WestView Capital Partners Named to Inc.’s Top Founder-Friendly Investors List for Seventh Consecutive Year

Boston, MA - WestView Capital Partners ("WestView"), a Boston-based growth equity firm, announced today that it has been named to Inc.'s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list, marking its seventh consecutive year of recognition. The annual list recognizes the most founder-friendly private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders that have demonstrated a consistent commitment to supporting entrepreneurs and their growth journeys.

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 investment firms and shared data on how their companies have performed during these partnerships.

"We are proud to be recognized again by Inc. for our commitment to founder-led businesses," said Matt Carroll, Managing Partner at WestView. "Our role is to help entrepreneurs build on what has made their companies successful, bringing resources and experience to support growth while respecting the culture and vision they have established."

Jonathan Hunnicutt, Managing Partner, added, "Earning this recognition for seven consecutive years is particularly rewarding because it reflects the experiences of the founders we work alongside. We value the trust they place in us and remain focused on being a collaborative, dependable partner as they pursue their next stage of growth."

Founded in 2004, WestView has spent more than two decades partnering with founder-led growth companies across a range of industries. Through both minority and majority investments, the firm works closely with management teams to support their growth plans, taking a long-term approach grounded in shared objectives and respect for each business's entrepreneurial identity.

About WestView Capital Partners

WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused exclusively on middle market growth companies, manages $2.7 billion in capital across five funds. WestView partners with existing management teams to sponsor minority and majority recapitalizations, growth, and consolidation transactions in several sectors, including software and IT services, business services, healthcare technology and outsourcing and growth industrial. WestView targets investments of $20 to $100 million in companies with revenue of at least $10 million and operating profits between $3 and $25 million. For more information, please visit www.wvcapital.com.

About Inc.

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