500 Labs

500 Global, formerly known as 500 Startups, is a venture capital firm and incubator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2010. The firm specializes in seed investments, primarily focusing on early-stage technology and financial services startups across various sectors, including biotech, e-commerce, fintech, and digital healthcare. 500 Global operates a four-month accelerator program, where it typically invests between $0.05 million and $1 million for a 5 to 10 percent equity stake in companies with at least $100,000 in monthly revenue. The firm targets a global market, with particular emphasis on regions such as the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Since its inception, it has invested in over 2,200 startups and supports the growth of innovation ecosystems through educational programs and partnerships. 500 Global also prioritizes investments in companies led by minority founders, reflecting its commitment to diverse entrepreneurial leadership.

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Amjad Ahmad

General Partner

Chandini Ammineni

Partner

André Marcel Bally

Investor Relations Associate

Amal Enan

Partner

Max Fram-Schwartz

Venture Partner

Twwo Pun Jaruthassanakul

Investment Associate

Yolanda Kim

Principal

Matt Lerner

Partner

Jon Li

Director, Investor Relations

Jasmine Liew

Investment Manager

Robert Neivert

Venture Partner

Khailee Ng

Managing Partner

Krating Poonpol Ph.D

Partner

Ruangroj Poonpol

Venture Partner

Natavudh Pungcharoenpong

Partner

Mameaw Sapprasert

Partner

Reena Sharma

Investor Relations Associate

Mike Sigal

Partner, FinTech

Sanjay Singhal

Partner, Canada

Tanya Soman

Venture Partner

Paulina Szyrmer

Head of Global Education

Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul

Investor

Tony Wang

Managing Partner

Paul Yoo

Chief Financial Officer

Past deals in Mobile

Fy!

Venture Round in 2023

Fy builds a creative and addictive mobile marketplace to shop online.

Spaceship

Seed Round in 2022

Spaceship is the first mobile platform in Hong Kong that users can instantly compare and book global and domestic door-to-door courier shipment online and users can complete shipment booking in just 4 steps. We help you find the ideal courier service for the best price and you can monitor all your shipments in one place.

Labayh

Venture Round in 2021

mobile app that connects patients with Psychologist, and family therapist by in-app messaging and in-app calling while users are anonymous

GOAT.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021

Adaptive is a mobile minisite and storefront solution for SMEs. It helps to empower small businesses with advanced marketing, CRM, loyalty, and operational tools.

Fy!

Seed Round in 2020

Fy builds a creative and addictive mobile marketplace to shop online.

Vetwork

Seed Round in 2019

Vetwork operates a mobile application marketplace focused on providing high-quality pet care services to pet owners in the MENA region. The platform offers a range of on-demand services including pet grooming, deworming, vaccinations, and medical care, ensuring accessibility and convenience for users. By selecting and filtering service providers, Vetwork aims to deliver reliable and affordable pet care solutions, enabling pet owners to easily book appointments online. The company's commitment to a smooth user experience positions it as a valuable resource for pet owners seeking comprehensive care for their pets.

GoodsMart

Venture Round in 2019

GoodsMart designs and develops an mobile application software which allows users to shop groceries online. The company gathers the grocery stores in town in the application and also provides doorstep delivery. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Cairo, Egypt.

Fy!

Seed Round in 2019

Fy builds a creative and addictive mobile marketplace to shop online.

MessageCube

Seed Round in 2019

Developer of a mini-app platform designed to help people share their purchase experiences over chat. The company's application provides built in chat migration for easy transition quickly and simply, group chat, night mode, unlimited picture video sharing, smart search functionality with over 30 categories, location sending and sharing and background customization, enabling people to share their fun activities with their friends over chat.

Vetwork

Seed Round in 2019

Letswork

Seed Round in 2019

Letswork, a mobile app, is changing the co-working industry by partnering with existing hospitality assets and activating them as co-working spaces during the day. It is the UAE's largest networking of co-working spaces and offers users affordable and flexible workspaces across the country through a single membership.

