This month’s blog dives into investing in cybersecurity from every angle - investors, vendors, MSPs, SMBs, and even hackers. We explore why successful MSSP exits are so rare, and how AI is reshaping managed security. The takeaway? A growing need for “super-max cybersecurity” from the MSP community.

We live in a digital world. We work in a digital work world. A new generation has grown up entirely digital. So why are so many businesses still operating like it’s the early 2000s? Will the 25-year evolution of managed services be revolutionized by AI in the next 25 months?

Top Down Ventures is excited to announce our participation in the $25 million Series A round for Slide, a modern Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) platform purpose-built for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The round was led by Base10 Partners, with participation from Outsiders Fund, and Top Down through our Founders Fund.

Q2 marked a strong quarter for Top Down Founders Fund so we’re excited to share the latest edition of the Top Down Ventures newsletter, highlighting our newest investments, portfolio momentum, and the many initiatives around fundraising and our MSP Outliers platform.

Despite the MSP industry’s massive growth and entrepreneurial success, the lack of standout public companies has shaped how Wall Street views MSPs compared to SaaS. So how do we change that narrative? What are Top Down's "Mag 7" potential IPO candidates that could change it?

Top Down Ventures today announced the acquisition of MSP Growth Hacks, the independent media and research platform founded by Kevin Clune. This strategic acquisition represents a significant step toward Top Down’s mission to build a unified, research-driven source of truth for the IT Channel.

Discover how the MSP industry has evolved over 25 years—from break-fix beginnings to AI-powered, next-gen platforms—and why it’s now primed for venture-scale disruption. The blog post also introduces MSP Outliers by Top Down, our new platform spotlighting the next generation of breakout technology companies emerging at the intersection of MSP, SaaS, and AI.

Top Down is proud to announce the launch of MSP Outliers, a first of its kind investor platform focused on the $500B+ global market for managed services and the hyper-growth next-generation software powering the MSPs.

Top Down Ventures invests in companies that bring real, scalable security solutions to the MSP ecosystem. That’s why we’re excited to announce our investment in Styx Intelligence, a cybersecurity innovator focused on Digital Risk Protection (DRP), from Top Down Founders Fund.

In our latest update, we share continued momentum behind our MSP-focused thesis, early fund traction with three portfolio investments, and strong progress across the portfolio. We also announced an increase to our target fund size as we continue to scale our efforts to back the next generation of software powering the MSP ecosystem.

Top Down Ventures is excited to announce our lead investment from the Top Down Founders Fund in ThreatMate, a cutting-edge cybersecurity startup redefining attack surface management for Managed Service Providers (MSPs).

We are thrilled to announce one of the first investments from our newly launched Founders Fund I: a strategic growth investment in Cork Protection, a leader in proactive cybersecurity solutions and financial risk management. This investment underscores our mission to support innovative SaaS companies that empower Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and drive transformative change in the industry.