Brexit and Its Impact on Top Tier

What is Brexit? On June 23rd, Britain voted to exit the European Union, creating the now popular term Brexit. This is akin to Texas voting to leave the United States. Few thought it possible that the Exit camp would win, and many were shocked when they received 52% of the votes. Those in the Remain…

Be Local

There have been some recent posts and tweets from Fred Wilson, Bill Gurley and others about the first, second and third tier cities for start-ups. While we agree that Silicon Valley is clearly the first tier market, over the past several years we have purposefully invested in what we believe are some of the best…

Don’t Look Now… Your Assets Just Walked Out The Door

This is a follow-up on the post we made earlier this week that discusses the difficulty in analyzing past performance of VC funds because of team changes. In that post we said, “[Evaluating] Performance is tricky, however, because you have to carefully focus on the … team that delivered those returns.” As a Limited Partner,…

Top Tier GP Survey Summary

Top Tier Capital Partners recently sent a venture market survey to a number of our General Partners seeking first-hand insights regarding both their investments and feelings regarding the overall market. The Respondents Of the 75 General Partners that responded, most invest in early stage technology companies with a healthy mix of healthcare mixed into a…

Top Tier’s Holiday Shopping Guide 2015

The team at Top Tier knows how stressful the holidays can be, especially hunting for that perfect gift. To ease your holiday season grief, we have handpicked a few of our favorite products from different retail categories including entertainment, fashion, creative, food, health, fashion and, of course, toys. Still haven’t found what you’re looking for?…

Venture Capital in Israel – The Top Tier Perspective

At Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP), we seek to invest in the best venture capital managers throughout the world. While assessing our portfolio weighting, whether by sector or geography, the team at Top Tier evaluates the risks associated with each of our managers, from market dynamics to personnel changes. Historically we have not invested directly…

Top Tier’s Top Security Tips

Cybersecurity is making headlines, but not for the right reasons. Cybersecurity as a sector continues to heat up alongside consumer’s growing dependence on devices and the growth of the Internet of Things. The latest hacks on Anthem and Target (to name a few) have shown that hacking has evolved from the teenager attempting to modify…

Revenue Multiples Are Declining

Over the last 12 months, we have been vocal on our opinions of the market, especially regarding the current trend of “private IPOs” and the fear that venture capital is in another bubble. As we have stated in the past, Top Tier does not believe we are in a bubble like we were 15 years…