Investor directory

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 Finance

Finaxar

Venture Round in 2021
Finaxar is a financial service company that finances small businesses through cloud accounting platforms. The company leverages technology to provide fast and flexible business funding, aided by its simple, transparent pricing structures and integration. Finaxar provides superior, fully automated capital solutions to help Singaporean small businesses manage short-term cash flows and avoid bankruptcy. These include receivable financing, a flexible line of credit etc. - a perfect marriage between finance and technology. The company was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Infina

Seed Round in 2021
Infina is an investment platform that engages in real estate and financial services.

Runway Financial

Venture Round in 2021
Runway Financial, Inc. is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) financial solutions that enhance the accessibility of financial data and insights. The company focuses on modernizing the presentation of business financials through innovative design and technology, aiming to foster greater alignment among teams and facilitate improved decision-making. With its origins in San Francisco, California, Runway Financial emphasizes clarity and speed in financial information, empowering organizations to collaborate effectively. The company's offerings are designed to be user-friendly, making financial data more comprehensible and actionable for various stakeholders within a business.

Funding Societies

Venture Round in 2021
Funding Societies Pte. Ltd. is a peer-to-peer financing platform based in Singapore, founded in 2015. It connects investors with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking funding, thereby addressing financial inclusion challenges and making credit-worthy SMEs more bankable. The platform offers a range of flexible financing options, including micro and term loans, as well as invoice financing, supported by advanced credit scoring and risk assessment models. Since its inception, Funding Societies has facilitated over 3.3 million business loans, amounting to more than S$1.8 billion in funding. The company has received multiple accolades, including the Global Excellence Award from ITU Telecom, and holds operating licenses from regulators in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, making it a pioneer in the region's peer-to-peer lending landscape.

Cushion

Venture Round in 2021
At Cushion, our goal is to democratize access to financial help, not just financial advice - enabling consumers to waste less money, save more, and live financially healthier lives. We believe that the future of consumer finance is all about intelligently doing work on behalf of the end user - requiring very little input from, or interaction with, the consumer. Our first offering is a bot that negotiates with banks, on behalf of our customers, to get their bank fees and credit card interest charges waived - a $200 Billion annual problem in the U.S.

Finda

Venture Round in 2021
Finda, inc. operates an online comparison platform to compare various financial products including mortgage, personal loans, P2P loans, and investments. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Pariti

Seed Round in 2020
Pariti is a money management application platform. Their free app connects to your different bank accounts and credit cards to provide a simplified view of where you stand and a plan for improvement. They automatically forecast your upcoming income and bills to calculate how much you can afford to spend each week and provide proactive warnings to help you stay on track.

Infina

Seed Round in 2020
Infina is an investment platform that engages in real estate and financial services.

amalan international

Seed Round in 2020
Amalan International is a company that assists distressed consumers and small business owners in Southeast Asia in restructuring and refinancing their loans. It operates debt management programs aimed at helping clients regain creditworthiness. The company collaborates with lenders to provide affordable loan restructuring solutions and emphasizes financial literacy. Through debt negotiations and the design of tailored repayment plans, Amalan enables its clients to settle their debts in a timely manner, thereby avoiding penalties and high interest rates.

Runway Financial

Seed Round in 2020
Runway Financial, Inc. is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) financial solutions that enhance the accessibility of financial data and insights. The company focuses on modernizing the presentation of business financials through innovative design and technology, aiming to foster greater alignment among teams and facilitate improved decision-making. With its origins in San Francisco, California, Runway Financial emphasizes clarity and speed in financial information, empowering organizations to collaborate effectively. The company's offerings are designed to be user-friendly, making financial data more comprehensible and actionable for various stakeholders within a business.

Cushion

Seed Round in 2020
At Cushion, our goal is to democratize access to financial help, not just financial advice - enabling consumers to waste less money, save more, and live financially healthier lives. We believe that the future of consumer finance is all about intelligently doing work on behalf of the end user - requiring very little input from, or interaction with, the consumer. Our first offering is a bot that negotiates with banks, on behalf of our customers, to get their bank fees and credit card interest charges waived - a $200 Billion annual problem in the U.S.

Syscap

Seed Round in 2020
Syscap is a financial technology company that offers cutting-edge solutions to financial institutions to have a better administration and management of their funding sources. It connects the leaders of financial and real estate institutions with their funders. For institutions, the company ensures the optimization of their funding source management processes, but also the strengthening of the relationship with their funders. To funders, Syscap guarantees the transparency and timely monitoring of its funds for the safety and growth of its resources.

Edbridg

Seed Round in 2019
Edbridg Limited operates as a fintech company that provides funding to the individuals who want to attend their dream schools and programs at a fixed percentage of their revenues over a fixed period of time. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Complete Fintech Platform

Seed Round in 2019
Complete Fintech Platform designs and develops an online platform that helps users understand financial technology. It began operation in 2019.

