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.

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 E-Learning

OpenDurian

Venture Round in 2023
OpenDurian provides free online test-prep materials, together with online courses.

Dailies

Venture Round in 2021
The Dailies platform is the first learning management system built specifically for parents. Dailies are gamified lessons that teach and access. They take less than 10 minutes. Learn critical pieces of information in that time frame, whenever, wherever you are. At the end of the day, Dailies will tell you what your learners had trouble with. It will give you a worksheet and the answers (making you their hero). Take control of your education, with Dailies.

Virtual Internships

Seed Round in 2021
Virtual Internship Partners provide remote internships that develop 21st Century professional skills, including the use of digital technology and online platforms, that make students more employable and career-ready.

Talently

Seed Round in 2021
Talently is an education services provider based in Lima, Peru, specializing in online programs for programming roles. The company focuses on enhancing the career prospects of software developers from Latin America by offering an intensive curriculum designed to equip them with essential skills for the technology industry. This program includes training in English communication, remote work capabilities, and career mentoring, enabling participants to improve their employability in a global job market. Talently aims to accelerate the careers of tech talent in the region, helping them secure better job opportunities worldwide.

Springboard

Venture Round in 2021
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most sought after careers. With expert mentorship from top professionals, a bleeding-edge curriculum, and a network of support from day one, they make sure students have everything they need to excel in their program and in their next job. The platform one-size-fits-one approach is made for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. And our tuition back guarantee means students can take charge and invest in themselves. Springboard data science career track comes with a job guarantee, ensuring students secure a job within six months of graduation or get a full refund. The platform's self-paced courses offer students the opportunity to develop job-ready skills that they display in an industry-worthy capstone or portfolio projects.

Vonder

Seed Round in 2020
Vonder (Thailand) Co. Ltd. develops micro learning solutions and human resource development platforms. It helps students by converting educational content into gamified lessons. The company also helps corporates co-create their content in the micro learning format for providing training in operational areas, such as tax, sales, regulations, and standard of practice training. It also offers a chatbot to help answer employee’s questions as well as a feature that allows HR staff to survey employees in a gamified way. Vonder (Thailand) Co. Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Virtual Internships

Seed Round in 2020
Virtual Internship Partners provide remote internships that develop 21st Century professional skills, including the use of digital technology and online platforms, that make students more employable and career-ready.

Springboard

Series A in 2020
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most sought after careers. With expert mentorship from top professionals, a bleeding-edge curriculum, and a network of support from day one, they make sure students have everything they need to excel in their program and in their next job. The platform one-size-fits-one approach is made for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. And our tuition back guarantee means students can take charge and invest in themselves. Springboard data science career track comes with a job guarantee, ensuring students secure a job within six months of graduation or get a full refund. The platform's self-paced courses offer students the opportunity to develop job-ready skills that they display in an industry-worthy capstone or portfolio projects.

Trybü

Seed Round in 2020
Strong academic focus and standardization in school, limit children from developing the skills they need to be successful in the digital age. Parents need after-school programs to complement their children’s development, but the existing offering is outdated and lacks personalization. Our methodology, Future-Ready Learning Experiences, developed by experts, is designed to help children develop Core Life Skills in healthy, fun and personalized environments. We are creating a tech-enabled community to connect teachers and parents at their own homes (e.g. Airbnb for after-school programs). To achieve a balanced and enjoyable lifestyle, modern parents are increasingly looking for convenient and easy-to-access services, including their children’s education. To meet parents’ demands, we empower, professionalize and certify, a literal tribe of teachers (Trybü Guides) to provide Future-Ready Learning Experiences at children’s homes. By 2029, we aim to empower and equip 100,000 young citizens for a fast-changing world.

Talently

Seed Round in 2020
Talently is an education services provider based in Lima, Peru, specializing in online programs for programming roles. The company focuses on enhancing the career prospects of software developers from Latin America by offering an intensive curriculum designed to equip them with essential skills for the technology industry. This program includes training in English communication, remote work capabilities, and career mentoring, enabling participants to improve their employability in a global job market. Talently aims to accelerate the careers of tech talent in the region, helping them secure better job opportunities worldwide.

