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500 Global
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
San Francisco, California 320,766 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
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My partner and I work from Orcas Island, WA every July. Getting off the ferry a few days ago, I got emotional thinking about everything that’s happened over the past year. ▶ Last July… I was building the foundation for my consulting and coaching business, using the month to regroup professionally after experiencing some pretty intense burnout. On my early morning hikes, I thought about the kind of work that most energizes me. I sent out 100+ emails to ultimately set up dozens of conversations with friends, former colleagues, and second-degree connections, asking them what they were excited about, and what gave them meaning professionally. It was during this month that I first spoke to the 500 Global team about coming on as a coach. I also planned a trip to Mexico City, talked with a friend about starting a nonprofit strategy consulting initiative, learned Squarespace, and began testing various value propositions. ▶ This July… I’m celebrating a year full of joy, greater self-awareness, the best kinds of challenges, many wins (along with some lost opportunities), a bunch of new friends, and being in community with some pretty awesome humans. Highlights include: 🌱 Building out my unique offerings as a fractional COS/COO, CX advisor, and executive coach, and beginning engagements with a number of founders and emerging and established leaders 🌱 Joining 500 Global as an advisor & coach for their flagship accelerator 🌱 Beginning the Hudson Institute of Coaching’s certification program 🌱 Finding kindred spirits in three new-to-me communities: the old girls club, Coaching Corner, and Hello Generalist 🌱 Building a portfolio career that allows me to be happier and more fulfilled ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ Thanks to everyone who has been part of the journey so far! Of course, if you want to learn about the services I provide, reach out. I'm also happy to share more lessons from the last year if you'd like to chat 1:1.
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World-class startup accelerator programs & VC investment • Government of Dubai • TEDx • I do what makes me feel most alive 🏄🏻🚵🏼🧗🏻♂️🏌🏻🏃🏻♂️🏂🏼
🤩 It's a pleasure to be joining the likes of 212, Plus VC (+VC), and 500 Global to discuss Fundraising Tactics. 🙌 Want to hear all about it alongside HubSpot For Startups and Amazon Web Services (AWS)? Join us live! 🚀 Register your attendance now: https://lnkd.in/dYd9rbHA
Last 2 days for Unlocking Capital: Fundraising Tactics and Global Insights for Startup Success! 📣 🚀 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dYd9rbHA
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Bootcamp for Accelerator Managers: Egypt will take place October 27-31, 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. Over the course of this 5-day program, we will unite a talented cohort of accelerators and incubators deeply rooted in the Egyptian ecosystem. “The program is amazing, it has saved at least one year of networking, it brought the ecosystem key players together, some of them you hardly find in the same room. The program is very well structured and I can't wait to see the impact on the way accelerators do their job.” - Hossam Abdallah, Programs Director, Cultiv LLC Interested in joining the upcoming program? Limited seats are available - apply before July 18th to be considered: https://lnkd.in/gHBqqUGs Information Technology Industry Development Agency, ITIDA | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Egypt
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My pitch at 500 Demo Day is now available on YouTube channel at the following link: https://shorturl.at/Wfcar
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🎥 Hear from the Amplifier 2024 cohort of impact innovators — Circ®, GRST, MAYANI, MYCL | Mycotech Lab, and Sampangan.id — when they were in town for the mentorship programme’s induction week! Highlights from the induction week included: - Amplifier mentors opening dinner - Training sessions led by Amplifier partners - Impact Investing Roundtable 2024 - Philanthropy Asia Summit 2024 The year-long Amplifier capacity-building programme — by Temasek Trust ecosystem entities, the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) and Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA) — aims to nurture impact startups to become commercially viable and scale positive impact in Asia. The #Amplifier welcomes more partners to come onboard. For queries, please reach out to amplifier@temasektrust.org. In case you missed it, check out our article about the induction week: https://lnkd.in/g5mpAbJM Frank Harley, Justin Hung, JT Solis, Puneet Verma, Luke Henning, Peter Majeranowski, Annisa Wibi, Muhammad Fauzal Rizki, Hana Purnawarman, Adi Reza 🍄 500 Global, ABC Impact, Accenture, Allen & Overy, Antler, B Lab Singapore, CapitaLand, Circulate Capital, Clifford Chance, Daya Selaras Group, Dechert LLP, Deloitte, EDP Renewables, Enterprise Singapore, H&M Group, H&M Foundation, Heritas Capital, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Mirova, Nusa Transformation Ventures, Nurasa, PwC Singapore, Rajah & Tann Asia, SATS, Schneider Electric, SOSV, Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator, TOLL, UNDP SDG Impact, UOB, UOB Venture Management, Vickers Venture Partners, WongPartnership LLP #Impact #Startups #Innovation #Mentorship #Partnerships #CapacityBuilding
