Ridgetop Research | 5,165 followers on LinkedIn. The next generation primary research firm. | Ridgetop Research was created to provide a best of breed primary research platform for a select group of institutional investment firms. The company was founded in 2008 with the aim of building the first exclusive custom recruiting platform. Using our insight into the independent research industry and a strict focus on compliance, the Company has developed a system to streamline the process of recruiting industry professionals and allocates more recruiting resources per client than has been the practice in the industry to date.