Aprende!

Seed Round in 2019
Aprende! is an e-learning platform that helps high school students prepare for their ENEM exams. The platform enables students to take tests and evaluate the status of their knowledge, identify difficulties and decide which area of studies should be given priority, access the library to find content, watch live classes, and discuss and interact with teachers via the forum. Aprende! is operated from São Paulo, Brazil.

Springboard

Series A in 2019
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most sought after careers. With expert mentorship from top professionals, a bleeding-edge curriculum, and a network of support from day one, they make sure students have everything they need to excel in their program and in their next job. The platform one-size-fits-one approach is made for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. And our tuition back guarantee means students can take charge and invest in themselves. Springboard data science career track comes with a job guarantee, ensuring students secure a job within six months of graduation or get a full refund. The platform's self-paced courses offer students the opportunity to develop job-ready skills that they display in an industry-worthy capstone or portfolio projects.

OpenDurian

Seed Round in 2019
OpenDurian provides free online test-prep materials, together with online courses.

Schola

Seed Round in 2019
Schola is an EduTech company focused on creating a vibrant community for teachers and students engaged in interactive learning experiences. With offices in Singapore and Vietnam, Schola's flagship product, Schola Kids, is a one-on-one online English learning platform tailored for non-native children. The platform delivers an American elementary school curriculum, where English is taught through STEAM subjects by qualified native instructors. Schola Kids emphasizes personalized and gamified learning journeys, ensuring that students find the process of learning English enjoyable and engaging. By combining interactive sessions and immersive classroom environments, Schola aims to enhance children's fluency in English while fostering a love for learning in various subjects.

Wizer.Me

Seed Round in 2018
Wizer.Me is an education platform that allows teachers to create quick, easy and fun digital worksheets, to share them with fellow teachers and to keep track of student performance. In the classroom, teachers are more creative and students are a lot more engaged.

Enlinea

Seed Round in 2018
Enlinea (en línea) literally means online in Spanish language. As the name suggest, Enlinea Sdn Bhd envisions to be Southeast Asia leading online media company. The company positions itself as a young and dynamic team with core business spanning operation ownership of online portals, selling of online framework for very large e-commerce environment; and services on optimizing your digital and social experience.

Clanbeat

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Clanbeat Education OÜ, founded in 2018 and based in Tallinn, Estonia, develops a software platform designed to enhance the online learning environment for students and adults. The platform aims to foster self-driven learning by providing tools that facilitate onboarding, offboarding, performance management, personal development, peer feedback, and community engagement within educational institutions. Clanbeat serves as a personalized growth support tool, enabling users to explore their passions, set and achieve goals, and navigate their personal growth journeys. Additionally, the platform offers access to a private community and one-on-one coaching, further empowering individuals in their educational and professional development.

Prolaera

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Prolaera's ethos revolves around making Continuing Professional Education (CPE) more convenient, more flexible, and more valuable. We aim to do this by providing: An easy way for any professional to teach CPE, earn money, & demonstrate their expertise. High-quality, diverse, & valuable courses that facilitates practical growth. Mobile-friendly technology and a great learning experience. Time savings with short course modules and automated license tracking. Multiple learning formats to best suit individual learning styles. Learn more, in less time, easier than ever.

Noodle

Seed Round in 2016
Noodle Partners creates innovative online and hybrid programs while improving traditional classroom models. Noodle Partners has the capability to work with universities on every aspect of building a certificate or degree program that they choose—marketing, student recruitment, enrollment, curriculum design, student engagement, support services, graduate placement, and alumni engagement—and provides a high level of fit and finish.

Transtutors

Series A in 2016
Transtutors is an online tutoring platform designed to assist students globally with their academic needs, including school and college assignments, course curriculum, and exam preparation. The platform offers a range of services, such as a question-and-answer feature, study notes, online lectures, and solved assignments, facilitating a deeper understanding of academic concepts. By providing a user-friendly and cost-effective solution, Transtutors connects eager learners with tutors, enabling instant support for various educational challenges. The platform caters to the growing demand for virtual learning, making it a valuable resource for students seeking to enhance their educational experience.

