Mainsail Partners Founder Friendly

Mainsail Partners is honored to be recognized as a founder-friendly investment firm by Inc. Magazine for the fourth year in a row.

We admire and respect bootstrapped founders and we remain dedicated to providing hands-on, collaborative support for their growth. Our purpose-built team specializes in guiding software founders through the crucial phases of their growth journey. See below for some of the reasons founders choose Mainsail as their partner.

Mainsail Partners Awarded Inc. Magazine Founder-Friendly Award for Fourth Consecutive Year.

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Why Founders Choose Mainsail

“‘Founder-friendly is the Holy Grail that every founder looks for in an investment partner—someone who is collaborative, there to help in any way, and who takes responsibility with you for things that go well and things that don’t. It should be a team effort, and Mainsail does a great job at being a collaborative partner every step of the way.”

– Ben Hodson, Co-Founder and CEO of JobNimbus

 


“ They have a purpose-built team with deep operational experience that will work side by side with us to help plan our roadmap. Mainsail aligned with our values, growth plan, and demonstrated the integrity we were looking for in a partner.”
– Tobe Thompson, Founder and CEO of SmartMoving
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“Mainsail’s reputation and the importance they place on relationships is impeccable. Most of all, they believe in our team and vision for the future!” -Jasen Barnes, Co-Founder of Flight Schedule Pro
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“We had talked with several different growth equity firms over the years, but Mainsail Partners always stood out to me because of their reputation for preserving the “core” of the companies they partner with.” -John Forbes, Founder of Centerbase
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“They have focused on building and supporting a portfolio of bootstrapped companies like our own (including in similar industries) and took the time to really understand our vision for the future. They have a purpose-built team with deep operational experience that will work side by side with us to help chart our course.”
– Marc Balzamo, Co-Founder of Fexa
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“Boostlingo had many firms contact us and were interested in making an investment but Mainsail had a compelling case. They have a strong background in building sales and marketing machines and I got to know the Mainsail investors very well for the six months leading up to the deal and ultimately decided to go with them. ” – Bryan Forrester, Co-Founder and CEO of Boostlingo
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When we set out to choose an investment partner, we were careful to find the right team that understood the long-term vision we aimed to build. That’s why we selected Mainsail, a founder-friendly company that truly understands and supports what we’re trying to do. – Caleb Frankel, Founder and CEO of Instinct Science
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“Mainsail was a true partner from day one, providing hands-on operational support in every facet of our business. Mainsail had the utmost respect for the culture of our company as they collaborated with our team in our next phase of growth.”

– Elizabeth Francisco, President of ResMan

 

“They have the values that respect and appreciate the bootstrap culture. They are willing to allow that to sustain while introducing the necessary changes at the same time.”
– Dan Kerpelman, Founder & CEO of Bio-Optronics

“Mainsail out listened everybody. That’s what they’re great at. And they listened to our business. They understood our customers. They understood us. They understood our competitive landscape.”
– Kurt Long, Founder & CEO of FairWarning

Awards and Accolades

 

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The 2023 Founder-Friendly Investors, 2022 Founder-Friendly Investors, 2021 Founder-Friendly Investors, and Top 50 Most Founder-Friendly Private Equity Firms of 2020 recognitions presented herein are awarded by Inc. The recognitions were awarded on 10/31/23, 10/5/22, 10/5/21, and 10/27/20, respectively, for the periods 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Inc. assessed the nominees based on written responses to questions on Inc.’s nomination form and discussions with CEO references. Mainsail Partners paid application fees to participate in these processes. The receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to the awards. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusions as the foregoing.

The Top Private Equity Firms of 2023, Top 25 Growth Equity Firm of 2022, Top 25 Private Equity Firms of 2022, the Top 25 Growth Equity Firms of 2021, and the Top 25 Private Equity Firms for Growth Companies 2021 recognitions presented herein are awarded by GrowthCap. The recognitions were awarded on 9/18/23, 3/1/23, 9/6/22, 2/22/22, and 8/30/21, respectively, for the periods 2022, 2021 and 2021, respectively. GrowthCap assessed nominees based on written responses to questions on GrowthCap’s nomination form and further research and peer commentary. Mainsail Partners paid fees to distribute the results. The receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to the awards. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusions as the foregoing.

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