TA Named to Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors List
The annual list recognizes private equity, venture capital, and lending firms with strong track records of supporting founder-led businesses
TA, a leading global private equity firm, is honored to be named one of Inc. Magazine’s Founder Friendly Investors for the sixth consecutive year. Presented annually, the award recognizes private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with demonstrated history of supporting founder-led companies.
The Founder-Friendly Investors list is developed by leveraging direct testimony from entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms. Founders completed questionnaires about their experiences with private equity, venture capital and debt firms and shared company performance data.
To view the full list and learn more about the selection criteria, please visit Inc.’s website.
About TA
TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies. Since 1968, TA has invested in more than 560 companies across its core sectors, including technology, business services, financial services, and healthcare. Leveraging its deep industry expertise and strategic resources, TA collaborates with management teams worldwide to help high-quality companies deliver lasting value. The firm has raised $65 billion in capital to date and has more than 160 investment professionals across offices in Boston, Menlo Park, Austin, London, Mumbai, and Hong Kong. Learn more at www.ta.com.
This award is the opinion of the party conferring the award and not of TA. The 2026 list of Founder-Friendly Investors, issued by Inc. on 10/27/2026, was based on the time period of January 2021 through June 2026. TA submitted a nomination and paid a participation fee to be considered for this list. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusion as the foregoing.