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 Internet and social network

Comento

Venture Round in 2021
Comento designs and develops an Internet based networking platform for job seekers and consultants. Its platform allows job seekers to ask questions and receive consultation from incumbents. Its platform also helps job seekers in building resume and cover letters. Comento was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

ikigai

Venture Round in 2021
ikigai.net embraces a new approach for technology consulting by creating the perfect balance between Work, Skills, Passion and Social Impact.

KiKi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
The first social network in the world that shortens the virtual time of users and promotes experiences in the real world. KiKi started in 2018 by launching an MVP in Spain. Since 2019, it has been part of the best startup accelerator in the US: 500 Startups. In 2020 the app won the first award in the Date Awards in the BEST UP AND COMING DATING SITE category and 3rd in the BEST NICHE DATING SITE. Currently, it has become one of the most searching APP by users to meet like-minded people and live real experiences close to them. It is available in both the App Store and the Play Store.

HYVE

Seed Round in 2019
HYVE helps users navigate their social media channels by allowing them to follow more people. It connects user's social media sites like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and others into one centralized app.

Comento

Seed Round in 2018
Comento designs and develops an Internet based networking platform for job seekers and consultants. Its platform allows job seekers to ask questions and receive consultation from incumbents. Its platform also helps job seekers in building resume and cover letters. Comento was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Talent garden

Series A in 2016
Talent Garden is a prominent innovation platform and coworking network that supports digital and technology professionals. Established in 2011 in Brescia, Italy, the company operates 23 campuses across eight countries, including Albania, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, and Spain. Talent Garden serves as a collaborative environment for startups, freelancers, and large corporations, fostering connections and professional development within the digital and tech sectors. The organization aims to cultivate vibrant, locally connected campuses that empower communities and enhance the growth of innovative ideas. With a growing membership of over 600 talents and more than 40,000 online community members, Talent Garden is dedicated to creating an ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurial success and collaboration among professionals in the technology space.

ALL DAY

Seed Round in 2016
All Day is building an editorial media brand and publishing technology for mobile-first Millennial audiences. The company leverages a network of owned and partner Social Media properties for content distribution and audience engagement, driving content sharing and virality. All Day’s network partners, writers, and editors manage posts, track analytics, and grow engagement through its CMS and Social distribution dashboard. Today, All Day maintains and engages a growing audience on Social Media channels through owned and operated content brands with over 28 million followers, as well as a distribution network reaching over 200 million followers across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Included among the company’s more popular social accounts are HistoryinPics and EarthPix on Twitter. Through these owned and partner accounts, All Day distributes highly visual and shareable editorial content, which is often featured on its destination site AllDay.com.

Supergleu

Seed Round in 2016
Supergleu helps college students and employers connect through conversation.

Catnip

Seed Round in 2014
Catnip is an online personal magazine that features latest content aggregated from social media networks. It presents content which takes only few seconds to read.

Connected2Me

Seed Round in 2014
Connected2Me is a global messaging platform based in Turkey that has over 25 million registered users. The platform features a web chat application that connects registered profiles with anonymous site visitors, allowing users to communicate without revealing their identities. This unique anonymity feature sets Connected2Me apart from other messaging platforms, contributing to its viral growth in user acquisition. By prioritizing privacy and anonymity, Connected2Me offers a distinctive approach to online communication, appealing to users seeking a secure messaging experience.

Socialight

Seed Round in 2014
Socialight the company behind a platform that enables local content publishers and communities to create their own mobile applications. Founded in 2005 by Melinger and fellow graduates of New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, businesses use Socialight’s self-serve platform to design and launch apps around location-based content. The company has powered mobile and web solutions for top brands such as Ford Motor Company, Travel Channel, and NBC Universal with its scalable, white-label platform.

Tappy

Seed Round in 2014
Tappy is a hyperlocal social app that transforms any location into a virtual online community where users can discover interesting people and relevant content Tappy focuses in creating a social network beneficial to both consumers and businesses.

Tapestry

Seed Round in 2014
Official Twitter feed for http://t.co/3Csf62O4, the easiest way to stay connected to your family without worrying about technology.

ALL DAY

Seed Round in 2013
All Day is building an editorial media brand and publishing technology for mobile-first Millennial audiences. The company leverages a network of owned and partner Social Media properties for content distribution and audience engagement, driving content sharing and virality. All Day’s network partners, writers, and editors manage posts, track analytics, and grow engagement through its CMS and Social distribution dashboard. Today, All Day maintains and engages a growing audience on Social Media channels through owned and operated content brands with over 28 million followers, as well as a distribution network reaching over 200 million followers across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Included among the company’s more popular social accounts are HistoryinPics and EarthPix on Twitter. Through these owned and partner accounts, All Day distributes highly visual and shareable editorial content, which is often featured on its destination site AllDay.com.

ThingLink

Seed Round in 2013
ThingLink is a provider of a cloud-based education technology platform intended to help in creating and distributing interactive images for blogs, web pages, social channels, and advertising. The company's platform offers an online interactive identification tool that makes clickable tags on images on the web and helps to share the tagged images on social networks, enabling clients to create memorable interactive digital experiences and attract customers.

ChatCenter AI

Seed Round in 2013
ChatCenter AI offers a comprehensive API designed for mobile application developers to enhance customer acquisition and monitor viral metrics. Founded in 2013 and based in Mountain View, California, the company provides tools that enable developers to seamlessly integrate referral and invitation features into their applications. With user-friendly drag-and-drop functionality and a robust dashboard, developers can optimize their viral marketing strategies by personalizing landing pages and conducting A/B tests. The API boasts impressive performance metrics, including a click-through rate exceeding 20% from customized landing pages to app stores and a conversion rate of over 30% for signups from invitations sent. ChatCenter AI addresses a critical challenge for app developers by facilitating effective customer engagement and acquisition.

Hornet

Angel Round in 2012
Founded in 2011, Hornet is the world’s premier gay social network. With over 25 million diverse users globally, the Hornet mission is to empower gay men to come out and join in the fun and fabulous of the gay community. The Hornet Feed curates content from acclaimed editors, thousands of community leaders, friends, and the guy next door, to spark meaningful connections. Powered by leading-edge technology, Hornet has become the number one gay app in markets such as France, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, and Taiwan, and is rapidly expanding its sizable user base in the United States. More information at hornet.com Hornet - Connect To Your Community

Connected

Angel Round in 2011
Connected is a personal relationship manager that brings all your contacts and conversations together in one place. Connected was born from the realization that the story of success in almost every business endeavor starts with relationships. Maybe it's your buddy that introduces you to a potential customer that becomes a landmark deal. Or your biz dev counterpart at a large firm who turns out to be a former classmate and helps you secure a key partnership. Or discovering an old friend who is in your industry and the ideal VP for your company. Yet how many of these situations feel serendipitous? And do you really feel in control of your network? Connected was developed to help you maximize the potential of your relationships by helping you build rapport with new people, stay in touch with the important people in your network, and find the right person for the task at hand. With the advent of social networking, we are able to connect with more people than ever before in all stages of our lives. This creates new possibilities of staying in touch with your network. Yet at the same time it means more noise and information from every single person you may have ever interacted with. You need the right tools to manage these contacts and ensure the most important ones are surfaced to you when they matter.

Ninua

Seed Round in 2011
Ninua builds social media applications: Symphony Tools helps businesses manage their social media presence. And, NetworkedBlogs, with 1M+ registered blogs, helps bloggers grow their reach on social networks.