Why Mainsail Team Companies Perspective Mainsail Partners Named in Inc.’s 2021 List of Founder-Friendly Investors Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm that invests in fast-growing software companies, was named in Inc.’s 2021 List of Founder-Friendly Investors, honoring the private equity and venture capital firms that they found have the best track record of success backing entrepreneurs. According to Inc., the list recognizes firms that entrepreneurs can trust and collaborate with while receiving the financial support they need to help accelerate growth. Inc. found that all awardees have a successful track record of remaining actively involved in the businesses after their investment. This is the second year that Mainsail has been recognized by Inc. as a founder-friendly investor. To compile the list, Inc. went straight to the source: entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity. Founders filled out a questionnaire about their experiences partnering with private equity firms and shared data on how their portfolio companies have grown during these partnerships. The complete Founder-Friendly Investors list can be found here. About Mainsail Partners Mainsail Partners is a growth equity firm with offices in Austin and San Francisco that invests exclusively in fast-growing, bootstrapped software companies. The firm has raised over $1.3 billion and invested in more than 50 growing companies since 2003. Mainsail prioritizes investments in B2B software companies with compelling business models in growing markets. The firm’s approach to driving value creation is anchored in a dedicated Operations Team that is purpose-built to help founders scale their businesses and accelerate growth. These women and men include former software company operators who leverage real-world experience, well-established best practices, and a true partnership ethos to support management teams. For more information, visit mainsailpartners.com or follow the firm on LinkedIn. The 2021 Founder-Friendly Investors recognition presented herein is awarded by Inc., a third-party that is not affiliated with Mainsail Partners. Inc. requested nominees provide them with a certain number of entrepreneur references, and Inc. independently assessed the nominees based on responses to a questionnaire completed by such entrepreneur references. The number of nominees reviewed for this recognition was not disclosed to Mainsail Partners, and therefore, it and the percentage of nominees receiving the recognition, cannot be disclosed herein. Inc.’s recognition is not indicative of Mainsail Partners’ future performance and does not reflect the experience of, or any rating by, Mainsail Partners’ investors. Mainsail Partners paid an application fee to participate in this process. For more information regarding this recognition, please see the linked publication. Inc. is a registered trademark of Mansueto Ventures LLC. Austin 500 West 5th Street, Suite 1100 Austin, TX 78701 + 1 (512) 772 2260 mainsail@mainsailpartners.com Contact Us Disclosures Privacy Policy San Francisco One Front Street, Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94111 +1 (415) 391-3150 About Us Bootstrapped Focus Value Creation Investment Parameters Investor Login ©2021 Mainsail Partners.