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 increased 100% year-over-year (10 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $37.1M (across 393 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
338
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
442 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vision Lab | Seed | $6M | Jun 2026 |
| MMightyFly | Series A | $10M | Mar 2026 |
| QQuill Meetings | Seed | $6.5M | Feb 2026 |
 Smart Bricks | Pre-Seed | $5M | Feb 2026 |
 Rain | Series C | $250M | Jan 2026 |
 Tradespace | Series A | $15M | Jan 2026 |
 Decube | Unknown | $5M | Jan 2026 |
 BANIQL CORP. | Seed | — | Oct 2025 |
 GRVT | Series A | $19M | Sep 2025 |
 Hydroleap | Growth | $4.8M | Jul 2025 |
 Kakehashi | Series D | — | Jun 2025 |
 Qashio | Unknown | $19.8M | May 2025 |
 DeepLinq A.I Pte. Ltd. | Series A | $8.5M | May 2025 |
 Terminal 3 | Seed | $8M | Apr 2025 |
 Stakpak | Pre-Seed | $500K | Mar 2025 |
 PHASE | Unknown | $13M | Feb 2025 |
 Hubble | Series B | $70M | Jan 2025 |
 Atomionics | Unknown | $12.7M | Jan 2025 |
 Salasa | Series B | $30M | Jan 2025 |
| Stakpak | Pre-Seed | $500K | Jan 2025 |
 Seedflex Technologies Pte Ltd | Seed | $3.2M | Jan 2025 |
 Orbii | Seed | $3.6M | Jan 2025 |
| Hydroleap | Unknown | $4.8M | Jan 2025 |
 9Fin | Series B | — | Dec 2024 |
 Koltin | Series A | $7.3M | Sep 2024 |
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Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator17 shared
Andreessen Horowitz10 shared
BEENEXT8 shared
Golden Gate Ventures8 shared
Foundation Capital7 shared
SV Angel7 shared
FundersClub7 shared
Shorooq Partners7 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners6 shared
Great Oaks Venture Capital6 shared
New Enterprise Associates6 shared
Slow Ventures6 shared
Crosslink Capital6 shared
P1 Ventures6 shared
Correlation Ventures6 shared
Bullpen Capital6 shared
Sierra Ventures5 shared
DCM Ventures5 shared
Uncork Capital5 shared
SEEDS Capital5 shared
Last updated: 7 September 2026