Silversmith is honored to be named to Inc.’s 2022 Founder Friendly Investors List which recognizes firms that entrepreneurs collaborate with and trust as they receive the support they need to accelerate growth. Introduced in 2019, the list is considered a go-to guide for entrepreneurs who want to grow their companies while retaining an ownership stake. To compile the list, Inc. received feedback from entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms about their experiences partnering with firms.

Silversmith was founded in 2015 with a mission to partner with the very best entrepreneurs in technology and healthcare companies as they build and grow their companies. Over the past seven years, the firm has closed four growth equity funds totaling $3.3 billion capital under management and invested in 42 companies, the majority of which are led by founders who have bootstrapped their companies into profitable businesses. Silversmith investments include ActiveCampaign, Appfire, DistroKid, impact.com, Iodine Software, LifeStance Health, and Webflow.  

Read more about the full Silversmith portfolio at https://www.silversmith.com/portfolio

The Firm Recognitions presented herein are from third-parties that are not affiliated with Silversmith. These third-parties independently assess nominees based on multiple criteria. The awards and designations presented on this website are the opinion of the respective parties conferring the award or designation and not of Silversmith. Recognitions by third-parties are not indicative of future performance. Silversmith pays a licensing or related fee to participate and/or distribute the results. The receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to any granted award or designation. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusions as the foregoing.  

Silversmith submitted nominations to be considered for the Inc. Founder Friendly 2022 award and has paid a fee to promote this award. For additional details on the award selection criteria and methodology, please visit https://incprivateequity50.secure-platform.com/a