Since 2015, we have helped accelerate the success of hundreds of small, service-based, B2B companies. Our companies are run by women, people of color, military Veterans, members of the LGBTQ+ community and those located in urban communities. We have a focus specifically on lifting up groups that have been dramatically underrepresented in the ranks of business leadership and without access to growth capital.
Founders First CDC is like a top-tier tech accelerator – only we work with service-based small businesses to help them thrive to become significant leaders in their industries and in their communities.
We provide a proven model for growth and funding by offering three components:
- Pre-funding programs that accelerate companies through growth and funding as part of our non-profit, Founders First CDC.
- Ever-expanding unrestricted grants that are awarded year-round and are both regional and national.
- A network of partner resources to serve and support our member companies from one-on-one coaching to funding.