If you are like all of us at Top Tier, you are trying to figure out where the year went. Hopefully, our annual holiday blog helps make your end-of-year shopping a bit easier – whether your loved one works in venture or tech, is a pandemic puppy, or is under the age of five, there is something for everyone on this list. As company creation continues on a tear and innovation remains strong, many consumer-focused companies within our various portfolios may suit your shopping needs.
Apparel, Fashion, & Beauty: Studs, Argent, Yours, Droplette
Send some fashion and or a new beauty routine to your loved ones this holiday season. Studs will allow you to give a uniquely custom set of earrings, ranging from hoops, studs, cuffs, & more; for folks in the NYC area, you can shop in person. A gift from Argent will allow you to help someone refresh their workplace fashion; you can pick from a functional lineup of trousers, blazers, dress tops, and more. Send a selfie to Yours and get yourself, or a loved one, a new sustainable skincare routine; each customer is assessed and then given the products that are just right for them. Finally, Droplette is a smart device intended for skincare treatment, offering a patented and needle-free technology.
Food & Drink: Hungry Root, Dishpatch, Trade Coffee
Food delivery and easier access to all things tasty continue to be a massive trend in venture. With delivery, you get a more diverse and exciting meal with a better experience. Hungry Root is a US-based company with healthy grocery and recipe options that allows you to customize your weekly meals easily. Dishpatch is for the UK folks reading this and is where gourmet restaurant-grade dinners meet DIY. This food delivery platform is intended to deliver popular restaurants to you, enabling customers to enjoy premium quality food in the comfort of their homes. Lastly, if you are a coffee lover – try a subscription to Trade Coffee and never worry about quality or quantity again.
Kids & Pets: KiwiCo, PetFriendly Box, Modern Animal
With both kids and pets, we think everyone could use a bit of help. Keep the young ones distracted and entertained with an educational toy box from KiwiCo. If you didn’t fall victim to the pandemic pet craze, good for you! For all of the folks with cats, dogs, and other animals that are about 2 years old, we have two ideas (1) treats and preventative care for cats and dogs from PetFriendly Box or (2) the gift of the ‘One Medical for animals’ with a membership (or at least a portion of a membership) to Modern Animal – at the moment, only helpful for friends and family based in SF Bay Area, LA area or Greater Austin.
Electronics: Drop, reMarkable, Backbone, Buderflys
All three of these gadgets will help create a better experience for the gift receiver – whether they are gamers, avid notetakers, or music/podcast lovers. Drop will help you make the gamers and typists in your life happy – the Drop ALT keyboard is a highly-customizable mechanical keyboard; it’s available in several mechanical switches and is hot-swappable, so folks can easily change the switches without any soldering. Drop also sells different keycap sets to give it a unique aesthetic. A tablet from reMarkable will allow you to replace someone’s paper notebooks and printed documents, all the while feeling just like paper. And for gamers on the move, look to Backbone for a mobile gaming device that turns an iPhone into the perfect mobile experience. Lastly, replace someone’s AirPods with wireless earbuds from Buderflys – rated “best fit/comfort” by People Magazine.
Health, Wellness, & Fitness: Tempo, Silvertree, Art of Sports (AOS)
For the person in your life looking for a new way to work out – give the gift of fitness and health through a new workout system with a compact weight system from Tempo. This connected weight machine also stores seamlessly in a small space. Give an active older adult the gift of peace of mind and independence with a wearable wellness device from Silvertree. Silvertree allows for fall detection and vital record storage through connected apps and digital medical IDs. And for after-work out health and wellness for all ages, give the #1 skincare brand for athletes, Art of Sport (AOS), and send them a complete toiletry bag.
Home Goods: Noah, everdrop, Neverland
From movers and shakers to homebodies, this list has you covered. For the friend that recently moved, try Noah. Noah is a starter kit brand that empowers customers to start something new and helps them navigate the first steps of new endeavors, like moving or going to college. You’ll find kitchen must-haves, dorm essentials, and more with this fantastic company. Ditch the plastic with everdrop and start 2023 with a sustainable cleaning routine. And for the plant and floral enthusiasts in your life, you’ll find everything you need at this trendy online plant nursery – Neverland.