CodeUpStart

Seed Round in 2016
Learn to Code by creating Real Life Startup projects

Transtutors

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Transtutors is an online tutoring platform designed to assist students globally with their academic needs, including school and college assignments, course curriculum, and exam preparation. The platform offers a range of services, such as a question-and-answer feature, study notes, online lectures, and solved assignments, facilitating a deeper understanding of academic concepts. By providing a user-friendly and cost-effective solution, Transtutors connects eager learners with tutors, enabling instant support for various educational challenges. The platform caters to the growing demand for virtual learning, making it a valuable resource for students seeking to enhance their educational experience.

Springboard

Seed Round in 2015
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most sought after careers. With expert mentorship from top professionals, a bleeding-edge curriculum, and a network of support from day one, they make sure students have everything they need to excel in their program and in their next job. The platform one-size-fits-one approach is made for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. And our tuition back guarantee means students can take charge and invest in themselves. Springboard data science career track comes with a job guarantee, ensuring students secure a job within six months of graduation or get a full refund. The platform's self-paced courses offer students the opportunity to develop job-ready skills that they display in an industry-worthy capstone or portfolio projects.

OneUni

Seed Round in 2015
OneUni is an educational technology and services company based in Oakland, California, focused on providing mobile-first solutions for earning university degrees. By partnering with leading universities worldwide, OneUni enables students to pursue their education primarily through smartphones. The platform offers engaging and interactive learning experiences, fostering direct interactions among students, faculty, and mentors to create a supportive educational network. Faculty members are responsible for curriculum development and grading, while mentors deliver ongoing coaching and expertise to help students remain on track. The mentor system includes continuous ratings, addressing the need for qualified instructors in rapidly growing markets. Led by a seasoned management team with extensive backgrounds in education, business, and technology, OneUni is also committed to social responsibility, pledging a portion of its equity, time, and products to philanthropic initiatives.

Qustn Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
Qustn is a SaaS platform that allows companies to setup & deliver any type of training to its remote user base (employees / external partners). The platform allows the companies to also track and engage its users to ensure a better outcome of the training delivered. One could potentially roll out a complete training and assessment program for 50,000 people in a span of just 30 mins, and then be able to ensure that they complete the training within a stipulated time.

CultureAlley

Series A in 2015
CultureAlley offers self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises online. It enables users to master conversations, phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more while browsing Facebook or the web. CultureAlley is used by over 400 thousand users in 220 countries.

Yellowdig

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Yellowdig's software platform creates a social layer on top of existing enterprise learning systems used by colleges, universities, and organizations. Unlike pre-existing social technology, Yellowdig is designed for higher education institutions. The platform provides instructors and learners with a private and secure experience, controlled and protected within the institution's designated environment. Yellowdig was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Option Alpha

Convertible Note in 2015
Education, Option Alpha is a education,coaching, and technology to help options traders make smarter, more profitable trades.

Descomplica

Series B in 2014
Descomplica, Ltd. is an online education platform based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2011. The company offers a range of educational resources, including prerecorded and live classes, as well as online monitoring for various subjects, particularly focusing on high school curricula in math and science. By providing access to comprehensive course materials, Descomplica aims to enhance the learning experience for students across Brazil.

Floqq

Seed Round in 2013
Floqq is the largest marketplace for online video courses in Latin America, offering a diverse range of over 10,000 high-quality courses on various topics and skill sets. Users can learn at their own pace, with courses available in multiple levels of difficulty, catering to different learning needs. Each course is taught by real-world experts, ensuring that learners receive valuable insights and practical knowledge. The platform is accessible through both the website and mobile apps, allowing users to engage with the content anytime and anywhere. Whether it's acquiring new professional skills, exploring hobbies, or learning something new, Floqq provides a comprehensive space for education and knowledge sharing.

