500 Global is an institutional investor (Conventional VCs,) founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States. 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a global venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm has invested in 2,700+ companies across 80+ countries through its accelerator programs and seed/growth funds. 500 Global manages over $2.7 billion in assets and focuses on consumer, enterprise, fintech, and emerging technology sectors with a geographic emphasis on emerging markets. Venture capital and accelerator firm focused on tech startups. Sector and geography-agnostic accelerator and venture capital firm that focuses on investing in technology startups in multiple sectors like health tech, consumer tech, gaming, sports, and more. Assets Under Management (AUM): $2.7 billion. Notable portfolio companies: Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), Canva, Credit Karma (acq. by Intuit), Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB), Bukalapak (BUKA. JK), SendGrid (acq. by Twilio), Talkdesk, GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB), Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY), Wildfire (acq. by Google), Viki (acq. by Rakuten), IPSY, MakerBot (acq. by Stratasys), TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK), Reddit, Discord, Pluang, Kumu, Investagrams, Edamama, Taxumo.

Stage

pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, late-stage (Series C+), growth, pre-IPO, pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, late-stage (Series C+), growth, pre-IPO

Check size

$150K-$500K (seed/early-stage first checks), $5M-$10M (fund investments), average $10-50M

HQ

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Founded

2010

Website

https://500.co

LinkedIn

https://linkedin.com/company/500global

Twitter

https://twitter.com/500globalvc

What they look for

Fast-growing technology companies with global ambition/outlook; founders in emerging/underinvested markets (80+ countries); early traction, functional prototype, cross-functional team with market understanding; potential for global expansion

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