Net Worth Consulting

Seed Round in 2019
Net Worth Consulting aim is to make financial planning an accessible consumer product. We are changing the investment in the stock market. We democratize investments for Latin America. Bringing technology for the regular advisor.

NowPay

Pre Seed Round in 2019
NowPay, Inc. is a fintech company based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2018. It operates an online platform designed to enhance the financial wellness of corporate employees. The platform offers personal finance management services, allowing users to track savings, spending, budgeting, and borrowing. Additionally, NowPay provides a mobile application that offers detailed insights into employees' salaries, balances, and eligible loan amounts. The company partners with employers to facilitate advance salary payments, enabling employees to access their earnings at any time during the month without incurring liabilities, and to repay these advances over multiple months.

Stackin'

Series A in 2019
Stackin' is the simplest entry point into finance with over one million subscribers and a mission to empower people to improve their financial lives via text message. Stackin' provides the necessary tools & curated products for a younger generation of consumers to build healthy financial habits over time in a fun, entertaining, judgement-free relationship. Powered by a custom messaging platform, data, machine learning and human touch, their personalized messages educate subscribers on how to save money, reduce debt and start investing.

Vertical Finance

Seed Round in 2019
Vertical Finance creates rewards programs for the things you love. Our Grand Reserve program for wine enthusiasts rewards consumers for every purchase at any winery, wine club, or wine shop.

Finaxar

Series A in 2019
Finaxar is a financial service company that finances small businesses through cloud accounting platforms. The company leverages technology to provide fast and flexible business funding, aided by its simple, transparent pricing structures and integration. Finaxar provides superior, fully automated capital solutions to help Singaporean small businesses manage short-term cash flows and avoid bankruptcy. These include receivable financing, a flexible line of credit etc. - a perfect marriage between finance and technology. The company was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Chipper

Seed Round in 2019
Chipper, Inc. develops a student loan management application. Its platform allows the students to analyze, manage, and pay back their student debt. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Albert

Series A in 2018
Albert Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Culver City, California, provides accessible and affordable financial advisory services through its mobile application. The company offers a range of services including loans, saving policies, credit cards with rewards, retirement plans, and insurance services. A key feature is Albert Genius, which allows customers to communicate directly with financial experts for personalized advice and planning. In addition, users benefit from automated investing through Portfolio by Genius at no extra cost. Albert's free features encompass automatic savings, financial health monitoring, budgeting tools, and detailed spending reports. The platform also includes Albert Instant, providing cash advances against paychecks to help customers avoid overdraft fees.

FinAccel

Series B in 2018
FinAccel is a financial technology company creating disruptive and meaningful products in retail credit for Southeast Asia, the 7th largest economy in the world and home to nearly 10% of the world's population. With an all star team of investors, founders and employees, FinAccel is currently focused on disruption in the unsecured lending space.

Albert

Seed Round in 2018
Albert Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Culver City, California, provides accessible and affordable financial advisory services through its mobile application. The company offers a range of services including loans, saving policies, credit cards with rewards, retirement plans, and insurance services. A key feature is Albert Genius, which allows customers to communicate directly with financial experts for personalized advice and planning. In addition, users benefit from automated investing through Portfolio by Genius at no extra cost. Albert's free features encompass automatic savings, financial health monitoring, budgeting tools, and detailed spending reports. The platform also includes Albert Instant, providing cash advances against paychecks to help customers avoid overdraft fees.

Chipper

Convertible Note in 2018
Chipper, Inc. develops a student loan management application. Its platform allows the students to analyze, manage, and pay back their student debt. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Qwil

Series A in 2018
Qwil PBC operates a payment management platform tailored for independent contractors, freelancers, and small businesses, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform offers financial tools that allow users to track, collect, and manage their earnings efficiently. It features an application that enables users to access their funds before receiving payment for their services, facilitating early cash access through an advance on earned amounts. By providing these financial solutions, Qwil helps freelancers and small enterprises manage their cash flow effectively, enhancing workforce recruitment and retention without placing additional strain on the client's financial resources.

Tranqui

Seed Round in 2018
Tranqui was born from the idea that financial planning should be accessible to all , without being forced to buy a product, regardless of the interest of financial institutions, without the technicalities or prices of the financial industry.

Asaak

Seed Round in 2018
Asaak Financial Services Limited is a Uganda-based company founded in 2016 that operates a platform designed to connect borrowers with lenders. The platform primarily focuses on providing micro financing to clients who require funds to grow their businesses. By facilitating these financial transactions, Asaak aims to enhance access to capital for individuals and small enterprises in emerging markets, thereby contributing to economic development in the region.

PayJoy

Convertible Note in 2017
PayJoy Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in consumer financing solutions for smartphones. The company targets underbanked individuals in emerging markets, providing them with access to modern electronics they may not otherwise afford. PayJoy's innovative locking technology, combined with data science, allows customers to select a smartphone, make a deposit, and choose a flexible payment plan. Merchants can install PayJoy's software on their devices, which keeps the smartphones locked until the purchase is fully paid. This approach aims to expand access to affordable consumer finance, helping a significant number of people join the digital and financial landscape.

