500 Global

Founded in 2010, 500 Global is a global venture capital firm with over $2 billion in assets under management. It invests in early-stage technology companies across 80+ countries, focusing on markets where technology and innovation can generate long-term value. With over 190 members based in more than 25 countries, the firm provides funding, mentorship, and connections to startups worldwide.

Clayton Bryan

Partner

Alba Zurriaga Carda

Global Head of Innovation Strategy

Tim Chae

Managing Partner

Shawn Chu

Principal

Itali Pedroni Collini

Director 500 Startups Brazil

Nicholas Davison

Director

Amal Dokhan

General Partner

Amal Enan

Partner

Atika French

Senior Associate

Vishal Harnal

Managing Partner

Laila Hassan

Venture Partner

Adrian Latortue

Investor

Moo Natavudh Pungcharoenpong

Venture Partner

Krating Poonpol

Partner

Mameaw Sapprasert

Partner

Peter Shin

Lead Manager

Sanjay Singhal

Partner

Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul

Investor

Christine Tsai

Founding Partner and CEO

Pedro Vieira

Partner

Tony Wang

Managing Partner

Bedy Yang

Managing Partner

Arief bin Johan Alimin

Associate

Guhyeonmo Simsa

Executive

Past deals in Augmented Reality

Surglasses

Seed Round in 2023
Surglasses is a Taiwanese medical technology company specializing in the development and distribution of innovative surgical navigation and educational solutions. The company's patented technology is used in high-performance surgical systems and educational products, offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional surgical planning tools. Surglasses' products, including the CE-approved Foresee-X smart surgical glasses with Augmented Reality, and the Caduceus for spine surgical navigation with 3D Mixed Reality, aim to enhance surgery safety, precision, and efficiency. The company, certified with CE Mark, ISO-13485, and GMP, is committed to continuous R&D to meet the needs of surgeons, physicians, and patients, and to contribute to advancements in medical electronics and minimally invasive surgery.

Zoog

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zoog is a visual communication platform that brings books alive through interactive videos. It offers asynchronous communication experiences with built-in AR masks, filters, sound effects, and animations, enabling users to create engaging content for families.

VUZ

Series A in 2020
VUZ is a prominent immersive social application that specializes in delivering XR and Metaverse digital experiences, enhancing the realism of virtual interactions. Launched in 2017, the company operates from offices in Los Angeles, Dubai, and Riyadh. VUZ offers the world's largest premium library of exclusive immersive content, featuring over 20,000 hours of material that spans entertainment, creators, and sports, along with XR, VR, and AR experiences accessible from virtually anywhere. The platform's primary goal is to foster connections among users by providing authentic immersive experiences, effectively eliminating barriers related to travel, time, and access for billions globally. By streaming live events such as sports, talk shows, and music, VUZ enables users to engage with these experiences in a uniquely immersive manner, leveraging advanced technologies for an enriched social interaction.

Sira Medical

Seed Round in 2019
Sira Medical develops RadHA, an augmented reality software that projects 3D radiology images onto real-world backgrounds. This empowers surgeons, trainees, and patients by creating patient-specific AR models for interactive surgical planning, training, and education. The platform aims to decrease operating room time and surgical complications through improved surgical planning.

Playcurio

Seed Round in 2019
Playcurio is an educational app development company that focuses on enhancing learning experiences through innovative technology. It specializes in creating augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) content, alongside developing educational materials such as textbooks. The company offers a range of services, including character development, graphic user interface design, 2D and 3D animation production, and live-action video production. By integrating real teaching aids with digital content, Playcurio aims to make learning enjoyable for children, providing accessible educational tools across various platforms, including tablets, personal computers, mobile devices, and televisions. Ultimately, Playcurio seeks to foster an engaging learning environment that combines play with education.

RestAR

Pre Seed Round in 2019
RestAR Ltd is a technology company that specializes in the development of a mobile application designed to enhance e-commerce experiences through 3D content visualization and augmented reality. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company allows business owners to scan and render high-quality 3D representations of their products using just a mobile device. RestAR's innovative technology leverages artificial intelligence, computer vision, and deep learning algorithms to enable online retailers to create immersive product experiences. This approach has been shown to significantly improve consumer engagement, increase conversion rates by 20% to 40%, and reduce product return rates. By changing the way consumers interact with online products, RestAR aims to improve overall shopping experiences in the e-commerce and food sectors. As of December 2020, RestAR operates as a subsidiary of Unity Software Inc.

