Hildred Named to Inc.’s 2025 List of Founder-Friendly Investors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hildred, a lower middle-market healthcare private equity firm, today announced that it has been named to Inc.'s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors list. The prestigious list celebrates the investors that believe in backing founder-led businesses and helping them thrive.

On behalf of Hildred, Co-Founders and Managing Partners Andrew Goldman and David Solomon stated: “Our role as a trusted partner to our portfolio companies and their executive management teams is a core tenet for how we operate and invest. Simply put, we are committed to their long-term success and to doing what’s right to help them achieve their strategic objectives. We are honored to be recognized by Inc. as a founder-friendly investor and look forward to continuing to build great companies and achieving exceptional financial returns on behalf of our investors.”

“Raising capital is no small feat for today’s entrepreneurs. That’s why discovering investors who offer more than just financial backing—those who bring mentorship, resources, and a true spirit of partnership to your growth journey—is both rare and invaluable,” says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. “The 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors are collaborators and dedicated to helping their portfolio companies succeed.”

To compile the list, Inc. went straight to the source: entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms. Founders filled out a questionnaire about their experiences partnering with private equity, venture capital, and debt firms and shared data on how their companies have grown during these partnerships. For more information or to view the complete list of honorees, visit https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors.

About Hildred

Hildred is a healthcare-focused private equity firm that seeks opportunities to create value in middle-market companies. The firm specializes in partnering with management teams to help them scale their platforms, generate earnings growth, promote strategic and operational improvements, generate business development, and drive multiple expansion. For more information, please visit www.hildred.com and follow the firm on LinkedIn.

About Inc.

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.