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 Crowdsourcing

CrowdForce

Venture Round in 2023

CrowdForce is a company that operates an offline distribution network focused on market research and financial services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, CrowdForce leverages mobile technology to facilitate the mass adoption of digital, cryptocurrency, and financial services. The company collaborates with businesses, banks, digital wallets, multinational organizations, NGOs, and government agencies to effectively reach underserved populations in various communities. By providing innovative solutions and a global agent network, CrowdForce aims to enhance access to essential services and drive engagement in financial literacy and technology adoption.

COR

Seed Round in 2021

COR is the next-generation solution for creative and professional teams that intelligently suggests how to manage your projects, teams, and finances.

XCUTE

Seed Round in 2020

A freelancing service that connects small business owners with digital media freelancers for short term projects in Saudi Arabia.

Taskty

Seed Round in 2020

Taskty is an online marketplace for simple services where you can find individuals and services agencies to finish daily, short term tasks for home and business. The company services will range from translation, copywriting, graphic design to event photographing, house maintenance, and private nursing. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Egypt.

Assemble

Seed Round in 2018

Assemble provides a digital platform for automating video content production. The company streamlines and automates video content producing and connects companies to an invite-only talent network of directors and other creatives. It allows project managers to estimate budgets, source talent and build projects. It provides a system that recommends talent for specific project type, pulling in recommendations based on multiple factors including location, expertise, and budget. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

Resource

Seed Round in 2018

Resource is a software company that specializes in connecting potential employees with employers through its innovative recruiting platform. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Resource offers a sourcing-as-a-service solution that automates the candidate sourcing process for growing companies. By streamlining this process, the platform significantly reduces manual effort and time wastage, allowing clients to efficiently manage candidate outreach and improve their hiring practices.

CrowdForce

Seed Round in 2017

Taskty

Convertible Note in 2017

Balloon

Seed Round in 2016

Balloon removes bias from group work and decision-making - across teams, both internal and external. Its platform levels the playing field and makes it possible to anonymously surface and prioritize information, feedback, and insights that companies can't get any other way.

GoPillar

Venture Round in 2016

GoPillar is a crowdsourcing web platform focused on architecture and design, connecting individuals and businesses seeking renovation ideas with a community of architects. The platform allows users to establish contests for their projects, specifying monetary rewards for winning designs. This model not only provides clients with diverse design options but also serves as an outsourcing channel for companies in the real estate sector, facilitating cost-effective project solutions. Established in 2013 and based in Rome, Italy, GoPillar has engaged a network of 20,000 architects who contribute to various projects ranging from home renovations to office upgrades, while also offering valuable opportunities for emerging architects to showcase their skills and gain experience.

DigitalOutposts

Seed Round in 2016

We're building a platform to host groups of remote working professionals and graduate students in distinctive coworking destinations. We bundle workspace, accommodation, logistics help, and activities, so guests can seamlessly get work done while exploring a new place. Our guests are people from around the world who have jobs, research, or projects to work on and who have strong passion, constant curiosity, and a love for travel.

Wholi

Seed Round in 2016

Wholi is a platform designed to enhance networking within the startup community in London. It addresses the challenges of people search through advanced technologies, including web-scale data gathering, natural language processing, and machine learning. By leveraging these technologies, Wholi compiles lists of individuals, facilitating connections based on user needs. The platform allows users to articulate their requirements, choose who can view their requests, and receive recommendations from their contacts, thereby optimizing the use of their professional networks for meaningful interactions and opportunities.

Workgeni.us

Pre Seed Round in 2015

WorkGenius is a scheduling and support platform for hourly workers.

GoPillar

Seed Round in 2015

coworking spaces

Series A in 2015

Coworking spaces are starting up everywhere in Southeast Asia.

Whale Path

Seed Round in 2014

Whale Path is a crowdsourced market intelligence platform that connects corporate customers with a network of over 13,000 analysts who compete to provide reliable market data and analysis. Customers initiate research projects by launching challenges that specify a reward range for each data point and an overall budget. Analysts conduct research, submit data points, and offer insights through the platform. Whale Path rigorously reviews submissions for accuracy and validity, ensuring that only high-quality information is delivered to clients. This process allows customers to receive multiple submissions for each request and to compensate analysts based on the value of the information provided. By leveraging this innovative model, Whale Path empowers businesses to make informed decisions with proprietary market insights.

3Sourcing

Seed Round in 2013

3Sourcing is a technology-driven search engine based in New Barnet, United Kingdom, designed to connect users with technical talent. Founded by Razvan Dinu and Tom Savage, the platform allows users to discover professionals by aggregating information from various online sources. It provides comprehensive live profiles that include multiple contact points, facilitating seamless connections between employers and potential hires. By unlocking values from disparate websites, 3Sourcing enhances the recruitment process for both job seekers and employers in the technology sector.

BountyHunter

Seed Round in 2013

BountyHunter, the leading competition platform from Taiwan, and now based in Bay Area. We crowdsource ideas and artwork for brands with a strong talent base that could guarantee submissions for the competitions, it's all public and could be turned into a marketing opportunity with public voting feature. We have Google, Blizzard, Playboy, Microsoft, Lexus and Gigabyte using our platform for their creative competitions. Talent, who we call them "Hunters", boost their portfolio through competitions.

Audiodraft

Seed Round in 2013

Audiodraft Ltd. specializes in providing custom music and sound design for various media, including commercials, television, video, and games. The company operates the Audiodraft Marketplace, an online platform where users can initiate sound design contests, allowing a global community of over 20,000 sound designers and music composers to compete and showcase their work. This service enables clients to create unique audio solutions tailored to their specific needs, ranging from background music for advertisements to theme music for mobile games and audio logos. Audiodraft has collaborated with notable production companies, advertising agencies, and brands, emphasizing the importance of audio branding and striving to enhance the auditory experience across different media formats. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, California, Audiodraft aims to transform conventional stock music into engaging, custom-scored soundtracks.

PublikDemand

Seed Round in 2012

PublikDemand aggregates and organizes customer complaints by topic and company. Individual complaints are turned into qualified leads for competitors.

GoVoluntr

Seed Round in 2011

Social platform to bring volunteers, nonprofits and businesses together to mutually benefit each other around solving social issues. Creating a social community of non profits and causes that need help. Adding the workforce of volunteers to track, share and redeem their good deeds at nonprofits. Layering in businesses to brand themselves with causes, build more traffic through rewarding volunteers while branding themselves in the community. We are brokers of CSR and philanthropy between businesses and nonprofits using game mechanics and rewards systems to engage volunteers.

Crowdrally

Seed Round in 2011

Crowdrally brings organic brand endorsements to social influencers, so they can get paid without selling out.