VUZ

Seed Round in 2019
VUZ is a prominent immersive social application that specializes in delivering XR and Metaverse digital experiences, enhancing the realism of virtual interactions. Launched in 2017, the company operates from offices in Los Angeles, Dubai, and Riyadh. VUZ offers the world's largest premium library of exclusive immersive content, featuring over 20,000 hours of material that spans entertainment, creators, and sports, along with XR, VR, and AR experiences accessible from virtually anywhere. The platform's primary goal is to foster connections among users by providing authentic immersive experiences, effectively eliminating barriers related to travel, time, and access for billions globally. By streaming live events such as sports, talk shows, and music, VUZ enables users to engage with these experiences in a uniquely immersive manner, leveraging advanced technologies for an enriched social interaction.

VUZ

Seed Round in 2017
VUZ is a prominent immersive social application that specializes in delivering XR and Metaverse digital experiences, enhancing the realism of virtual interactions. Launched in 2017, the company operates from offices in Los Angeles, Dubai, and Riyadh. VUZ offers the world's largest premium library of exclusive immersive content, featuring over 20,000 hours of material that spans entertainment, creators, and sports, along with XR, VR, and AR experiences accessible from virtually anywhere. The platform's primary goal is to foster connections among users by providing authentic immersive experiences, effectively eliminating barriers related to travel, time, and access for billions globally. By streaming live events such as sports, talk shows, and music, VUZ enables users to engage with these experiences in a uniquely immersive manner, leveraging advanced technologies for an enriched social interaction.

MojiLaLa

Seed Round in 2017
MojiLaLa, Inc. is a mobile application company based in Claymont, Delaware, founded in 2016. The company operates an emoji marketplace that connects independent artists and studios worldwide, enabling them to create and share unique stickers and emoticons. This platform enhances personal communication by allowing users to express a wide range of emotions and ideas through high-quality, creative designs. In addition to its core offerings, MojiLaLa has developed a keyboard application that provides users with access to various emoticons and stickers reflecting local, current, and global issues. The company also features an augmented reality application named Leo, which allows users to interact with animated and 3D objects in real-world settings. By continually adding new original designs from artists, MojiLaLa aims to enrich user experiences and foster creative expression in digital communication.

GlamST

Series A in 2016
GlamST LLC is a technology company specializing in augmented reality solutions for the beauty industry. Founded in 2011 and based in the United States, GlamST offers a web-based application that enables users to virtually try on makeup across various platforms, including mobile, web, and in-store environments. The company has developed over 100 custom filters that accurately represent the colors, textures, and finishes of makeup products. GlamST aims to enhance the retail experience by providing a multi-channel and personalized approach, allowing consumers to experiment with beauty products from any brand, anywhere. With offices in San Francisco and Uruguay, GlamST is led by founder and CEO Agustina Sartori and is recognized for its innovative technology and strong technical team. As of October 2018, GlamST operates as a subsidiary of Ulta Beauty, Inc., further solidifying its presence in the beauty tech market.

Holor Media

Seed Round in 2016
Holor Media specializes in augmented and virtual reality technologies designed for video creation. The company provides innovative techniques and applications that enhance the creation and distribution of video content across multiple platforms, including desktop and mobile devices. By focusing on enabling VR and media creators, Holor Media aims to facilitate the development of next-generation content, thereby advancing the capabilities of video production in the evolving digital landscape.

Pair

Seed Round in 2016
Pair Inc., headquartered in Washington D.C., is an augmented reality commerce platform that develops an iOS mobile app enabling users to create their own catalogs. The company facilitates enterprises in driving sales, promoting sharing, accelerating customer buying decisions, and enhancing brand identity through its technology. Pair also encourages individuals, including educational professionals, designers, and hobbyists, to promote augmented reality within their communities by providing tools for education, design, and prototyping. Founded in 2015 by Taylor Clark and Andrew Kemendo, the company was previously known as Directive Systems Inc.

