Inverness Graham Named to Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors List
Wayne, PA, October 27, 2026 – Inverness Graham has been named to Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list, which honors private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with demonstrated track records of supporting founder-led companies. This year’s list distinguishes Inverness Graham as one of 294 firms spanning the investment landscape.
Honorees are recognized for their approach to partnering with founders and supporting their companies through growth and beyond. To compile the list, Inc. went straight to the source: founder-owners who have partnered with Inverness Graham. Founders completed questionnaires about their experiences working with the firm and shared data on how their companies performed during their respective partnerships.
“For more than two decades, Inverness Graham has partnered with founder-owners of lower middle market companies to build businesses of enduring value,” said Ken Graham, Founder & Chairman of Inverness Graham. “Backed by the Graham Group’s 60-year operating heritage and our dedicated Value Creation Group, we work alongside our portfolio company leadership to drive accelerated growth. We are honored to be named to Inc.’s list, and we thank the founders and portfolio companies who make our exciting work possible.”
Inc. Founder-Friendly Investors Awards honors private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders that have a track record of successfully backing and partnering with founder-led businesses. To be recognized on Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors List recognition, firms are required to submit an application with a nominal fee.
About Inverness Graham
Inverness Graham is a Philadelphia-based, operationally focused private investment firm that partners with innovative, high-growth businesses where technology is transforming traditional industry. With more than $1.8 billion in assets under management, Inverness Graham brings institutional-scale capabilities to the North American lower middle market while maintaining a focused partnership approach with founders and management teams. The firm’s Flagship strategy targets high-growth businesses in Healthcare, Tech-Enabled Services and Software, and Advanced Manufacturing, while the Green Light strategy targets technology-enabled businesses where sustainability is a key driver of accelerated growth.
Across its strategies, Inverness Graham combines deep sector expertise with an operationally intensive value creation playbook, leveraging dedicated resources across deal sourcing, operational improvement, transformative M&A and AI enablement. Founded by senior executives of the Graham Group, the firm builds on a more than 60-year legacy of operational excellence and entrepreneurial leadership.
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