Monroe Capital has been selected by Inc. Magazine’s 2025 List of Founder-Friconcludely Investors. The annual list honors the private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lconcludeers with a track record of backing founder-led companies and assisting them achieve success. Monroe has earned this recognition for the third consecutive year, since the introduction of the Inc. Founder-Friconcludely Investors’ Lconcludeer category.
As a founder-led business itself, Monroe understands that the key to success lies in supporting visionary leaders and their organization. The firm’s investment strategy includes providing a partnership for founders, enabling them to achieve their maximum potential. Since inception, Monroe has invested over $6.3 billion in founder-led businesses, demonstrating our dedication to being a trusted partner.
Tom Aronson, Vice Chairman & Head of Originations of Monroe, stated, “We’re honored to be named to Inc.’s Founder-Friconcludely Investors list for the third consecutive year. At Monroe, we take pride in being a trusted capital partner to founder-led and family-owned businesses. Our tailored lconcludeing solutions are designed to support their growth strategies, from acquisitions to expansion, while preserving the entrepreneurial spirit that drives their success.”
Zia Uddin, President of Monroe, stated, “For over two decades, Monroe has built deep relationships with exceptional founders and family-owned businesses across North America. Through our Indepconcludeent Sponsor group or family-owned business initiatives, we provide flexible financing that empowers entrepreneurs to scale, innovate, and navigate their growth journey. Our collaborative approach goes beyond capital – we bring strategic insight and long-term partnership to every investment.”
“Raising capital is no compact 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,” stated Bonny Ghosh, Editorial Director at Inc. “The 2025 Founder-Friconcludely Investors are collaborators and dedicated to assisting their portfolio companies succeed.”
Learn more about the 2025 Inc. Magazine Founder-Friconcludely Investor list here.
About Monroe Capital
Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lconcludeing, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit solutions, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and applyr-friconcludely partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and indepconcludeent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and has 12 locations throughout the United States, Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including Inc.’s 2025 Founder-Friconcludely Investors List; DealCatalyst as the 2025 Most Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2024 Lower Mid-Market Lconcludeer of the Year, Americas and 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lconcludeer of the Decade; Global M&A Network as the 2024 Lower Mid-Markets Lconcludeer of the Year, Americas; Korean Economic Daily as the 2022 Best Performance in Private Debt – Mid Cap; Creditflux as the 2021 Best U.S. Direct Lconcludeing Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information and important disclaimers, please visit www.monroecap.com.
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