Melltoo

Seed Round in 2019

Melltoo "No-Meetup Classifieds" is a mobile marketplace for buying and selling second hand things. The app is available for iPhones and Androids and as a mobile responsive web app.

Day2Life

Seed Round in 2018

Day2Life Inc. develops a mobile planner application. The application helps users manage events, to-dos, projects, including short and long term plans. It also helps users synchronize their current schedule and planned events in one place, enabling them to work between platforms for more efficient concert planning, hotel reservations, and project management. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

Claim Di

Venture Round in 2018

Claim Di mobile application for facilitating communication and claims between drivers and their insurance companies.

Melltoo

Seed Round in 2018

Melltoo "No-Meetup Classifieds" is a mobile marketplace for buying and selling second hand things. The app is available for iPhones and Androids and as a mobile responsive web app.

AllVirtuous

Seed Round in 2017

Using AllVirtuous mobile app, a global network of field investigators is enabled to collect vital evidence of counterfeiting amongst suppliers and distributors. Armed with the app and a set of counterfeit indicators that have been identified during extensive pre-forensic investigations, the investigators visit targeted establishments to quantify the scale to which the vulnerable brand has been compromised. The information can also be shared with law enforcement as evidence to pursue legal action, through the AllVirtuous Universal Recordation platform.

AA Audience

Pre Seed Round in 2017

AA Audience helps the finance industry get customers on mobile devices.

MuvingApp

Convertible Note in 2017

MuvingApp is transforming the way people move homes. Founded by moving and Hi-Tech industry veterans in 2014, MuvingApp enables you to organize your move in minutes from the comfort of your sofa and smartphone. MuvingApp is designed to alleviate the stress of moving. 10 minutes is all it takes to grab your iPhone (Android coming soon), take pictures of your items, select the items you want moved by tapping the screen and creating a visual inventory of your home. MuvingApp will send you a binding quote from one of our trustworthy movers. You can expect no haggling, no strangers taking inventory in your home, no guesstimating, no worrying about where the trucker is en-route and absolutely no disputes with the movers or last minute charges. With our premium service, they can also handle your packing, car moving, utilities hook-ups and more. And naturally you can track the truck every mile of the way, through the app. Treat yourself to a stress-free move with MuvingApp!

MojiLaLa

Seed Round in 2017

MojiLaLa, Inc. develops a mobile application that allows artists to turn their creativity into stickers and emoticons for people to share with family and friends. Its keyboard application provides access to local, current, and global issues with emoticons and stickers from artisans globally. Additionally, it develops Leo, an augmented reality application, which allows people to experience advanced augmented reality through realistic animated and 3D objects in the real world. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Claymont, Delaware.

Movivo

Seed Round in 2016

Movivo is a London-based company founded in 2013 that operates a mobile application designed to help users earn free airtime for their mobile phones. The application allows users to cover the cost of mobile minutes by completing surveys, performing crowdsourced tasks, and downloading new mobile apps. Additionally, Movivo enables users to discover new mobile content while consistently expanding its partnerships with telecom operators worldwide to enhance its service offerings. Through these initiatives, Movivo provides a unique platform that rewards user engagement with free mobile airtime and data.

Fy!

Seed Round in 2016

Fy builds a creative and addictive mobile marketplace to shop online.

Sentio

Seed Round in 2016

Sentio, founded in 2014 and based in Burlingame, California, specializes in transforming smartphones into laptop-like devices. The company develops the Superbook, a hardware shell that allows Android devices to function with a desktop interface, complete with multi-window capabilities and app optimization. Additionally, Sentio has created the Senito Desktop application, which facilitates seamless information sharing between smartphones and laptops. The company's mission is to create a world where smartphones serve as the primary computing device, emphasizing convenience and productivity. Since August 2016, Sentio has garnered significant interest, achieving $3.5 million in presales for the Superbook.

