New Harbor Capital Named to Inc.’s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors List

The annual list highlights the private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with track records of backing founder-led companies

New Harbor Capital is grateful to be included for the sixth consecutive year in Inc.’s annual Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with a track record of backing founder-led companies.

The prestigious list celebrates the investors that believe in backing founder-led businesses and helping them thrive. All firms on the list have successful track records of collaboration with founders who remain actively involved with the businesses in some capacity following investment.

“It’s an honor to be recognized as a Founder-Friendly Investor by Inc. for the sixth year in a row,” said Tom Formolo, Partner at New Harbor Capital. “Supporting founder-led businesses has always been integral to New Harbor’s mission. This recognition affirms our commitment to building strong, collaborative partnerships and helping founders achieve their vision for growth.”

New Harbor helps drive and accelerate growth opportunities by supporting founders and their management teams with resources, expertise, and dedication. We have partnered with 24 founder teams since our firm’s founding in 2013. Prior to that, New Harbor’s Partners utilized a similar approach at their prior firm. Additionally, nearly all of our prior founder partners have invested in our subsequent private equity funds, providing further evidence of the enduring strength of our relationships.

The following testimonials from our founder partners speak to this:

“I am grateful for New Harbor’s guidance. Their commitment and support of my vision was instrumental in enabling Fix-It to be where it is today. With New Harbor’s help, we were able to build a first-class platform in the home services space.” George Donaldson, CEO and Founder of Fix-It Group

“I’m so elated to see our company take this leap forward with such an amazing group of people. My heart is full as I venture toward retirement knowing that New Harbor will provide the tools to help Respire grow and to serve more patients than we ever could before.” Carlia Cichon, Founder of Respire Homecare Services (formerly Advent Home Medical)

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 Inc.

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DISCLAIMER: This recognition was received from Inc. Media on October 28, 2025. New Harbor Capital paid $1,295 in entry fees to Inc. Media to be considered for this recognition. The entry process involved contacting past and present founders from New Harbor Capital’s investment portfolio to ask them about their experience partnering with New Harbor Capital. New Harbor Capital was one of numerous firms to receive this recognition from Inc. Media. The award nomination period covers January through May of 2025. This rating may not be representative of any one investor’s experience and is not indicative of any future performance.

Certain statements about New Harbor Capital made by portfolio company executives herein are intended to illustrate New Harbor Capital’s business relationship with such persons, including with respect to New Harbor Capital’s facilities as a business partner, rather than New Harbor Capital’s capabilities or expertise with respect to investment advisory services. Portfolio company executives were not compensated in connection with their participation, although they generally receive compensation and investment opportunities in connection with their portfolio company roles, and in certain cases are also owners of portfolio company securities and/or investors in New Harbor Capital-sponsored vehicles. Such compensation and investments subject participants to potential conflicts of interest in making the statements herein.