EdTech (Kids & Adults!): Codeverse, Career Karma, Subject
Education continues to take on different forms in the post-COVID world; children and adults have been exposed to a broader range of opportunities through virtual and online education, creating new forms of advancing their capabilities and knowledge. Over the last two years, global venture capital investment in edtech startups smashed all previous records. With this holiday season, give the gift of knowledge to a loved one and offer to support/sponsor a membership to any of these awesome communities and tools. Help a young one learn to code with Codeverse, or an older friend/family member learn a new skill and broaden career opportunities through Career Karma. Lastly, Subject (fka Emile Learning) is an accredited learning platform designed to deliver quality education to learners everywhere and of all ages.
Miscellaneous: Zoomers, Roadsurfer, NoIssue
While these last three products have very little in common, each share in uniqueness. Zoomers is a new electric last-mile solution built for city life and is incredibly durable, with wide tires meant for dealing with any terrain. Roadsurfer will allow you to give the gift of exploration by enabling you to rent a fully equipped RV camper van for two or four. And perhaps you’d like to give the gift of custom wrapping paper this holiday season? NoIssue is the spot for you; they offer custom packaging that’s sustainable & eco-friendly.
Still looking for more ideas?
Check out the extended list below!
Apparel, Fashion, & Beauty
| Argent | Online shopping platform intended to offer workwear for women. |
| Beauty Pie | Beauty and cosmetic company for luxury skincare and makeup products |
| Carbon 38 | Functional activewear and progressive street style |
| Cider | Online globally-minded fashion brand with small batches of items for specific occasions and functioning as a direct-from-factory marketplace |
| Droplette | Device for skin treatment with micro misting |
| Haus Labs | Makeup brand by Lady Gaga that promotes clean products and inclusivity |
| IndoChino | Made-to-measure suits offered at affordable, ready-to-wear prices |
| ManiMe | On-the-go manicure services through an online platform |
| Mejuri | Handcrafted fine jewelry for everyday use |
| Ourself | Aesthetic skincare products intended to offer a subtropical skincare system |
| Queenly | Online formal wear marketplace intended to connect dress owners, both old and new, to people who wish to buy |
| Rooy | Creative footwear with a unique flare, made using high-quality materials |
| RTFKT | Custom-designed sneakers created for video game enthusiasts |
| Saysh | Lifestyle-focused female footwear founded by Olympian Allyson Felix and her brother and business partner Wes Felix |
| Studs | Customize the perfect set of stud earrings for any occasion and any age |
| Summersalt | Eco-friendly swimwear intended to offer an alternative to costly designer swimsuits |
| Symbiome | Skincare products intended to provide clarity, vibrance, and resilience to the skin |
| The House of LR&C | Wide range of sustainable lifestyle/apparel products |
| Wires Glasses | Innovative eyewear intended to leverage sustainable design |
| Yours | Personalized skincare brand intended to use technology to do personalization at scale |
Food & Drink
| Bev | Alcoholic beverages intended to offer dry, canned wine |
| Clean Co. | Non-alcoholic and sugar-free beverages intended to be prepared with botanical-driven taste |
| Crowd Cow | Online platform for meat and seafood products |
| Dishpatch | UK’s best chefs and restaurants delivered to your door |
| Eclipse Foods | Non-dairy ice cream sold at local grocery stores |
| GoPuff | Food delivery platform intended to deliver daily essentials within minutes and make the everyday life of customers effortless |
| Holey Grail Donuts | Delicious donuts made from a base of taro or kalo (most offered in Hawaii and the LA area) |
| Hungry Root | Healthy grocery and recipe service that provides personalized recommendations |
| Kin | Euphoric drinks that are alcohol-free |
| Maurten | Sport fuel producer that only uses natural ingredients |
| Olipop | Beverages intended to offer an alternative to promote digestive health |
| Soylent | Healthy and functional food items that make sustainable nutrition accessible – better for you & the planet |
| Stockeld Dreamery | Vegan food products intended to provide tasty and nutritious alternatives in a sustainable way |
| The Naked Market | Portfolio of health-oriented foods and beverages intended to create snack products for Millennials |
| Trade Coffee | Craft coffee on a subscription basis intended to redefine the home brewing experience |
Kids & Pets
| Codeverse | Educational technology platform designed to teach children coding |
| Fi | Smart dog collar |
| Fuzzy | Subscription-based pet care services |
| Jinx | Modern dog nutrition products |
| KiwiCo | Children’s educational toys and box sets |
| Kudos | Disposable baby diapers intended to provide sustainable products. |