Yogome

Seed Round in 2016

Yogome develops educational tablet and mobile games to help kids ages 4 -10 learn in a fun way through technology. The multi-lingual games are among the top 10 in the Apple App Store’s education category, are developed by pedagogical experts, and cover a range of school subjects taught by engaging “Yogotar” characters. The company aspires to become a global kids’ brand.

Boon + Gable

Seed Round in 2016

Boon + Gable is a personal shopping service based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a mobile application that enables users to experience personal styling in the comfort of their own homes. By utilizing a recommendation engine named Clark, Boon + Gable curates a selection of clothing items tailored to the client's style profile, size, and budget. Users receive a monthly delivery of hand-picked garments, which they can try on at home with the assistance of a personal stylist. Clients have the option to purchase items they like immediately and return any unwanted pieces, thus transforming the traditional shopping experience.

Rover

Seed Round in 2016

Rover Labs Inc. offers a location-based mobile marketing platform designed to assist retailers and brands in delivering targeted mobile content based on consumers' physical locations. The platform focuses on proximity marketing solutions, allowing companies to engage with customers in real-time through relevant notifications triggered by their location. It provides tools for managing geofencing and beacons, creating content, and tracking customer interactions, which helps businesses understand customer profiles and evaluate campaign performance. By enhancing mobile apps with its capabilities, Rover enables retailers to engage shoppers effectively during their in-store experiences. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in Toronto, Canada, Rover serves various sectors, including professional sports, retail, loyalty, and tourism.

Skootar

Seed Round in 2016

SKOOTAR Beyond develops websites and mobile applications that connect you with hundreds of professional mobiles across the city. It is ready to serve you to send documents, store checks, bill or send other items. The same day around Bangkok and metropolitan area is convenient, fast, economical and reliable.

Day2Life

Seed Round in 2016

Claim Di

Series A in 2015

Claim Di mobile application for facilitating communication and claims between drivers and their insurance companies.

StreetHawk

Seed Round in 2015

StreetHawk is a predictive mobile engagement platform, increasing customer retention & engagement on mobile apps.

Fy!

Seed Round in 2015

Fy builds a creative and addictive mobile marketplace to shop online.

TouchTen

Series C in 2015

TouchTen Pte. Ltd. is a mobile game development company based in Jakarta, Indonesia, founded in 2009. The company specializes in creating a variety of mobile games, including genres such as restaurant management, casual sports, and adventure. With a portfolio of over ten titles, TouchTen has achieved significant success, with many of its games downloaded by millions of users globally. Notably, the company has reached the top 10 in the iOS market multiple times, showcasing its ability to compete in the global gaming landscape. Its recent titles have also performed well, with 50% entering the top 10 app rankings and 70% making it into the top 50 overall category on iTunes in the U.S. TouchTen's lean team of 14 demonstrates its capability to deliver impactful gaming experiences.

Bridg

Seed Round in 2015

Bridg is an innovative smartphone payment platform that utilises bluetooth to dynamically shift and adjust to allow all types of smartphone users pay using there bluetooth enabled device. OneConnect (their patent pending technology) allows a transaction to occur between two devices even if only one of them has a connection to the internet. Bridg is building a device agnostic platform that will allow for many different scenarios. Delivery drivers can simply carry a smartphone to accept home delivery payment without a need for a connection, a passenger on an airplane to purchase a meal or duty free item in airplane mode or a small corner store that could't afford to accept card payments before due to the high initiation costs.

Juxta Labs

Convertible Note in 2015

Juxta Labs Inc. is a mobile startup that develops and launches a peer-to-peer messaging application that connects people without Internet access. It offers Jott Messenger, a text and photo messaging application to connect friends from school, work, and Instagram. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Mobile Action

Seed Round in 2015

Mobile Action is the leading solution for driving organic app growth and analyzing app marketplace intelligence. Mobile Action has tracked over 25 billion downloads, $15 billion in app revenue, and has over 95,000 apps connected directly to their platform. The product suite consists of Rankings & Leaderboards, App Intelligence, and Store Intelligence. With over 95,000 mobile apps connected to the App Intelligence platform, Mobile Action generates highly precise app download and revenue estimates for the Store Intelligence platform. These reports empower app publishers and financial professionals to make informed decisions on app strategy and investment decisions.

