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Investors are excited right now. “There is a lot of dry powder,” says Anne Philpott of Churchill Asset Management. “But there's also a large amount of high-quality businesses that will need financing and support to continue to grow.”
Philpott is an honoree on Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list — the private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with a reputation for delivering deep expertise, strategic support, and true partnership to their portfolio companies. She’s joined by fellow honorees Hans Tung of Notable Capital and Jamie Elias of Trivest Partners.
All three agree that next year will be a big one for investment. But what about other key issues facing founders and investment partners?
On this special edition of Founder Group Chat (really, an Investor Group Chat), Inc. deputy digital editor Graham Winfrey takes founders behind the investment curtain. By the end of the episode, you’ll learn:
- What it means to be a founder-friendly investor;
- How AI has changed the investing landscape;
- The current exit environment;
- And the outlook for founders seeking investment capital in 2027.
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