Heartwood Partners is honored to be recognized for a fourth year in a row in Inc.’s annual Founder-Friendly Investor List. The list honors private equity, venture capital firms, and lenders with a track record for backing founder-led companies.
The 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 remaining actively involved with the businesses they invest in.
“It has been a complicated few years for growth companies and the companies that fund them,” said Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “So we are happy to share with our readers the best, latest guidance on which venture capital firms, private equity firms, and growth-capital lenders have the track record and reputation of being especially good partners to founders and CEOs.”
“We are pleased and honored to be recognized by Inc. for the fourth year in a row. We believe this is a testament to our dedication and focus on partnering with family, founder, and management-held businesses for over 20 years,” Ed Tan, Managing Partner of Heartwood Partners. “Our unique blend of working closely with our portfolio companies and establishing a strong balance sheet provides for a healthy platform from which our portfolio companies can grow and maximize their potential.”
To see the complete list, go to: https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors/2024
Heartwood Partners has a track record of partnering with family and management-held businesses to help them continue to build their businesses. Our approach combines strategic execution with conservative capital structures to support long-term growth, including organic and acquisition-driven expansion into new products, services, and end markets. Please visit the Heartwood Partners website at www.heartwoodpartners.com to review our approach and investment portfolio.