Andy OS

Seed Round in 2015

Andy is a free downloadable Android OS that seamlessly connects all of your Android mobile devices with your PC. It ensures that you are always running the latest Android OS, gives you the ability to make single device app updates for all your devices, and provides unlimited storage via the cloud. And more than just an OS, Andy comes with a remote control app that allows you to use touch and gyro to play all your favorite mobile games on a large screen PC.

Blinq

Seed Round in 2014

Blinq is a mobile application that enhances messaging experiences by providing users with insights and updates about their contacts, including colleagues, business prospects, friends, and family. The app allows users to share their professional identities through digital business cards, which can be easily distributed using QR codes, shortened links on social media, or dynamic email signatures. This functionality enables individuals to connect seamlessly and enrich their relationships without the hassle of managing multiple platforms. By simplifying the sharing of contact details and personal information, Blinq aims to foster deeper connections among users in both personal and professional contexts.

Rover

Seed Round in 2014

Vessel

Seed Round in 2014

Mobile app publishers spend a tremendous amount of effort driving downloads, but root cause analysis regarding user engagement and retention is often muddled. To solve this challenge, Vessel has created an advanced and powerful WYSIWIG platform that empowers product managers/marketers to rapidly build and launch experiments (no coding required) in their native mobile apps in real-time, WITHOUT waiting for app store updates. With Vessel, marketers can deliver targeted and personalized content to specific segments of their audience, instantly. Their platform provides detailed analytics on engagement, retention funnel outcomes, and more, allowing product managers/marketers to quantify results and make informed decisions before deploying a single line of code. Vessel supports all native platforms (iOS, Android & Windows) as well as cross-platforms like PhoneGap, Appcelerator.

Quest app

Pre Seed Round in 2014

Quest is a mobile application that allows users to ask questions via text message or through its iPhone and Android apps. The platform connects individuals seeking answers with nearby users who can provide responses, facilitating real-time information sharing. Quest emphasizes a community-driven approach, relying on the insights of its users rather than algorithms to generate answers. This model aims to enhance the way people access and share information, positioning Quest as a forward-thinking solution in the realm of mobile communication.

First Opinion

Seed Round in 2014

First Opinion, Inc. designs and develops smart phone based application to connect moms with the doctor who are also mothers through messaging for areas which includes illness, injury, pregnancy, child development, nutrition, lactation, and sleep training. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Moveline

Series A in 2013

Moveline Group, Inc., a technology company, provides a Web application for people preparing for a move. Its application enables users to gather information about the moving companies, compare prices, and make decisions about an upcoming move. The company’s application also allows users to make decision relating to the inventory. Moveline Group, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Guidekick

Seed Round in 2013

Guidekick is a mobile app that brings to life top travel destinations with interactive 3D maps, music, and compelling narrative.

Burner

Series A in 2013

Ad Hoc Labs, Inc., a mobile software company, develops Burner, a smartphone number platform. It enables users to obtain and manage additional phone numbers for voice, SMS, and MMS communications, as well as allows users to get various numbers, and use each as a private line on iPhone or Android phones. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Moveline

Series A in 2013

First Opinion

Seed Round in 2013

App.io

Seed Round in 2013

App.io operates an interactive mobile application testing and marketing platform. Its platform allows users’ customers to use mobile applications outside of the native platform; and share iPhone and iPad applications in any browser. The company’s platform also enables developers to share and view test builds on any browser and any device; agencies to present new iterations to their clients; and brands to let audience experience their application. App.io was formerly known as Kickfolio Pty. Ltd. and changed the name to App.io in May 2013. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Melbourne, Australia with additional offices in San Francisco and Melbourne, Australia. App.io operates as a subsidiary of Kickfolio Group Ltd.

mitoo

Angel Round in 2013

Mitoo Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a mobile application designed for players, teams, clubs, leagues, and governing bodies within the realm of team sports. The platform serves as a social hub and management tool, facilitating the organization and management of recreational sports activities. It enables users, including players, parents, and league organizers, to easily access and manage sports-related data and information, thereby streamlining communication and coordination within the sports community. Through its innovative approach, Mitoo aims to enhance the overall experience for all participants in the world of sports.

