Key Takeaways
- • GenNx360 Capital Partners, a New York City-based private equity firm with about $2.5 billion in assets under management, was named to Inc.'s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list, its second consecutive year on the list.
- • The list includes 294 firms and is compiled from questionnaires completed by entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms, who also shared data on how their companies performed during those partnerships.
- • Founder- and family-owned companies represent more than 60% of GenNx360's investments, which focus on U.S. lower middle market industrial services and business services companies.
- • Over its 20-year history, since its 2006 founding, GenNx360 has invested in 35 platform companies and completed more than 92 add-on acquisitions.
- • Inc. disclosed that GenNx360 paid Inc. $1,495 to be considered for inclusion on the list, a material qualifier on the recognition.
Summary
GenNx360 Capital Partners announced that it has been recognized on Inc.'s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list, which identifies private equity firms with demonstrated track records of supporting founder-led companies. The list includes 294 firms, and GenNx360 is recognized for the second year in a row. The firm, headquartered in New York City, invests in U.S. lower middle market industrial services and business services companies.
According to the press release, founder- and family-owned businesses make up more than 60% of GenNx360's investments. Since its founding in 2006, the firm has focused on partnering with these companies, using an integrated investment and operating team to drive organic growth, strengthen operations, expand capabilities and pursue growth through strategic acquisitions. Over its 20-year history, the firm has invested in 35 platform companies and completed more than 92 add-on acquisitions. Target industries include infrastructure services, testing and inspection, aerospace and defense, automation and industrial technology, commercial services, and food services.
Founder Ron Blaylock, Founder and Managing Partner of GenNx360, said the firm's approach is rooted in working collaboratively with leadership teams and bringing operational expertise and strategic resources to founder-led businesses. Inc. compiled the list by surveying entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms, who completed questionnaires about their experiences and shared performance data for their companies. The 2026 list was announced in October 2026.
The press release carries a disclosure stating that Inc. created and sponsored the list and that GenNx360 paid Inc. $1,495 to be considered for inclusion. Readers evaluating the recognition should weigh this paid-consideration element alongside the founder-survey methodology. The firm reports approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management.
According to the press release, founder- and family-owned businesses make up more than 60% of GenNx360's investments. Since its founding in 2006, the firm has focused on partnering with these companies, using an integrated investment and operating team to drive organic growth, strengthen operations, expand capabilities and pursue growth through strategic acquisitions. Over its 20-year history, the firm has invested in 35 platform companies and completed more than 92 add-on acquisitions. Target industries include infrastructure services, testing and inspection, aerospace and defense, automation and industrial technology, commercial services, and food services.
Founder Ron Blaylock, Founder and Managing Partner of GenNx360, said the firm's approach is rooted in working collaboratively with leadership teams and bringing operational expertise and strategic resources to founder-led businesses. Inc. compiled the list by surveying entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms, who completed questionnaires about their experiences and shared performance data for their companies. The 2026 list was announced in October 2026.
The press release carries a disclosure stating that Inc. created and sponsored the list and that GenNx360 paid Inc. $1,495 to be considered for inclusion. Readers evaluating the recognition should weigh this paid-consideration element alongside the founder-survey methodology. The firm reports approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management.
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