Ingrain Media

Seed Round in 2015
Ingrain Media is a technology company focused on advancing augmented reality through innovative machine vision solutions. The company specializes in eliminating the need for infrared depth sensors, which are traditionally limited in range and often render augmented reality devices ineffective in outdoor environments. By leveraging the existing sensors found in typical smartphones, Ingrain Media has developed technology that enables long-distance augmented reality experiences. This approach allows for a more versatile and accessible use of augmented reality across various applications, enhancing the capabilities of devices like Hololens, Magic Leap, and Meta. Through its cutting-edge research and development, Ingrain Media aims to facilitate digital transformation and broaden the scope of augmented reality technology.

Reality Reflection

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2015, Reality Reflection is a South Korean company specializing in virtual reality (VR) game development. They create immersive VR experiences, including rhythm games like 'Music Inside', sports games such as 'Speedball Arena', and tower defense games like 'Miniature TD'. The company also offers augmented reality services like 'VMoji' for chatting and 3D character research & development scanning.

Avegant

Series A in 2014
Avegant, established in 2012, is a California-based technology company specializing in the development of advanced display technology for augmented reality (AR) experiences. The company leverages its expertise in human visual science and head-mounted display ergonomics, along with consumer electronics manufacturing experience, to create displays that enable realistic AR experiences for consumers. Avegant's core product is a light field display technology designed for mixed-reality applications, allowing users to visualize virtual objects across multiple focal planes, mimicking the way we perceive natural objects and enhancing AR interactions in various aspects of life, such as learning, playing, working, and socializing.

VideoSelfie

Seed Round in 2014
VideoSelfie, previously known as Unda, is a mobile first, video messaging app for iOS and Android. VideoSelfie has taken video messaging to the next level and is now focusing on recording, decorating, editing and sharing, although some basic messaging and community functions from Unda are kept. The main technology the company has built involves face tracking and motion tracking, which makes graphics added to videos interactive by detecting the movement of the camera and the movement of your head. Users tap the GIF button, pick a graphic then configure basic settings like enabling face tracking, making the graphic full size, or changing the animation speed. Then you pick a video filter and start recording, optionally adding music. The app ships with its own standard transparent GIFs, but it supports transparent PNGs if you want to add your own. VideoSelfie is the fastest way to send video messages to your friends.

VideoSelfie

Seed Round in 2013
VideoSelfie, previously known as Unda, is a mobile first, video messaging app for iOS and Android. VideoSelfie has taken video messaging to the next level and is now focusing on recording, decorating, editing and sharing, although some basic messaging and community functions from Unda are kept. The main technology the company has built involves face tracking and motion tracking, which makes graphics added to videos interactive by detecting the movement of the camera and the movement of your head. Users tap the GIF button, pick a graphic then configure basic settings like enabling face tracking, making the graphic full size, or changing the animation speed. Then you pick a video filter and start recording, optionally adding music. The app ships with its own standard transparent GIFs, but it supports transparent PNGs if you want to add your own. VideoSelfie is the fastest way to send video messages to your friends.

Zerply

Seed Round in 2012
Zerply, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company, also with a presence in Tallinn, Estonia, that operates an invite-only community tailored for creative professionals in the film, gaming, and VR/AR industries. Founded in 2010, Zerply provides a platform that allows artists to manage their professional lives by offering tools to host and share their work. This facilitates connections between creative talent and companies seeking to hire. By fostering a network of peers and fans, Zerply enables artists to seamlessly transition between projects while assisting studios in identifying the right talent for their needs.

Zerply

Seed Round in 2011
Zerply, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company, also with a presence in Tallinn, Estonia, that operates an invite-only community tailored for creative professionals in the film, gaming, and VR/AR industries. Founded in 2010, Zerply provides a platform that allows artists to manage their professional lives by offering tools to host and share their work. This facilitates connections between creative talent and companies seeking to hire. By fostering a network of peers and fans, Zerply enables artists to seamlessly transition between projects while assisting studios in identifying the right talent for their needs.
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