Two and Twenty: What’s ‘Market’ for Venture Funds These Days?
One of the most frequently asked questions from our venture managers is “What is market?” Whether market refers to terms like management fees and carry, compensation for employees, number of companies per fund, or the size of LPs, the term that is hardest to find data...
Private IPOs are Here to Stay (For Now)
The topic of Private IPOs is getting a lot of interest and is something we have examined before. We previously wrote about the rise of unicorn (private $1B+) valuations and the impact of mega rounds on exit dynamics within private markets. We have spent the last 18...
The Top Tier Response to COVID-19
TTCP has conducted update meetings with managers and compiled data to provide our supporters with a snapshot of how venture firms are measuring COVID-19’s impact on the industry, responding to this new environment, and how we at Top Tier plan to navigate today’s market.
Venture Capital Geographic Allocations in a Changing World
Inspired by a question posed to us last summer, we recently asked a number of Limited Partners from the US, China, and Europe this question: “If you had a dollar (or Euro, Pound, RMB) to invest in VC today, how would you allocate it?” The responses and underlying data point to some significant and compelling trends.
Top Tier Holiday Shopping Guide 2019
As we head towards the end of 2019 and the beginning of the next decade, TTCP hopes to make your holiday shopping a little easier with this collected list of popular products from our portfolio companies. We hope that this will help you pick out the latest...
‘Straight Talk’ From a Leading LP: How LPs Evaluate New Managers
Our Managing Director Lisa Edgar spent some time with Harry Stebbings of the 20 Minute VC, an industry leading podcast focused on our industry with the goal of demystifying Venture Capital investing. True to form Lisa delivers some 'straight talk' with her customary...