development, which encompasses custom software solutions and application maintenance. The company offers project management to ensure effective planning and execution of IT projects. | $12M | Seed | May 10, 2024 |  |
| LÜK Network | LÜK is a talent marketplace for the fashion and entertainment industries (models, photographers, stylists, hair and makeup artists, etc.). LÜK has assembled the top talent agencies into one location for clients to easily book talent for photo/video shoots. Think Expedia, but for professional talent. Now, LÜK is becoming the payments platformfor the entire industry. Currently, it takes talent agencies 60-150 days to get paid. LÜK is factoring the receivables of the 150 talent agencies in their network to get them paid out same day. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2018 |  |
| LeafLink | LeafLink is a wholesale management platform that connects cannabis brands and retailers. It helps brands and retailers who want to streamline the ordering process, simplify communication, and spend less time on busywork. With a robust online marketplace, CRM, and order management tools, LeafLink has created a centralized sales engine to helpretailers manage and grow their business. LeafLink was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York. It serves over 1,200 brands and 3,500 retailers across 22 territories in the US and Canada | $3M | Seed | Apr 03, 2017 |  |
| GoSecure | GoSecure is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of cybersecurity, cloud security, and network security. The CounterTack Platform delivers predictive multi-vector detection, prevention, and response. GoSecure provides a detection and response platform that delivers predictive multi-vector detection, prevention, andresponse by applying a combination of behavioral analysis, memory forensics, machine learning, and reputational techniques to counter the most advanced threats. | $10M | Series C | Nov 01, 2016 |  |
| Digital Guardian | Digital Guardian provides the industry’s only data protection platform that is purpose-built to stop data theft from both insiders and external adversaries. The Digital Guardian Data Protection Platform performs across the corporate network, traditional endpoints, and cloud applications. It's buttressed by the DG Cloud, a big data securityanalytics backend that sees and blocks all threats to sensitive information. For more than 15 years, it has enabled data-rich organizations to protect their most valuable assets with a choice of on premises, SaaS or managed service deployment. Digital Guardian’s unique data awareness, combined with threat detection and response, enables organizations to protect data without slowing the pace of their business.It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. | $66M | Private Equity | Dec 16, 2015 |  |
| ShopWell | ShopWell is a personalized nutrition app that recommends foods to people based on their dietary needs and helps them build healthy grocery lists. It's like having a personal dietitian in the palm of your hands. At home or in the store, simply scan a food’s barcode to get nutrition info and find out if the food is right for you. ShopWellalleviates all the confusion of grocery shopping and even helps you discover new foods you’ll love. ShopWell is a Community Partner of the USDA and certified by Registered Dietitians. It’s free and easy to use. ShopWell Helps You:Achieve Health Goals - Such as weight management, lower cholesterol, & manage diabetesEat More of the Things You Want - Such as calcium, fiber, & whole grainsAvoid Things You Don’t Want - Such as sugar, trans fat, & sodiumStay Clear of Allergens & Intolerance - Such as gluten, peanuts, & lactoseBuild healthy grocery lists | $3.4M | Series C | Oct 13, 2015 |  |
| Drizly | Drizly is an alcohol marketplace that offers a variety of beer, wine and, spirits online.With the speed and convenience of on-demand delivery and shipping, Drizly partners with retailers in 235 markets to offer consumers of legal drinking age unrivaled selection and a transparent, personalized shopping experience. Backed by institutionalinvestors, Drizly partners with retailers to bring their shelves online, helping them to reach new customers, tap into key market and customer insights, and diversify their business to grow sales.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $13M | Series A | May 18, 2015 |  |
| Digital Guardian | Digital Guardian provides the industry’s only data protection platform that is purpose-built to stop data theft from both insiders and external adversaries. The Digital Guardian Data Protection Platform performs across the corporate network, traditional endpoints, and cloud applications. It's buttressed by the DG Cloud, a big data securityanalytics backend that sees and blocks all threats to sensitive information. For more than 15 years, it has enabled data-rich organizations to protect their most valuable assets with a choice of on premises, SaaS or managed service deployment. Digital Guardian’s unique data awareness, combined with threat detection and response, enables organizations to protect data without slowing the pace of their business.It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. | $12M |  | Mar 19, 2014 |  |
| YottaMark | YottaMark, Inc. provides the most secure and simple to deploy unit-level brand security and real-time channel intelligence solution in the market. YottaMark's powerful technology platform delivers effective product authentication and unit-level traceability to help brand owners increase consumer trust, build new levels of channel intelligence,and drive sales. | $24M | Series D | Aug 15, 2012 |  |
| Springpad | Named “One of the 50 Best Apps of 2012 and 2013” by Time Magazine, Springpad is a web and mobile app that helps users get organized, get inspired, and get more done. Springpad lets users create digital notebooks for all kinds of projects and interests, which they can fill with tasks, notes, checklists, products, bookmarks, photos, places andother data types.Springpad then automatically enhances and updates what users save, providing suggested shopping lists and wine pairings for recipes, showtimes for movies, current prices and availability for products, etc. | $4M | Series A | Jun 01, 2008 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Razor's Edge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/razors-edge-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [N47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next47) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [EDBI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edbi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsui Global Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ten Eleven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten-eleven-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10x Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10xgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fairhaven Capital Partners

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

Fairhaven Capital (previously TD Capital) is a Cambridge, MA based venture capital firm investing in early stage technology startups.

4 contacts available at Fairhaven Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cheryl Goyette | Partner and CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cheryl-goyette |
| Paul Ciriello | Co-Founder & Managing General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-ciriello |
| Bob Schnibbe | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-schnibbe |
| Jim Goldinger | Co-Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-goldinger |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Ciriello invest in?

Paul Ciriello invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Security startups, most often at Series C and Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Paul Ciriello last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Ciriello closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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