RLH Recognized by Inc. for Fifth Consecutive Year
The annual list highlights the private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with track records of backing founder-led companies.
RLH Equity Partners has been named to the Inc. Founder-Friendly Investors list for the fifth consecutive year. All companies on the list have successful track records of collaboration and remaining actively involved with the businesses they invest in.
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 companies have grown during these partnerships.
“Our respect for founders is the cornerstone of every partnership,” said Mark Gartner, Managing Director at RLH. “We see ourselves as an extension of their vision—helping to amplify their success by bringing the experience, resources, and perspective that strengthen growth infrastructure, sharpen strategy, and accelerate the path to the next chapter of value creation.”
RLH’s dedicated team of seasoned investors and operators works shoulder-to-shoulder with entrepreneurs to provide the collaboration, strategic guidance, and operational support needed to drive high-quality, sustainable growth. In addition, RLH offers in-house expertise to help portfolio companies identify and execute on M&A opportunities.
The firm’s distinct partnership model has cultivated long-term relationships with dozens of founders—many of whom continue to engage with RLH as Strategic Advisors—underscoring the mutual trust and alignment at the heart of the firm’s investment philosophy.
RLH’s continued inclusion on Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors list underscores the firm’s unwavering commitment to building authentic, long-term partnerships with founders. By combining deep respect for entrepreneurial vision with decades of growth experience, RLH helps founders scale their businesses with confidence and clarity.
For more information or to view the complete list of honorees, visit https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors.
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