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“A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC.”

TechCrunch | Who are the major revenue-based investing VCs?

“We want to get to the point where we have a thousand new companies that we take in every year.”

Forbes | Founders First Capital Receives $100 Million In Funding For Minority Entrepreneurs

“There is a clear opportunity and interest in offering revenue-based investment to support positive outcomes for service-based, social-impact companies.”

IMPACTALPHA | As unicorns stumble, investors warm to revenue-based financing for ‘zebras’ and ‘Clydesdales’

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Barrons Rockefeller Foundation-Anchored Impact Fund Gives Boost to Minority-Led Businesses

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October 24, 2020

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October 24, 2020

Savoy Founders First Capital Partners, Led by Kim Folsom, Expands to Chicago

October 22, 2020

SD Magazine Founders First CDC and Pacific Western Bank launch an accelerator for Black-owned businesses

October 22, 2020

NBCSD Local Entrepreneurs Pay it Forward, Help Black-Owned Small Businesses Thrive

October 21, 2020

Forbes Black Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Rest of 2020

October 20, 2020

Chicago Inno New fund to invest millions in Chicago’s underrepresented founders

September 27, 2020

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS Founders First Wants to Give $5M to Diverse Chicago Founders

July 17, 2020

INC. Magazine The Essential Funding Guide for Entrepreneurs of Color

July 7th, 2020

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Dec 1, 2019

Forbes Founders First Capital Receives $100 Million In Funding For Minority Entrepreneurs

Nov 20, 2019

TechCrunch San Diego-based Founders First Capital Partners gets $100 million for revenue-based fund

Nov 4, 2019

San Diego Business Journal Company Aims to Fund, Support Underrepresented Startups

Aug 21, 2019

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Aug 20, 2019

TechCrunch Why are revenue-based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

Aug 19, 2019

TechCrunch Who are the major revenue-based investing VCs?

Aug 19, 2019

TechCrunch Revenue-based investing: A new option for founders who care about control

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Apr 23, 2018

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Founders First Capital Partners Announces Initial Close of $9 Million Series A to Support Underrepresented Entrepreneurs, Underserved Communities

Dec 3, 2019

Founders First Capital Partners Secures Unprecedented $100-Million Credit Facility from Community Investment Management (CIM) for Expansion of Revenue-Based Investing Aimed at Supporting Service-Based Businesses and Job Creation in Under-Served Communities

Nov 21, 2019

Founders First Capital Partners Secures $100MM in Funding from Community Investment Management to Extend Revenue-Based Financing to Services Businesses in Underserved Communities

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