Founders First Capital Partners Recognized as ImpactAssets 50 Emerging Impact Manager, Highlighting Momentum Catalyzing Impact Investing for an Inclusive Economy

Founders First Capital Partners announced that it has been recognized as an ImpactAssets 50 2023 (IA 50) Emerging Impact Manager.

Receiving the impact investing industry credential marks Founders First’s continued momentum toward growing diverse-led companies outside of major capital markets, while offering a scalable platform for mission-driven investors. To-date, Founders First has served over 700 companies with its accelerator programs and tools, and is working toward funding 1,000 companies by 2031 to drive equitable job and wealth creation in regions across the country.

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Founders First has pioneered combining high-quality advisory services with non-dilutive revenue-based financing (RBF), helping high-potential BIPOC, women, veteran, LGBTQ+, and inclusive businesses in low and moderate-income areas grow toward the mid-market. RBF is an innovative capital solution that offers the large check size, flexibility, and wrap-around support of an equity investment, while ensuring founders can preserve their full ownership without dilution or giving up control.

In 2021, Founders First launched its Change Catalyst Fund, in partnership with Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, which provides institutional and individual impact investors the opportunity to support the growth of diverse-led companies in local communities while achieving competitive, reliable returns.

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“Founders First is proving that investing in diverse founders is not just the right thing to do, but can offer an attractive impact investing opportunity for mission-driven investors,” said Kim Folsom, Founders First founder, chairperson, and CEO, “We thank ImpactAssets and their Review Committee for this honor, as well as our investors, partners, and most importantly, our member companies, for making this achievement possible as we work together to build an inclusive economy that works for all.”

The IA 50 is a free, publicly available, searchable database of impact investment fund managers for impact investors, family offices, corporations, foundations and institutional investors. The IA 50 Emerging Impact Managers list “spotlight[s] newer fund managers to watch that demonstrate potential to create meaningful impact.” This year’s IA50 edition includes fund managers representing $122.48 billion in assets, invested across a range of asset classes and impact themes.

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