PayJoy

Convertible Note in 2017
PayJoy Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in consumer financing solutions for smartphones. The company targets underbanked individuals in emerging markets, providing them with access to modern electronics they may not otherwise afford. PayJoy's innovative locking technology, combined with data science, allows customers to select a smartphone, make a deposit, and choose a flexible payment plan. Merchants can install PayJoy's software on their devices, which keeps the smartphones locked until the purchase is fully paid. This approach aims to expand access to affordable consumer finance, helping a significant number of people join the digital and financial landscape.

Cushion

Seed Round in 2017
At Cushion, our goal is to democratize access to financial help, not just financial advice - enabling consumers to waste less money, save more, and live financially healthier lives. We believe that the future of consumer finance is all about intelligently doing work on behalf of the end user - requiring very little input from, or interaction with, the consumer. Our first offering is a bot that negotiates with banks, on behalf of our customers, to get their bank fees and credit card interest charges waived - a $200 Billion annual problem in the U.S.

Rocket.La

Convertible Note in 2017
We provide value to our users through free financial advising. We are able to prepare personalized financial product suggestions for our customers, which are based on data we collect from the Credit Bureau and other alternative sources.

LENDY Japan

Seed Round in 2017
Lendy is an Operation of online lending service

Stackin'

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Stackin' is the simplest entry point into finance with over one million subscribers and a mission to empower people to improve their financial lives via text message. Stackin' provides the necessary tools & curated products for a younger generation of consumers to build healthy financial habits over time in a fun, entertaining, judgement-free relationship. Powered by a custom messaging platform, data, machine learning and human touch, their personalized messages educate subscribers on how to save money, reduce debt and start investing.

Parasut

Series B in 2016
Financial management software for SMEs in Turkey

Albert

Seed Round in 2016
Albert Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Culver City, California, provides accessible and affordable financial advisory services through its mobile application. The company offers a range of services including loans, saving policies, credit cards with rewards, retirement plans, and insurance services. A key feature is Albert Genius, which allows customers to communicate directly with financial experts for personalized advice and planning. In addition, users benefit from automated investing through Portfolio by Genius at no extra cost. Albert's free features encompass automatic savings, financial health monitoring, budgeting tools, and detailed spending reports. The platform also includes Albert Instant, providing cash advances against paychecks to help customers avoid overdraft fees.

StreamLoan

Seed Round in 2016
StreamLoan, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform designed to streamline the processing of loans and mortgages. Founded in 2015 by Stephen Bulfer and Armando Gonzalez, the platform focuses on enhancing the home purchasing experience through collaboration tools, auto-document aggregation, and policy management. By partnering with large commercial banks, wealth management firms, insurance companies, and payroll processors, StreamLoan facilitates the purchase and refinancing of loans. Based in San Francisco, California, the company aims to simplify the mortgage process for consumers and professionals alike.

Finda

Series A in 2016
Finda, inc. operates an online comparison platform to compare various financial products including mortgage, personal loans, P2P loans, and investments. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

FinAccel

Seed Round in 2016
FinAccel is a financial technology company creating disruptive and meaningful products in retail credit for Southeast Asia, the 7th largest economy in the world and home to nearly 10% of the world's population. With an all star team of investors, founders and employees, FinAccel is currently focused on disruption in the unsecured lending space.

Qwil

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Qwil PBC operates a payment management platform tailored for independent contractors, freelancers, and small businesses, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform offers financial tools that allow users to track, collect, and manage their earnings efficiently. It features an application that enables users to access their funds before receiving payment for their services, facilitating early cash access through an advance on earned amounts. By providing these financial solutions, Qwil helps freelancers and small enterprises manage their cash flow effectively, enhancing workforce recruitment and retention without placing additional strain on the client's financial resources.

Albert

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Albert Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Culver City, California, provides accessible and affordable financial advisory services through its mobile application. The company offers a range of services including loans, saving policies, credit cards with rewards, retirement plans, and insurance services. A key feature is Albert Genius, which allows customers to communicate directly with financial experts for personalized advice and planning. In addition, users benefit from automated investing through Portfolio by Genius at no extra cost. Albert's free features encompass automatic savings, financial health monitoring, budgeting tools, and detailed spending reports. The platform also includes Albert Instant, providing cash advances against paychecks to help customers avoid overdraft fees.

Rocket.La

Seed Round in 2015
We provide value to our users through free financial advising. We are able to prepare personalized financial product suggestions for our customers, which are based on data we collect from the Credit Bureau and other alternative sources.

Rocket.La

Seed Round in 2014
We provide value to our users through free financial advising. We are able to prepare personalized financial product suggestions for our customers, which are based on data we collect from the Credit Bureau and other alternative sources.