# First funding: rounds and investors

> First has raised $5.0M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include Karman Ventures, Leo Capital and Sovereign's Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/first (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *First*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Legaltech

Y Combinator: W19

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

**$750K** Seed **$4.3M** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $4.3M Oct 2024
- **Step-up i:** 5.7×
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015 2017 2019 2021 2023

**$750K** Seed

**$4.3M** Seed

- **First round:** Seed, $750K
- **Biggest round:** $4.3M
- **Between rounds:** 9.3 years

## The rounds

- **Oct 2024** Seed **$4.3M** *2 new* [Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) [Leo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-capital) Source recorded
- **Jun 2015** Seed **$750K** *1 new* [Sovereign's Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sovereign-s-capital) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From First's own website: 2 founders, 10 on the team.

**Mark Breadner** Co-Founder & Former President, FIRST Canada

**Kevin Ross** Co-Chair; Founder, FIRST Washington

- **Donald Bossi** Interim Chief Executive Officer, FIRST
- **Gail Alpert** President, FIRST in Michigan
- **Amy Lynn Hunt** Chief Strategy and People Officer
- **Andy Bell** Chief Innovation & Programs Officer
- **Brooke Blew** Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
- **Danielle Pliska** Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
- **Jayshree Seth** Corporate Scientist & Chief Science Advocate, 3M
- **Pete Diaz** Chief Information Officer
- **Ron Falcone** Chief Sourcing Officer
- **Josh S. Weston** Honorary Chairman, Automatic Data Processing Inc.

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2015 **Seed** 2024 [Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) [Leo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-capital) [Sovereign's Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sovereign-s-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Leo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Sovereign's Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sovereign-s-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about First

### Who invested in First?

First's investors include Karman Ventures, Leo Capital and Sovereign's Capital.

### How much has First raised?

First has raised $5.0M across 2 rounds since 2015.

### When did First last raise?

First's most recent round was a Seed of $4.3M in Oct 2024.

### What was First's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $4.3M in Oct 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed First first?

First's first round on record, in Jun 2015, was backed by Sovereign's Capital.

### What stage is First at?

First's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2024.

### Where is First based?

First is based in the United States.

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In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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