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500 Global
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
San Francisco, California 325,682 followers
Venture Capital firm on a mission to uplift people and economies worldwide through entrepreneurship.
About us
500 Global is a venture capital firm with over $2.7B in Assets Under Management that invests early in founders building fast-growing technology companies. We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth. 500 Global has backed over 5,000 founders representing more than 2,600 companies operating in 80 countries. Our portfolio includes 51 companies valued at over $1 billion and 140 companies valued at over $100 million. Our 140+ plus team members are located in more than 15 countries and bring experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from some of the world’s leading technology companies.
- Website
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http://500.co
External link for 500 Global
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Startups, entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Seed Accelerator, Startup Accelerator, Global Venture Capital, Innovation, Seed Program, Global Startup Ecosystems, technology, and investment management
Locations
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Primary
814 Mission St, 6th floor
San Francisco, California 94013, US
Employees at 500 Global
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Christine Herron
Early-stage investor and diversity advocate
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Tilo Bonow 博蒂洛
Helping entrepreneurs get global exposure for their technologies, ideas and impacts is my passion. As an ambassador for innovation and value-adding…
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Colin Christensen
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Riz Virk
Faculty Associate@ASU, Play Labs@ MIT, Investor@Griffin Gaming, Theta Labs, TapFish, Tapjoy, Books: Simulation Hypothesis, Startup Myths & Models
Updates
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500 Global reposted this
Reporting live from Nairobi, Kenya📍 We've had a busy couple of days meeting dozens of builders, founders, and funders from across the ecosystem. It’s been an incredible experience so far, filled with valuable learning and inspiring moments. We’d like to acknowledge the community that we’ve connected with thus far! Here are some of our highlights: Lunch & Learns with Mesh Alloys and Maurice Hickman Company Visits to Wasoko and Boya 1-on-1 meetings with VCs Enza Capital Norrsken22 54 Collective VC AfricInvest Group Capria Ventures Lateral Frontiers VC Novastar Ventures TLcom Capital LLP Quona Capital Digital Currency Group Thank you for welcoming us. The energy of Nairobi’s startup community is truly inspiring, and we’re making the most of every opportunity to connect, learn, and grow. Stay tuned as we share our highlights from the Africa Fintech Summit! Information Technology Industry Development Agency, ITIDA 500 Global Amal Enan Mareme Dieng Ezzeddin H. Zahzah Tiara C. Martinez Karim Selim
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Building stronger AI means harnessing collective intelligence—much like our own, which operates collectively at cellular, brain, and societal levels. David Ha, Co-Founder of 500 Global portfolio company Sakana AI, shares his perspective on why human and machine intelligence should evolve in parallel. 🌐 Sakana AI recently announced their $100M Series A, led by Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures, and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), along with participation from NVIDIA. 🚀 Tony Wang | Philippe T. Schenk, CFA | Paul E. Yoo | Christine Tsai | Tim Chae
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High five to our 500-backed rising stars! Companies spotlighted in this year’s Forbes Asia 100 To Watch tell a story of steady growth, showing that success is not an overnight feat. 🚀 Aliena Pte Ltd: Raised US$5.6M Series A to expand their existing jet-propulsion test facilities in Singapore and accelerate the global deployment of their engines. 👶🏻 Applecrumby®: Raised US$4.2M to serve parents across Southeast Asia and mainland China with high-quality babycare products 🛒 DealCart: Raised US$3M Seed to serve Pakistan’s growing middle-class consumers, and empower small grocery stores with more customers. 🏍️ iMotorbike: Raised US$2.6M Series A to enable reliable buying and selling of used motorcycles on their e-commerce platform. 🏗️ Proglix: Raised US$1.4M Seed to help small Indonesian companies procure raw and finished metal materials for construction and other industries. Check out the full list on Forbes: https://bit.ly/4g7qjQ4 Mark Lim Jian Wei | George-Cristian Potrivitu | Sean Tan | Jesmine Tan | Haider Raza | Ammar Naveed | Gil Carmo | Sharmeen Looi | Wynn Wijaya | Wendy Wijaya | Catherine W. #500Global #500SoutheastAsia #500Strong #startups #technology #innovation #venturecapital #asia #southeastasia #southasia #singapore #malaysia #indonesia #pakistan #ecommerce #spacetech #retail #logistics #construction #100ToWatch Photo credit: Forbes
