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Founders First Capital

VC
San Diego, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in underrepresented founders building scalable solutions within niche B2B SaaS markets including HR Tech and Immigration Tech.

How Founders First Capital invests

Founders First Capital is a vc firm based in San Diego, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Tech, Media.

Founders First Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Founders First Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including Workable, HireRight.

Meet the Team

KF

Kim Folsom

Managing Partner

Diversity-focused B2B SaaS
HR Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

WO

Workable

HR Tech
HI

HireRight

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How to pitch Founders First Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kim Folsom, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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