Já Entendi

Seed Round in 2013
Já Entendi is an educational company based in Curitiba, Brazil, that specializes in eLearning solutions for students preparing for the Vestibular and Enem standardized tests, as well as professional training for blue-collar workers. Founded in 2011, it transforms traditional educational materials such as books and manuals into engaging video lessons using modern technology, including cameras and smart devices. The company's approach incorporates methodologies like heutagogy, andragogy, and instructional design, effectively catering to a diverse customer base that includes high school students and employees from various sectors, including retail and service industries. Já Entendi has collaborated with notable companies like Walmart and Natura to enhance the skills of their workforce through accessible online training programs.

CultureAlley

Seed Round in 2013
CultureAlley offers self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises online. It enables users to master conversations, phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more while browsing Facebook or the web. CultureAlley is used by over 400 thousand users in 220 countries.

Anyadir Education

Seed Round in 2013
Anyadir Education empowers universities to recruit students socially. They have developed a mobile platform that enables universities to reach out to a large number of prospective students and recruit them.

Floqq

Seed Round in 2013
Floqq is the largest marketplace for online video courses in Latin America, offering a diverse range of over 10,000 high-quality courses on various topics and skill sets. Users can learn at their own pace, with courses available in multiple levels of difficulty, catering to different learning needs. Each course is taught by real-world experts, ensuring that learners receive valuable insights and practical knowledge. The platform is accessible through both the website and mobile apps, allowing users to engage with the content anytime and anywhere. Whether it's acquiring new professional skills, exploring hobbies, or learning something new, Floqq provides a comprehensive space for education and knowledge sharing.

Coursebase

Seed Round in 2013
Coursebase, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a web application designed for delivering and managing training programs for employees, compliance, customers, and channel partners across various industries. The company's primary product is a learning management system that streamlines the processes of course registration, assignment grading, email notifications, surveys, and reporting for both online and in-person training courses. This system enables clients to efficiently create courses and administer assessments to their staff. Founded in 2012 and based in Shibuya, Japan, Coursebase was previously known as Language Cloud, Inc., before rebranding in December 2014.

Descomplica

Series A in 2012
Descomplica, Ltd. is an online education platform based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2011. The company offers a range of educational resources, including prerecorded and live classes, as well as online monitoring for various subjects, particularly focusing on high school curricula in math and science. By providing access to comprehensive course materials, Descomplica aims to enhance the learning experience for students across Brazil.

eSpark

Series A in 2012
eSpark, Inc. is an educational technology company that develops iPad-based applications aimed at enhancing the learning experience for elementary school students. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, with an additional office in San Francisco, eSpark focuses on creating engaging tools that motivate students to write and provides differentiated instruction in mathematics and English Language Arts. The company's flagship product, eSpark, offers personalized learning services tailored to individual student needs. eSpark is committed to ensuring that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, have the opportunity to achieve their educational aspirations.

eSpark

Seed Round in 2011
eSpark, Inc. is an educational technology company that develops iPad-based applications aimed at enhancing the learning experience for elementary school students. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, with an additional office in San Francisco, eSpark focuses on creating engaging tools that motivate students to write and provides differentiated instruction in mathematics and English Language Arts. The company's flagship product, eSpark, offers personalized learning services tailored to individual student needs. eSpark is committed to ensuring that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, have the opportunity to achieve their educational aspirations.

Udemy

Series A in 2011
Udemy, Inc. is an online learning platform that provides a diverse array of courses aimed at students, businesses, and governments worldwide. Established in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Udemy offers courses in various fields, including development, business, finance, IT, personal development, design, marketing, and health. The platform connects students with instructors, allowing for self-paced, on-demand learning tailored to individual goals, whether for professional advancement or personal interest. For corporate clients, Udemy for Business provides subscription access to over 7,000 relevant courses in multiple languages, along with robust learning analytics and a centralized platform for content management. Additionally, Udemy offers a customizable learning solution for government entities to enhance workforce skills across various sectors. The company has offices in several locations, including Ankara, Dublin, São Paulo, Denver, and Gurgaon.