TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC
Candidate, based in San Francisco, California, reporting $6.1B of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
22 additional team members, 5 additional co-investors and affiliates, 33 additional investments, funds and LPs, 53 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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Nothing material in the last 180 days.
People to know
View all people- MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Managing MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
59 connected entities
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
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Investing
0 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- boston, global
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Team
23 current, 5 departed
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
- Managing Member
- Member
5 departed (kept with end dates)
- Philip S Paul · Chairman Emeritus And Member (Preferred Class) · Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 31, 2021 Inference
- Andrew Douglas Eu · Member · Jan 1, 2011 to Mar 28, 2019 Inference
- James Daniel Townsend · Executive Officer And Member (Preferred Class) · Apr 1, 2011 to Oct 26, 2016 Inference
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
31 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ttbsp, L.P. - Opportunity II Series | Opportunity fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $41.5M Sep 22, 2026 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| TOP Tier Venture Capital X, L.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $580M Sep 22, 2026 | 71 | $565M of $565M | Jul 7, 2023 |
| TOP Tier Venture Velocity Fund 4, L.P. | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $548M Sep 22, 2026 | 75 | $476M of $525M | Jun 16, 2022 |
Relationships across DFX
0 co-investors · on 4 other DFX graphs
Across DFX and the capital chainon 4 other DFX graphs ShowHide
- Sponsor-market profile (matched by same CRD)
- The same institution is held on Allocators, Independent Sponsors, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC is the same institution as 4 records in Allocators, Independent Sponsors, Private Equity and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 4 relationships across 4 datasets
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Evidence and history
58 dated events, 81 observations from 3 sources
- seen on or beforeSep 24, 2026TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC: PE_WITH_VENTURE_ACTIVITY -> CANDIDATE_VC (no sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only))Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Jan 1, 2023Brendan Danford Baker joined Schedule A of TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC as Head Of Legal And Compliance
- Nov 1, 2022Brian Christopher Dillon joined Schedule A of TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC as Chief Compliance Officer
- Mar 31, 2022TOP Tier Venture Velocity Growth Fund, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $58,939,394
- Mar 31, 2022TOP Tier Venture Capital III, LP no longer reported on Form ADV by TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Sep 22, 2026 · 42 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- TTCP.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Sep 22, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 42 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $7.4Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $7.2Bthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 48
- Owners on Schedule A
- Shea Diversified Investments, Inc. (Shareholder), owns 25% to 50%; Shea Ventures, LLC (Member), owns 25% to 50%; SVO GP, LP (General Partner), owns 75% or more
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 24, 2026Candidate (candidate, 50%)No sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
- Sep 23, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 10% of 42 private funds
- Sep 12, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 11% of 39 private funds
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Sep 22, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-02-03 | Sep 22, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-02-03 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-02-03 | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-09-22 | Sep 22, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-05-13 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-05-10 | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Sep 22, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Employees | 48 | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Portfolio page | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Private funds reported | 42 | Sep 22, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 42 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 39 | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $7.4B | Sep 22, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $7.4B | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $7.3B | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $7.2B | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Boston, global “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Stated geography | Boston, global “geography words on the home page” | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Team page | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Venture funds reported | 0 | Sep 22, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 0 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 0 | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | May 10, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Site title | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersCandidate, candidateShowHide
No sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
- importance
- gav: $0 · funds: 0 · people: 0.6 · investments: 0 · scale basis: Venture-typed funds only (Candidate): 0 funds, $0M of $6.1B reported · co investors: 0
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: not scored
- emerging manager
- fund count: 36 · reported gav: $6.1B · first adv filing: 2012-02-03 · years since first filing: 14.7
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-24
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-02-03source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.
Not yet on record: new companies, 12 mo.