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Congratulations David Ha, Llion Jones, Ren Ito and the Sakana AI team! おめでとうございます! Sakana AI scores $100M to challenge OpenAI, Anthropic as ‘world class’ AI lab --> https://lnkd.in/g-8ctgVQ Cc: 500 Global Tony Wang Christine Tsai
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👉 Big news from Tour Amigo! 🚨 We're thrilled to announce that we've secured USD 2 million in funding led by Wavemaker Partners, with 500 Global following the round! This investment fuels our mission to revolutionize the travel industry with cutting-edge SaaS solutions for multi-day tour and cruise operators, and destination management companies. 🌎 With this boost, we're accelerating the development of our innovative products, including Cruise Amigo—a game-changer for river and expedition cruise operators, leading to increased booking revenue and lower operational costs. Additionally, this investment is powering our expansion into North America, one of the most dynamic travel markets in the industry. We're scaling our global team to ensure our clients receive unparalleled support, backed by AI-driven innovations that will future-proof their businesses. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we continue to grow and innovate! 💡 Thank you to Morgan Hines and PhocusWire for sharing our news! #TravelTech #Innovation #SaaS #CruiseAmigo #TourAmigo #GlobalExpansion #WavemakerPartners #500Global #NorthAmerica
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Get ready for an influx of innovation! 🚀 We are thrilled to welcome the 500 Global delegation to #AFTSNairobi2024. 500 Global backs promising enterprises across the globe, and we are excited to host some of the startups from the Middle East and Africa region in its portfolio. See you at #AFTSNairobi2024, Akhdar - أخضر, Amanleek, Balad, Convertedin, Dayra, ElGameya, enza, Hatla2ee - هتلاقي, ILLA , La Casa Egypt, MQR, Nowlun.com, Partment, Pulsar, Sympl, and Tawredaat. #fintech #financialservices #fintechevent #techevent #africa Abdulrahman Esmail, Mohamed Osama, Shady Ahmed, Mohab Aboueita, Adham Azzam, Mustafa Raslan, Omar Ekram, Ahmed Mahmoud Abdeen, Hany Fekry, Samy Swellam, Mahmoud El-Zomor 🇵🇸, Sherif Ashraf, Moataz Khamis, Nadim Nagui, Mohamed El-Shabrawy El-Feky, Shehab El-Fahl, Belal Abbas.
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500 Global reposted this
🎉 Exciting news from our amigos from down under! We are proud to have supported Tour Amigo in successfully closing $2m seed funding, marking the first institutional investment in the company. This funding round will boost further growth, and development of its B2B SaaS technology, to fuel its North American expansion and support enterprise clients. Congratulations to the teams at Tour Amigo (Murray Decker), Wavemaker Partners, 500 Global and our deal team Maurice Lutz & Nino Kobalia. 🚀 Get all the details here: https://lnkd.in/dhwaivfY
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Last week, our Korean Startups Product Open House in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was a massive success. With close to 200 people in the room, our startups presented their companies and businesses, and showcased their products to the ecosystem and local stakeholders. It was a night of fun networking and meaningful connections were made. Rawan Khaldoun Aladwan | Carrie Liauw | Ee Ling Lim Colavo Ground | Mediark | VEStellaLab | HEALINGSOUND
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🔮 The future of AI is becoming more specialized. In the next 3-5 years, we may see a rise in industry-specific AI tools pushing beyond general models to solve complex, niche problems. Tony Wang, Managing Partner at 500 Global, emphasizes the need to focus on refining models with the right data to reach or surpass human-level performance. 💡