500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is an early-stage venture capital firm and seed accelerator founded in 2010 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. Based in Palo Alto, California, it invests globally in founders building fast-growing technology companies, with a portfolio spanning 80+ countries.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (9 deals in the last 12 months vs 14 prior). Their most common stage is seed (44% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $12.7M (across 547 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
425
Fund Size
$140M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
9
Team
Nadia Karkar
Managing Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
631 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 BRKZ | Series B | $13M | Sep 2026 |
| BRKZ | Growth | $18M | Sep 2026 |
 Vision Lab | Seed | $6M | Jun 2026 |
 ddd-invoices | Seed | — | May 2026 |
 Nas.com | Series A | $27M | Apr 2026 |
| MMightyFly | Series A | $10M | Mar 2026 |
 Quill Meetings | Seed | $6.5M | Feb 2026 |
 Smart Bricks | Pre-Seed | $5M | Feb 2026 |
 Daytona | Series A | $24M | Feb 2026 |
 Decube | Unknown | $5M | Jan 2026 |
| Smart Bricks | Pre-Seed | $5M | Jan 2026 |
 Quill | Series A | $12.5M | Jan 2026 |
 humans& | Growth | — | Jan 2026 |
 BANIQL CORP. | Seed | — | Oct 2025 |
 GRVT | Series A | $19M | Sep 2025 |
 Popchill | Series A | $3M | Sep 2025 |
 DeepLinq A.I Pte. Ltd. | Series A | $8.5M | May 2025 |
| CCrediLinq | Series A | $8.5M | May 2025 |
| CCredilinq.ai | Series A | $8.5M | May 2025 |
 Terminal 3 | Seed | $8M | Apr 2025 |
 Stakpak | Pre-Seed | $500K | Mar 2025 |
 Phase | Unknown | $13M | Feb 2025 |
 Craverobotics | Seed | $2M | Feb 2025 |
 Jingle | Series A | $2M | Jan 2025 |
 FineDine | Seed | $1M | Jan 2025 |
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Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator30 shared
e2vc28 shared
Golden Gate Ventures16 shared
Endeavor13 shared
Techstars12 shared
Andreessen Horowitz11 shared
BEENEXT11 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners9 shared
Foundation Capital9 shared
SV Angel9 shared
Founders Fund9 shared
FundersClub9 shared
private angel investors9 shared
Khosla Ventures8 shared
Tuesday Capital8 shared
Great Oaks Venture Capital8 shared
Slow Ventures8 shared
Shorooq Partners8 shared
SEEDS Capital7 shared
Draper Associates7 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026