Four Nashville area firms make Inc. Magazine’s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors list
It is based on an application process followed by an evaluation submitted by one to five founders who have dealt with the firm in the past five years.
Four Tennessee firms – all based in the Nashville area – made Inc. Magazine‘s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the private equity (PE), venture capital (VC) firms, and lenders with a track record of backing founder-led companies. The four are:
- CapitalSpring which made the list twice for private equity and venture capital;
- Edison Partners on the private equity listing;
- Petra Capital Partners, also on the private equity side; and
- Relevance Ventures for venture capital.
“We designed the list, which includes 269 firms in its sixth year, as a resource for founders to find reliable partners, whether they need venture capital, private equity, or debt,” Inc. Magazine wrote in explaining the listing. It is based on an application process followed by an evaluation submitted by one to five founders who have dealt with the firm in the past five years.
“To confirm the PE, VC, and debt firms’ commitment to backing founder-led companies, we gather data on how those portfolio companies grew while partnered with the PE, VC, or debt firm and interview founders on how these partners helped them grow during investment holding periods,” Inc. Magazine explains. “On that basis, we produce a proprietary score that determines the PE, VC, and debt firms whose missions most significantly support the men and women behind these portfolio companies. This score, along with findings from our editors’ research, determines which companies make it onto the Founder-Friendly Investors list. Companies are listed alphabetically within each category, not by rank.”
To see the full list of firms, click here.
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