Argentum Named to Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors List for Six Consecutive Years

New York, NY, October 28, 2025 – Argentum, a New York-based growth equity firm that partners with bootstrapped and founder-led business services and B2B software companies, has been named to the Inc. Founder-Friendly Investors list for a sixth consecutive year. This recognition continues to underscore Argentum’s longstanding track record of serving as a trusted minority growth equity partner for capital efficient entrepreneurs who want to accelerate organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions, but preserve their independence, maintain operational autonomy, and minimize dilution.

Argentum’s founder-friendly, value-added, and collaborative approach was reflected in the firm’s partnership with LAUNCH – the leading provider of aviation technical workforce solutions and services to many of the world’s largest airlines, OEMs, and MROs – which received a majority investment from a large private equity firm with deep expertise in the aviation sector earlier this year:

 

“Argentum has been a key partner that’s directly contributed to LAUNCH’s buy-and-build strategy, rapid growth, and resounding success,” said Mike Guagenti, Co-Founder and CEO of LAUNCH. “From originating several of our pivotal acquisitions and partnerships, to providing valuable strategic guidance and advice as active members of our board, Argentum has consistently delivered levels of value-add and business development support that have far exceeded what our team expected from a minority investment partner.”

Jean Rollo, Co-Founder and President of LAUNCH, added, “As a truly founder-friendly value-added partner, Argentum worked endlessly and in close coordination with the LAUNCH team to accelerate the company’s growth, expand its capabilities, source acquisitions, and help us build a market leader – all while empowering and trusting LAUNCH’s founders to maintain majority ownership and operational autonomy.”

Ian Rollo, Co-Founder and current Chairman of LAUNCH, said, “We were bootstrapped and profitable, without any desire or need for outside investment – however Argentum committed to bring much more to LAUNCH than just capital, and they delivered. Our partnership with Argentum has been a force multiplier and significant contributor to LAUNCH’s tremendous success.”

 

Dan Raynor, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Argentum, commented, “For over three decades, we have supported capital-efficient, closely held companies in scaling their businesses. Our role is to provide strategic resources and transaction expertise that empower founders to execute on expansion and buy-and-build strategies—without the ownership dilution and operational disruption often associated with control-oriented investment models.”

Walter Barandiaran, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Argentum, added, “Throughout our history, we’ve partnered with more than 100 businesses, helping many of them grow into industry leaders through both organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions. This recognition for a sixth year in a row continues to reflect the voices of the entrepreneurs we work with and further reinforces our commitment to maintaining a collaborative, founder-first approach.”

Additional testimonials from founders and CEOs who have partnered with Argentum can be found at https://argentumgroup.com/testimonials/

 

About Argentum
Argentum is a New York-based growth equity firm that helps scale bootstrapped, capital efficient B2B software, technology-enabled, and business services companies generating revenues of $5M to $50M. The firm provides capital to accelerate growth, fund acquisitions, and generate shareholder liquidity. Over its 30+ year history, Argentum has invested in over 100 companies, supported more than 200 add-on acquisitions, and been named to Inc’s list of Top Founder Friendly Investors for six consecutive years. Argentum fills the growing gap between venture capital funds and later stage PE firms by targeting capital-efficient companies that are seeking $5M to $20M of equity capital from a value-added partner without a change in control.

 

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