Our Support

First Fund's support extends beyond capital.

  • We host quarterly Demo Days for our portfolio companies. Demo Days are live-streamed to 300+ attending investors, with portfolio companies usually closing Funding Rounds within 2 weeks of the event. The current record is a $4.5M Seed Round that came together within 4 days of Demo Day.

  • Through our partnership with KatanaHR, First Fund portfolio companies get exclusive access to pre-approved MITACS internship slots, allowing them to skip the long approval and waiting process and hire an Undergrad, Grad, or Post-Doctoral level student in a matching-grant salary structure, allowing startups to further stretch the dollar.

  • First Fund is an official provider for the AWS Activate program. Portfolio companies can apply to the program using First Fund's organization ID and receive $10K in AWS credits and some other extras.

  • Portfolio Companies receive up to 8 hours of free design work from our partners. It can be put towards any design needs such as UX, UI, website design, app design, branding, marketing materials, etc.

  • Portfolio companies can get a discounted startup accounting package with our partners at LFG accounting. It includes:

    • Daily Bookkeeping

    • Monthly Reconciliation

    • Invoice Management

    • Payroll Management

    • A/R and A/P Management

    • GST/HST filings

    • Quickbooks Online Subscription

    • Plooto Subscription

  • Portfolio companies can get 8 hours of free operations support services via Fenix, who can do everything from:

    • Lead research and outreach

    • Research competitors

    • Data scraping and entry

    • Business proposal writing

    • ASO and SEO

    • Custom tasks tailored to client requirements

  • Portfolio companies can get 8 hours of free QA services via our partners at Fenix.

  • Close is the inside sales CRM of choice for startups and SMBs. It is a high adoption, high performance all-in-one tool built specifically for sales teams. First Fund is part of the Close for Startups program and portfolio companies are offered promotional pricing.

  • Portfolio companies can work with the experts at Forecastr to build the best financial models for their firms. In addition to getting a 25% discount on the annual subscription, portfolio companies also get white-glove onboarding and unlimited phone/video support for the first 30 days of their subscription.

  • Deel wants to let you hire anyone, anywhere. Deel is a global payroll and compliance platform for both contractors and employees. Portfolio companies are eligible for exclusive partner perk from Deel for 3 months free + 30% of contractors for the 1st year, and 20% of employees for the whole first year.

  • Help Scout is a customer support tool focussed on the startup ecosystem, having helped grow customer support at companies like Slack, Zapier and Opendoor. Portfolio companies are eligible to access 6 free months of Help Scout's Plus plan for up to 10 users.

  • Portfolio companies are eligible for discounted pricing from our partners for their SR&ED consultation services. Their team of experts guide companies through the entire filing process, including claim preparation, CRA audit and review defence assistance.

 Value-Add for Gaming Startups

  • Steam Data Suite provides hundreds of game developers with a complete toolset to improve their sales & marketing on Steam. It features proper sales reporting, store page optimization, competitor tracking, and marketing attribution. Gaming companies in First Fund’s portfolio can get a two-month free paid subscription to Steam Data Suite, along with free onboarding support.

  • Xsolla video game business engine helps game developers and publishers operate more efficiently and sell more games. Serving only the video game industry, Xsolla caters to businesses from indie to enterprise, with solutions that solve the complexities of distribution, marketing, and monetization for developers, publishers, and platform partners. Their goal is to increase your audience, sales and revenue. First Fund's portfolio companies will receive white-glove onboarding while signing up on Xsolla.