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Cypress Selected for Inc.'s List of Founder-Friendly Investors

Cypress Growth Capital is proud to announce its inclusion on the Inc. Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the private equity, venture capital, and debt investors who partner with founder-led companies to help achieve successful entrepreneur outcomes. All selected firms have a proven track record of positive collaboration and remain actively engaged with the companies in which they invest.

Cypress was recognized as one of only two non-dilutive investors focused on emerging growth B2B technology companies.

"For today’s entrepreneurs, 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."

"We’re an investment team with experience in starting, leading and growing tech companies. We’ve dealt with the challenges of scaling a business and understand the importance of partnership in achieving success," said Cliff Sentell, Partner at Cypress. "For 15 years, we’ve collaborated with entrepreneurs as peers—bringing our experience, perspective, and support to help them reach their goals on their own terms."

Vik Thapar, Managing Director at Cypress, emphasized the rarity of strong portfolio support from a non-dilutive capital source. "We appreciate being recognized as one of only two non-dilutive investors in our category of emerging growth B2B software companies. And, most importantly, we're extremely proud of the real stars—the entrepreneurs who regularly achieve remarkable outcomes."

Since 2010, Cypress Growth Capital has invested in 60+ B2B technology companies, helping entrepreneurs scale efficiently and achieve successful outcomes, including 35 exits that have created $2.4 billion in enterprise value. These results reflect Cypress’s enduring commitment to supporting founders through flexible capital and practical guidance.

To compile the list, Inc. went straight to the source: entrepreneurs who have raised capital from professional investment firms. Founders completed a questionnaire about their experiences with their capital providers 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.