Our Support

First Fund's support extends beyond capital.

Assistance with Future Fundraising

First Fund assists in structuring and facilitating future fundraising via an internal database of 1500+ investors. If you see an investor who’s a good fit, check if the Connection Type is Warm. If so, it means that the Connection Name listed next to it would be able to facilitate an introduction. Our ask is that for each name on the list you ask for an introduction to, please add another name to the database that would be a warm lead for you.

Access to MITACS Internship Slots

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. Startups pay $6,000 to Mitacs (plus $500 processing fee to KatanaHR) to hire an Undergrad, Grad, or Post-Doctoral level student for 4 - 6 months, allowing them to further stretch the dollar.

AWS Activate Program

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 $25K in AWS credits and some other extras.

Access to Office Space

Startups based out of (or looking to expand to) our home in Vancouver, Canada are also offered free (if short term) or discounted (if long term) coworking office spaces through our partnership with Startup Arena.

Design, Branding and UX Services

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

Startup Accounting Package

Portfolio companies can get a discounted startup accounting package for $500/month 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

    • Virtual Assistant Services

    Portfolio companies can get 25 hours of free virtual assistant services via our back office partners that 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

    • Quality Assurance

    Portfolio companies can get 10 hours of free QA services via our partner QA team.

    Promotional Pricing for Close CRM

    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.

    Financial Modelling through Forecastr

    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.

    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.

    White-glove onboarding for Xsolla Products

    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.

     Ultimately, while First Fund likes to get actively involved, our support is reactive. Founders tell us what they need, and then we help. We do not tell Founders what to do.