Thayer Street Partners (“Thayer Street”), a private investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions to recurring revenue businesses in the financial services, business services, and real estate services sectors, today announced that it has been named to Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list. The list celebrates the investors and firms that work closely with entrepreneurs and remain engaged with the businesses they back. Honorees are recognized for their approach to partnering with founders and supporting their companies through growth and beyond.

“Since our inception, we’ve been committed to fostering strong and trusted relationships with founder-led businesses,” said Josh Koplewicz, Founder and Managing Partner of Thayer Street Partners. “Our partnership model is built on deep sector expertise, customized capital solutions, and a shared commitment to long-term value creation. We believe that continues to make us a partner of choice for founder-led businesses looking to accelerate growth.”

“With the current funding environment and rapid changes facing growing companies, founders are looking for more than just capital from their investors. They want true partners who believe in their business, but who are also able to provide the critical advisement and strategic support they need to reach their potential,” says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. “The 2026 Founder-Friendly Investor awards celebrate those firms –– the ones committed to partnership, excellence, and helping founder-led companies grow.”

To compile the Founder-Friendly Investors list, Inc. went straight to the source: entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms. Founders completed questionnaires about their experiences partnering with private equity, venture capital, and debt firms and shared data on how their companies have performed during these partnerships. The resulting list highlights investors that founders identified as strong partners throughout the investment process.

For more information or to view the complete list of honorees, visit https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors.

About Thayer Street Partners

Thayer Street Partners is a private investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions to growing recurring revenue businesses in the lower middle market. The firm partners with entrepreneurial management teams in the financial services, business services, and real estate services sectors, investing through customized, hybrid structures to support organic growth, M&A acceleration and long-term value creation. For more information, please visit www.thayerstreet.com.

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 its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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