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What happens when you combine Carpool Karaoke with Shark Tank? The Highway Pitch! 🏎️ ⚡ 📢 It was a blast collaborating with Porsche Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Tatler Gen.T on the inaugural episode of The Highway Pitch. The premise - I drive around Singapore in Porsche AG's flagship all-electric Taycan, while founders of some of the most promising startups walk me through their businesses and dreams. In this episode, Tulika Raj, the visionary co-founder of SunGreenH2 shares how her technology is driving decarbonisation by making green hydrogen affordable and accessible. A fascinating view into a fast-growing and increasingly important space, and a fitting pitch to make in an electric car. Huge thanks to the Porsche and Tatler teams that went out of their way to allow me to drive (as opposed to being in the back seat). The rig was an elaborate masterpiece. I’ve been a petrolhead, but Porsche might have won me over to the German EV side ;) Episode 1 below, Link to Episode 2 in comments. 500 Global 500 Southeast Asia #highwaypitch #HighwayHustle #TatlerGenT #LeadersofTomorrow #Climatechange #electricvehicles
Watch Tulika Raj, co-founder of Singapore startup SunGreenH2, deliver a smooth pitch to 500 Global’s Vishal Harnal about her mission to decarbonise polluting industries using green hydrogen. Check out her upcoming plans for the company in the next episode. Hit the link to read more. https://lnkd.in/gUBsqsby In partnership with Porsche Singapore Pte. Ltd. Content director: Chong Seow Wei Videography: Melvin Wong and Nicola Ng Video editor: Melvin Wong Camera Crew: Jufri Husne and Yan Qiu Grooming: Crystal Loh 500 Southeast Asia Porsche Asia Pacific Pte Ltd #highwaypitch #HighwayHustle #TatlerGenT #LeadersofTomorrow #Climatechange #Entrepreneurship
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We are happy to have Ramasworupha Nair joining us as our esteemed speaker for the Venture Capital Learning Lab: Opening Symposium happening on 18 July! 👋 🌟 Introducing Ramasworupha Nair, the Growth Investments Analyst at 500 Global and a Certified Accountant. As an Analyst at 500 Global, he supports strategic initiatives for the firm’s growth investment practice, including sourcing, evaluating, conducting financial analysis, and due diligence on investment opportunities. Rama also actively helps founders and senior management of portfolio companies on growth initiatives and operational improvements. Before joining 500 Global, he held positions at various local and international Venture Capital and Private Equity firms, specializing in local early-stage investments and software-focused acquisitions. 💡 This session aims to offer growth-stage founders a holistic understanding of how to leverage equity financing for rapid growth and scale. Founders will gain practical insights into various aspects such as growth-stage term sheets, the VC fundraising process, and financing structure insights provided by seasoned VC firms. Reserve your spot now on the 18th of July (Thursday, 10am - 6pm, ASB): 🔗 Event Agenda: https://shorturl.at/aqAcF 🔗 Get Your Tickets Here: https://lu.ma/h9v6lsoh (Limited to 50 slots) 🎟️ Early Bird Code (while last): EARLYBIRD100 Join us and learn more with high quality insights from our Knowledge Partners: Asia School of Business, Gobi Partners, 500 Southeast Asia, Funding Societies | Modalku Group, Carta and MYStartup #GUIDE #VentureCapital #Fundraising #Startup #EntrepreneurshipEducation #VentureEducation
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F1V Partner Elena M. visited 500 Eurasia’s Demo Day in Tbilisi and participated in a discussion about accelerating VC in Eurasia 😍 Other participants 👇 ◾ Zach Coelius, Coelius Capital ◾ Robin Butler CFA, Sturgeon Capital ◾ Mal (Malgorzata) Filipowska, Seedstars ◾ Julia Gifford, Truesix & Tech.eu (moderator) The panelists discussed trends in investing in emerging markets, including Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Uzbekistan. Elena Mazhuha talked about investing in CEE startups and how the government can promote local tech ecosystems. It was great to meet Pedro Santos Vieira Mal (Malgorzata) Filipowska 💠 Annija Mezgaile Julia Gifford Robin Butler CFA Zach Coelius Oksana Vodonos Elene Gogiashvili Ketevan Liparteliani 500 Global, and many more people 💛 #demoday #offlineevent #discussion #500Eurasia #F1V
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Through our Flagship Accelerator, 500 Global has supported over 900 companies across 34 batches in the past 14 years. Christine Tsai, 500 Global CEO, embodies a founder-first mentality, emphasizing the importance of trust and belief in the entrepreneurs we support. Read more from Christine in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/g_uTYp2C Clayton Bryan | Leonard Lee | Roland Osborne | Tim Chae | Tony Wang | Jordan Sawadogo | Ella Shukho | Niamh O'Donnell | Iris Sun