Innovation defines the opportunity.
Discipline defines the outcome.
About Us
Fundamentally Oriented, Quantitatively Implemented.
First Team Capital is an actively managed long-short equity fund pursuing consistent, long-term capital appreciation with low correlation to traditional asset classes. We invest thematically in disruptive innovation—identifying the technologies and business models that are reshaping how companies operate and consumers behave—and express those views through a concentrated book of long and short positions.
Our process is sequential and disciplined. We begin with the macro regime to understand the environment we are investing into, narrow to companies with durable fundamentals and genuine growth, time our entries against the weight of the technical evidence, and concentrate capital where a credible thesis and a favorable setup converge. The result is a portfolio built to minimize directional market exposure while maximizing alpha.
The fund is suited to sophisticated investors seeking diversification beyond conventional passive indices, with minimal overlap and low correlation to the core holdings of most portfolios.
Investment Philosophy
POSITIONED FOR GROWTH
We seek to understand how the world is changing and where it is heading, then concentrate capital in the companies positioned to lead that change. Our long book targets businesses building durable competitive advantage in the face of technological disruption. Our short book identifies those whose models are most exposed to it. We size conviction to the strength of the underlying thesis and the durability of the edge behind it.
Every position moves through the same sequence: macro context, fundamental quality, technical confirmation, and thematic fit. We draw on internal and external data sources and an iterative research process that works both top down and bottom up. That process is organized around a consistent set of questions. Where is the next significant disruption emerging? How large is the opportunity? Which incumbents are exposed, and which challengers are positioned to win? What timeline does the investment require?
A DISCIPLINED, REPEATABLE PROCESS
Conviction is earned through evidence, not narrative. Every thesis carries explicit conditions that would prove it wrong, and we revisit our positioning as the facts evolve. Disciplined risk management, rather than market direction, is the foundation of how we pursue absolute returns across changing conditions.
GROUNDED IN RESEARCH, GOVERNED BY RISK
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First Team Capital, LLC
P: 646-389-0753 | E: info@firstteamcap.com