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    500 Startups

    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2010

    500 Global, formerly 500 Startups, is a venture capital firm and startup accelerator that focuses on early-stage investments in technology companies globally, particularly in underinvested, fast-growing, and high-value markets. Their strategy involves providing capital, mentorship, and resources to founders, often through accelerator programs, to foster innovation and unlock potential across diverse sectors and geographies.

    Deal activity increased 67% year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (53% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $9.2M (across 187 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    200

    Fund Size

    $2.3B

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    5

    Team

    Khailee Ng

    Khailee Ng

    Managing Partner

    Santiago Zavala

    Santiago Zavala

    Chairman & Partner

    Vishal Harnal

    Vishal Harnal

    Managing Partner

    Damaris Mendoza

    Damaris Mendoza

    Partner

    AM

    Alaa Murabit

    Managing Partner, Sustainable Growth

    AE

    Amal Enan

    Partner, Egypt

    Pedro Vieira

    Pedro Vieira

    Partner

    Didier Quiroz

    Didier Quiroz

    Partner

    Mameaw Sapprasert

    Mameaw Sapprasert

    Partner

    René Lomelí

    René Lomelí

    Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    200 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    MMightyFlySeries A$10MMar 2026
    Quill Meetings logoQuill MeetingsSeed$6.5MFeb 2026
    Smart Bricks logoSmart BricksPre-Seed$5MFeb 2026
    GGrvtSeries A$19MSep 2025
    CrediLinq logoCrediLinqSeries A$8.5MMay 2025
    PPhaseUnknown$13MFeb 2025
    9fin logo9finSeries B$47.5MDec 2024
    Cadana logoCadanaSeed$7.4MJun 2024
    Optimize Health logoOptimize HealthSeries B$18MOct 2023
    SSyscapSeed$2.3MSep 2023
    AvoMD logoAvoMDSeed$5MJun 2023
    Clivi logoCliviSeed$10MJun 2023
    TTicketRevPre-Seed$1.1MApr 2023
    Monnai logoMonnaiSeries A$6.5MMar 2023
    Gameball logoGameballSeed$3.5MFeb 2023
    SSideUpSeed$1.2MDec 2022
    CClasseraSeries A$40MOct 2022
    FFintorSeed$6.2MOct 2022
    TTrash WarriorPre-Seed$8MOct 2022
    Userpilot logoUserpilotSeries A$4.6MSep 2022
    Agave Games logoAgave GamesSeries A$7MAug 2022
    Convertedin logoConvertedinSeed$3MAug 2022
    DDealCartPre-Seed$4.5MJul 2022
    LottieFiles logoLottieFilesSeries B$37MMay 2022
    SStaxSeed$2.2MMar 2022
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    Last updated: 12 April 2026