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    • 500 Startups is a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley with ~$200M in assets under management. We have invested in a wide variety of technology startups all over the world, currently over 1,400 companies since our inception in 2010. Our team of 100 people manage seed investments in 18 countries and speak over 20 languages. We run accelerator programs in San Francisco & Silicon Valley 4x per year emphasizing internet marketing and customer acquisition, design and user experience, and lean startup practices and metrics. We also have our global Distro Dojo program which focuses on growth-hacking post-seed companies. Our investment team and mentor network has operational experience at companies such as PayPal, Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Twitter and Apple.

    TypeInvestor
    HQMountain View, US
    Founded2010
    Website500.co
    500 Startups was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, US
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    Key People/Management at 500 Startups

    Christine Tsai

    Christine Tsai

    Founding Partner
    Bedy Yang

    Bedy Yang

    Managing Partner
    Mojan Movassate

    Mojan Movassate

    Partner
    Edith Yeung

    Edith Yeung

    Partner
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    500 Startups Office Locations

    500 Startups has an office in Mountain View
    Mountain View, US (HQ)
    1200 444 Castro St
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    500 Startups Investment Portfolio

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    20052018

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    20092018

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    500 Startups News and Updates

    October 09, 2018

    Matt Lerner reduces role at 500 Startups to launch ‘growth coaching’ company Heretix

    Matt Lerner, who has for the last few years effectively been 500 Startups’ main person in London, is reducing his role at the Silicon Valley-based VC fund and accelerator to pursue a new business of his own. He’s officially scaling back to a part-time position of Venture Partner to launch “growth co…
    September 06, 2018

    Sberbank and 500 Startups launch Russian IT accelerator program

    Sberbank is teaming up with international accelerator 500 Startups to launch a programme for for you...
    July 25, 2018

    The CEO of 500 Startups says all successful founders have these two traits in common

    Christine Tsai has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs since cofounding 500 Startups eight years ago, giving her some unique insights into what factors lead to success. She said successful founders tend to have two traits: they listen to feedback and they move quickly. To succeed, prospective en…
    April 24, 2018

    Accelerators Like YC, 500 Startups and SOVB Outperform On This 1 Critical Metric

    There's a new type of investor on the American venture frontier.
    April 18, 2018

    Here’s the 23rd batch of 500 Startups companies

    500 Startups may soon be coming up on the one-year mark for the end of a tumultuous saga involving its founder, but its accelerator classes still continue to plug along — and its next batch is now getting ready to roll. The firm’s 23rd batch of startups this year consists of the usual mix of […]
    April 04, 2018

    500 Startups takes strategic investment from Abu Dhabi Financial Group

    500 Startups, the U.S.-headquartered VC firm hit by scandal last year after co-founder Dave McClure resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct, has announced an unconventional deal that sees Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG) take a stake in its parent company. It is normal for VC firms to wo…
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    500 Startups Blogs

    October 18, 2018

    Why 500 Startups is betting on Miami, and so should you

    I am a Mexican who grew up in the “small” town of Guadalajara, Mexico (6M people, but feels small compared to Mexico City’s 20M+ population). I’ve had the privilege of studying and working in the LATAM, European and US markets, and calling world-class metropolises like Mexico City, Paris and New Yor…
    October 10, 2018

    Why IoT needs blockchain to grow

    What if every company had their own version of WiFi that did not communicate? Can you imagine how difficult it would be to try to connect and get anything done? But that is exactly what is going on with the Internet of Things (IoT) today: many companies are building their own version of authenticati…
    September 27, 2018

    PreMoney Speaker David Lee: The VC that Beat Cancer Is Making Big Investments in Health & Biology

    Back in 2011, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz curated a list for Forbes of the 7 most powerful people in tech you’ve never heard of. Number 5? David Lee. The investor has backed behemoths like Airbnb, Stripe, Slack, and Dropbox; just to name a few. Next week he’ll be giving the closing keynote at o…
    September 25, 2018

    6 Things We’ve Learned from the Investors Behind Lyft, Coinbase, Instacart, and More

    PreMoney, our one-day conference on the future of venture capital, takes place on October 2nd in San Francisco. With just one week until the event, we’re sharing some of the biggest lessons we’ve learned from these VCs. Hacking value before hacking growth Floodgate’s Ann Miura-Ko delivered the final…
    September 19, 2018

    10 US & Latam startups selected for our 2018 Miami Growth Program!

    500 Startups Miami has selected the 10 startups that will make up the Miami Growth Program Batch 2018. 500’s hallmark 10-week program brings mentors, experts and investors from our global network  to accelerate the startups’ growth trajectory and support fundraising to scale. The selection was a ver…
    September 17, 2018

    Why you should use security tokens in Crypto fundraising

    As an alternative to selling to the masses, US companies can issue security tokens to attract investors. Whereas 2017 was the year of the utility token, 2018 is for building new and better ecosystems, showing the maturation of the crypto world. Defining utility and security tokens Tokens can provide…
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