Wayne, PA – Renovus Capital Partners (“Renovus”) has been named to Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list, which recognizes private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with demonstrated track records of supporting founder-led companies. This year’s list recognizes Renovus among 294 firms across the investment landscape.
The prestigious Founder-Friendly Investors 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.
“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.”
“Founders are at the center of everything we do at Renovus. We aim to be more than a source of capital, working shoulder to shoulder with entrepreneurs to build durable businesses in the knowledge and talent sectors,” said Atif Gilani, Jesse Serventi, and Brad Whitman, Founding Partners of Renovus. “To be recognized by founders themselves is the most meaningful kind of validation, and we are grateful to every entrepreneur who has trusted us to help take their company to the next level.”
Over the past decade, Renovus has built an impressive portfolio of companies across the knowledge and talent sectors, including education, training, human capital, technology services, and professional services. The firm’s collaborative approach and sector specialization have allowed it to help founder-led businesses accelerate growth, expand capabilities, and create lasting value.
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.
Inc. named Renovus to its 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors lists issued October 27, 2026. Inc. compiled the lists from questionnaires completed by founders who had sold companies to private equity, venture capital and debt firms, covering their experience with those firms and their companies’ growth during the partnership. Renovus paid an application fee to Inc. to be considered for the list.