500 Startups
Venture Capital Accelerator Est. 2010
USD 350M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Mountain View, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Focus
- Generalist Tech
About
500 Startups is a global venture seed fund with with a network of startup programs headquartered in Silicon Valley with over $350M in committed capital across 4 main funds and 13 micro funds. We have invested in 1,800 technology startups all over the world since our inception in 2010 including: Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), Credit Karma, Grab, Udemy, Ipsy, Talkdesk, Intercom, MakerBot (acquiredd by SSYS), Wildfire (acquired by GOOG), and Viki (acquired by Rakuten). Our team of 150 people based in 20 countries manage seed investments across 60 countries and speak over 25 languages. The 500 Seed Program emphasizes internet marketing and customer acquisition, design and user experience, and lean startup practices and metrics in San Francisco, Mountain View, and Mexico City. The 500 Series A Program delivers growth marketing and investment for post-seed and pre-Series A companies and runs in multiple locations globally. In addition to investments, we are passionate about helping build viable startup ecosystems around the world and run educational programs, events and conferences, and partnerships globally. Our investment team and mentor network has operational experience at companies such as PayPal, Google, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Twitter and Apple.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Breadth not publicly established
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 150K
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Focus Areas
Stages
Seed
Focus
Generalist Tech
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States Mexico
Coverage
Global Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Mountain View, CA, United States
Office Presence
2 countries
United States Mexico
3 known offices
Mountain View, CA, United States (HQ)
Ciudad De Mexico, CDMX, Mexico
San Francisco, CA, United States
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