JMI Equity Named to Inc.’s 2024 List of Founder-Friendly Investors
Annual roundup highlights the private equity, venture capital, and lenders with track records of backing founder-led companies
Baltimore, San Diego, and Washington, D.C., October 29, 2024 – Inc., a leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today announced its sixth annual Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the private equity, venture capital firms, and lenders with a track record of backing founder-led companies.
The prestigious list celebrates the investors that believe in backing founder-led businesses and helping them thrive. All companies on the list have successful track records of collaboration and remain actively involved with the businesses they invest in.
“Over the past three decades, JMI has had the privilege of partnering with over 185 software companies to help them scale and enhance shareholder value,” said Peter Arrowsmith, Managing Partner at JMI Equity. “We’re proud to receive recognition from Inc. once again and are motivated by our ongoing partnerships with company founders and management teams.”
To compile the list, Inc. went straight to the source: entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms. Founders filled out a questionnaire about their experiences partnering with private equity, venture capital, and debt firms and shared data on how their portfolio companies have grown during these partnerships.
To see the complete list, go to: https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors/2024
Introduced in 2019, the Founder-Friendly Investors list quickly established itself as one of Inc.’s most resourceful franchises. It has become a go-to guide for entrepreneurs who want to grow their companies while retaining an ownership stake.
The November 2024 issue of Inc. magazine is available online now at https://www.inc.com/magazine and will be on newsstands beginning October 29.
Disclaimer: Inc. is a leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders. The award is the subjective determination of the party conferring the award and not of JMI Equity. JMI Equity submitted an application, provided references, and paid a fee for consideration. JMI Equity received this award in 2024. The time period upon which the award was based upon was January 1, 2019, to May 31, 2024. For more information about Inc., please see their website at www.inc.com. JMI is not responsible for the contents of any third-party website and has not confirmed the accuracy of any information provided therein.
