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Founders First Capital Partners

VC
San Diego, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$25M

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on capital-efficient B2B businesses led by diverse founders, especially in underserved communities.

Meet the Team

KF

Kim Folsom

Founder & CEO

B2B SaaS
Diversity Investing
KT

Kim T. Folsom

Founder, Chairperson & CEO

revenue-based funding
inclusive finance
service-based small businesses
BG

Bella Gangnes

Director of Investments

investment analysis
capital deployment
diverse-led businesses
JP

Joshua Palkki

Portfolio Management Director

portfolio management
investment operations
service-based companies

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Biotech

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

LO

LoanHero

Financial SaaS
CO

ConnexPay

B2B Payments
KL

Klarinet Solutions

FO

Founders First Change Catalyst Fund II, LLC (CIK 0002079924)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Founders First Capital Partners

FO

FOUNDERS FIRST CHANGE CATALYST, LLC (CIK 0001882753)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Founders First Capital Partners

FI

FifteenTwenty

Named portfolio company

KU

Kuto

Named portfolio company

GA

Gathr

Named portfolio company

OV

Oversoul

Named portfolio company

VA

Vaunt

Named portfolio company

How to pitch Founders First Capital Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kim Folsom, Founder & CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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