Inc. 2024 List of Founder-Friendly Investors – Alpine Investors

San Francisco, CA, October 29, 2024 – Alpine Investors (“Alpine”), a Certified B Corp people-driven private equity firm committed to building enduring software and services companies, is proud to share that it has been named to Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors list for the sixth year in a row.

Introduced in 2019, the Founder-Friendly Investors list has become a go-to guide for entrepreneurs who want to grow their companies while retaining an ownership stake. 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.

“Our consistent recognition by Inc. and the entrepreneurs we partner with as a founder-friendly investor is a direct reflection of our PeopleFirst philosophy,” said Graham Weaver, Founder and CEO of Alpine Investors. “We strive to empower exceptional people and build enduring businesses, and we are proud to support founders through various stages of their journeys.”

Alpine’s comprehensive talent programs, including its CEO-in-Training and CEO-in-Residence programs, allow founders to transition or supplement their leadership teams. Alpine recruits exceptional and seasoned personnel, and through its talent programs, ensures leaders brought into the portfolio are values-led individuals who will be excellent partners for founders.

“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.”

Inc. is a New York City-based media brand for entrepreneurs and is not affiliated with Alpine. Alpine paid a fee for submission to be considered for this award. For more information about the selection criteria and process, please visit Inc.’s website. This award was given on October 29, 2024 and was based upon information from the previous year.

To see the complete list, please visit: https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors/2024

About Alpine Investors

Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm committed to building enduring companies by working with, learning from, and developing exceptional people. Alpine specializes in investments in the software and services industries. Alpine’s PeopleFirst strategy includes a talent program that allows Alpine to bring leadership to situations where additional or new management is needed post-transaction. Alpine has $17.6 billion in assets under management and has three offices in San Francisco, New York, and Salt Lake City. For more information, visit our website and read the full disclaimers including, but not limited to, third-party statements and certifications and Alpine Operations Group.

About Inc.

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, digital, print, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.