Datafree

Series A in 2012

Connecting enterprises to their mobile audiences #datafree.

Burner

Angel Round in 2012

UniPay

Seed Round in 2012

Mobile payments made easy in Brazil. If you're an on the go seller or independent professional UniPay is right for you. Start accepting credit cards using your mobile in just a few steps, no merchant account needed, no difficulties. UniPay: simple and safe.

NetPlenish

Seed Round in 2012

NetPlenish offers a mobile shopping service that provides users with the lowest prices on the products and services listed on a website. NetPlenish is the creator of a mobile-shopping app that finds the best prices on everyday items like toothpaste and toilet paper.

SendHub

Seed Round in 2012

SendHub is the Phone System for the Mobile World. There's no hardware, setup is instant and it scales elastically with a single click. Users are given a phone number in any area code, they can use from any device: Web, iPhone, Android, Feature Phones and via our API. Businesses can add lines for everyone on their team for free, with complete transparency and powerful analytics on every aspect of your telecommunication. Additional Features: Auto Attendant, Call Transfer, Company Directory, Contact Sharing, Voicemail Transcription, Text Marketing & Group Texting, Free Internal Communication.

mitoo

Seed Round in 2012

Lumatic

Venture Round in 2012

Lumatic provides landmark and photo driven navigation software for mobile devices. Lumatic makes the mobile experience more human, starting with location. Six of the seven billion people on the planet have never used a streetmap. Now that a billion people have smartphones, either Google is going to teach a whole lot of people to read maps or a new UI will be introduced. Lumatic is that new UI. Lumatic is introducing a photo-driven interface for pedestrian navigation and offering the underlying location service to other mobile developers.

Trigger.io

Seed Round in 2012

Trigger, a San Francisco, CA-based company that has just launched its cross-platform mobile development framework targeted at web developers who want to be able to create native mobile apps.

Yogome

Seed Round in 2011

SearchMan

Seed Round in 2011

SearchMan.com (www.SearchMan.com) is seriously committed to enabling search & discovery of the best mobile apps & shopping deals with great technology.Our first product, SearchMan SEO, enables search engine optimization for Mobile Apps on iPhone, iPad, & Android/Google Play. Our service helps developers (and their stakeholders) track search rankings, analyze keywords, compete for rankings, and optimize everything...so that your App is easier to find. We are a small super-hungry start-up, based inside 500 startups in Mountain View, California. Our team understand mobile, entertainment, games, m-commerce, and advertising and the co-founders+team come from AdMob/Google, Yahoo, Rakuten, Friendster, Stanford, and Crowdstar. Our investors include 500 Startups (Dave McClure), Digital Garage (Joi Ito), and several internet luminaries whose experience includes Disney, Google, Yahoo, Gree, Ricoh, Hatena, and Rakuten.

Singboard

Seed Round in 2011

Singboard is an interactive mobile application that encourages users to sing along to music.

Mobilestalk

Seed Round in 2011

AntiTasse.com - Know in Depth about Mobile Phones, Laptops, and Chipsets

Lightbox

Seed Round in 2011

Lightbox develops consumer mobile apps, initially focusing on pushing the envelope for user experience on the Android platform. Their first product is Lightbox Photos which replaces the Android camera app. It syncs the photos on your phone with your social networks and provides cloud hosting of your photos on Lightbox.com. Lightbox's team was acqui-hired by Facebook.

MogoTix

Series A in 2010

MogoTix, Inc. provides mobile ticketing solutions for events. Its solutions are used to send event tickets to attendees' cell phones through text messages for parties, fundraisers, and conferences. The company also enables publishing of event Websites; and distribution and sale of mobile tickets to attendees. MogoTix, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.