Lachlann Tierney

About Lachlann Tierney

Lachlann ‘Lachy’ Tierney is passionate about uncovering hidden opportunities in the microcap sector. With four years of experience as a senior equities analyst at one of Australia’s leading microcap firms, he has built a reputation for rigorous research, deep-dive due diligence, and accessible investor communications. Over this time, he has vetted seed, pre-IPO and ASX-listed companies across sectors, conducted onsite visits, and built strong relationships across the microcap space.

Lachy is nearing completion of a PhD in economics at RMIT University, where his research focuses on blockchain governance and voting systems. His work was housed within the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT, a leading research centre for crypto-economics and blockchain research. He holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and an Honours BA in Philosophy and Politics from the University of Melbourne.

Born in New York and raised in California, Lachy grew up a few blocks from biotech giant Amgen and counts among his peers various characters in the overlapping worlds of venture capital, technology and crypto. When he’s not researching microcaps, he’s most likely sweating it out in a sauna or dunking himself in cold Tasmanian water.

Sell in May? These Aren’t the Losses You’re Looking For

The federal budget’s CGT changes were meant to punish risk capital. Instead, they may have forced open a rare buying window in beaten-up ASX small caps and commodities.

By Lachlann Tierney, Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Why won’t the ASX 200 move?

The ASX 200 looks dead on the surface, but a powerful commodities boom is quietly building underneath — and it could drag small caps into a surprise second‑half revival.

By Lachlann Tierney, Monday, 01 June 2026

The AI code smoky

Digital infrastructure follows the same trend: Research, then scale. The internet did it. The cloud did it. AI is doing it now. As Paul Dichiera explains, the same monetisation question that hung over the last two booms is now dangling over this one. And the answer is the same too.

By Lachlann Tierney, Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Lachlann Tierney is the editor for

Australian Small-Cap Investigator

Editor Lachlann Tierney provides detailed research and analysis on some of the smallest and brightest listed companies on the ASX.

Each month, Callum recommends one of Australia’s rising star stocks — detailing exactly what makes it a buy recommendation and how it could deliver dramatic returns.

If you’re bored of blue chips, not fazed by a volatile market and looking for a little more excitement and risk in your portfolio, look no further.

Australian Small-Cap Investigator focuses on companies whose shares trade for cents on the dollar — and are often shunned or ignored by those in mainstream funds and brokerages. It has a simple mission: To make you big money from small stocks.

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Fat Tail Microcaps

This is a niche trading service for risk-attuned speculators looking for a thrill ride. Editor Lachlann Tierney is going after tiny ASX stocks with a market capitalisation of less than $200 million. Chasing entry points in the tiniest listed stocks on our market is not for the faint of heart. But at stake is a chance to gain exposure to some of the fastest and most powerful upside you’ll find anywhere.

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