Kim Folsom
Founder, Chairperson and CEO @Founders First Capital Partners
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Founder, Chairperson and CEO @Founders First Capital Partners
Founders First Capital Partners, LLC,(FFCP) is headquartered in San Diego, CA and is making history with the launch of the first revenue-based financier and online accelerator focused on growing thriving million dollar small businesses.Founders empowers underserved groups of business owners by providing them with access to non-dilutive growth capital, expertise and resources to enable them to build sustainable, profitable, and accretive legacy businesses. Small business owners seeking to partner with Founders for assistance with growth and funding their business can begin by participating one of our quarterly Business Growth Bootcamps. Want to know more? Contact me.
EDUCATION
City University of Seattle
Doctor of Arts
Pepperdine University
MBA
San Diego State University
BSIS, Major IDS Minor coursework Economics
Harvard Business School
Owners and Presidents Program, Business
ABOUT KIM FOLSOM
Kim Folsom is a visionary impact investor and accomplished serial entrepreneur, boasting over 25 years of experience pioneering, leading, and scaling innovative ventures. As the driving force behind Founders First Capital Partners, Inc.(FFCP), Kim has redefined growth capital provision. With a commitment to shared success capital practices, FFCP has secured $200M in committed capital, establishing itself as the premier private growth funder for service-based enterprises. Notably, FFCP stands as the sole women and minority-led, mission driven, alternative capital firm, pioneering specializing in empowering B2B/G, contract revenue-generating small businesses ($500K to $10M) in underserved communities. Through flexible, non-dilutive funding, coupled with invaluable expertise and resources, FFCP propels underrepresented founders towards exponential growth and success.Companies Served: 3450 (As of June 30, 2024)Companies Funded: 50Dollars Funded:$15M2023 Impact Report: https://bit.ly/3zFee4n (Check it out)Kim\'s entrepreneurial journey is marked by the establishment and expansion of six tech startups, collectively raising over $30 million in venture financing and generating 500 premium-wage jobs. Her portfolio includes notable successes such as showUhow (acquired by Sellpoints), DriveCam (now Lytx), and Seminarsource (InterVu). Drawing from a rich corporate background at National Dispatch Center, Luce Forward, and Alltel Systematics, Kim brings a wealth of executive experience to her entrepreneurial ventures.Committed to fostering inclusive economic growth, Kim founded the Founders First Community Development Corporation, a non-profit accelerator providing essential business education, coaching, and non-dilutive capacity grants to small businesses generating $100K to $5M in annual revenues. Additionally, she shares her expertise as a columnist for Inc Magazine, offering invaluable advice, insights, and strategies for scaling service-based enterprises. Kim holds an MBA from the University of Pepperdine and a bachelor\'s degree in information systems with a minor in economics from San Diego State University She is a candidate for master level degree from Harvard University Business School’s Owners and Presidents Program, for executive leaders driving accelerated growth in high performance companies, expected graduation date 2026. Beyond her professional endeavors, Kim is deeply involved in promoting diversity in future tech leadership, co-founding a STEM and Robotics enrichment program for underrepresented middle school children in Southern California.
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