| Literati | Kids book club subscription |
| Maisonette | Online baby and kids’ marketplace |
| Modern Animal | Veterinary clinics using technology to improve pet care |
| PetFriendly Box | Pet treats and medications are all delivered straight to the home via a subscription |
| Ten Little | E-commerce platform intended to offer shoes for toddlers and kids |
| The Farmer’s Dog | Customized and subscription-based pet food platform |
| Willo | Cleaner teeth for kids with personalized routines |
| Wonder Workshop | Fun education robots for kids to learn about robotics, programming, and more – built for the classroom and your home |
| Yumi | Online retail platform intended to offer organic baby food products |
Electronics
| Backbone | Gaming controller designed to convert iPhones into a gaming console |
| Buderflys | Wireless earbuds designed for comfort |
| Cowboy | Electric bicycles intended to make last-mile transportation faster and easier |
| Drop | Computer hardware products, including mechanical keyboards and headphones |
| Electric Gamebox | Immersive group gaming interactive digital rooms across the US intended to bring people together with shared play |
| Frame | Custom & lightweight laptops and consumer electronics products (pre-order only) |
| Hatch | Sleep-based smart products |
| Magic Leap | Virtual computing interface glasses designed to seamlessly combine digital and physical lives through AR computer-generated 3D imagery |
| Opal Camera | A professional webcam that provides DSLR quality video for your video streaming |
| reMarkable | A tablet that replaces your paper notebooks and printed documents, all the while feeling just like paper |
| Sorare | Fantasy game of football (soccer), where players buy, sell, trade, and manage a virtual team with digital player cards (leveraging blockchain technologies) |
Health, Wellness, & Fitness
| Art of Sport (AoS) | Skincare brand built for athletes |
| Ergatta | Indoor cardio equipment and an interactive gaming platform |
| Feel | Supplement company that prioritizes customer well-being and satisfaction through transparency and sustainability |
| Freebeat | Indoor-cycling product |
| Future | Personal training app that connects customers to coaches through the Apple Watch |
| Oura | Wellness wearable ring designed to track and improve the quality of sleep and alertness |
| Silvertree | Modern wearable technology for active older adults |
| Tempo | Smart at-home fitness platform |
| Whoop | Wearable performance optimization device intended to provide personalized insights to improve overall fitness |
Home Goods
| Aura | Digital picture frame |
| Bloomscape | Plant shopping platform designed to deliver fully grown potted plants |
| Brava | Oven replacement IoT cooking device for a more innovative kitchen experience |
| Coterie | Elevated party goods that can help you plan your next event with style |
| Ember | Temperature controlled mugs |
| everdrop | Plastic-free cleaning tablets |
| Feather | Rental furniture marketplace for people that don’t want to commit to buying |
| Grove Collaborative | Subscription dedicated to providing sustainable products for the home, mainly cleaning products |
| Hai | Smart shower head with inbuilt Bluetooth and color-coded LEDs |
| Lick | Eco-friendly wallpaper and paint |
| Neverland | Online home garden and lawn marketplace |
| Noah | Curated boxes for students, kitchens, first-time bakers, home movers, and more |
| Our Place | Upscale kitchenware brand with an emphasis on combining aesthetics and functionality |
| Pattern | Home products marketplace |
| The Rounds | Zero-waste delivery of your everyday essentials |
| Trifo | Vacuum robot designed for indoor home environments |
Miscellaneous
| Arive | Online delivery web shop intended to deliver consumer goods in a short time |
| Blinkist | Mobile subscription service for 15-minute book summaries |
| BoldVoice | Application designed for non-native English speakers to improve accent and language proficiency |
| Cake | Electric dirt bike manufacturer |
| Career Karma | Online job training program to broaden horizons |
| Catch Co. | Online fishing supply platform |
| Dance | Personal or subscription-based electric bikes to allow for lower friction |
| GetYourGuide | Travel booking platform for unique tours |
| NoIssue | Customizable packaging, gift bags, stickers, and more for all occasions |
| Papier | Online marketplace for personalized stationery |
| Perfocal | Book a great photographer, hassle-free and on demand |
| Roadsurfer | Rental campervans focused on camping safety and comfort in Europe |
| Subject | Aspiring to be the “Netflix of education;” each class available on the platform is a fully accredited, rigorous educational experience |
| VanMoof | Urban e-bikes intended to help commuters get to work with less of a sweat |
| Zoomers | Electric scooters for all terrains |
From all of us at Top Tier –
Happy Holidays & Happy Gift Giving!
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