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 Investor Activism

Ethic

Series B in 2020
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Quotabook

Series A in 2019
Quotabook is a company that specializes in equity management.

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.

Ethic

Series A in 2019
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Ethic

Venture Round in 2018
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.
Angel Investment Network Indonesia (ANGIN) is the first and largest network of angel investors in Indonesia. Composed of more than 70 prominent business leaders and supported by a full-time investment team, ANGIN Investors aim to bring the perfect combination of early stage capital, industry expertise and key connections to early stage companies operating in Indonesia.

Expansive

Seed Round in 2017
Expansive is a real estate collective funding platform, or real estate crowdfunding, that brings together investors and real estate developers so that the two parties get a better alternative to those currently existing in the market. Investors can invest in residential and commercial real estate developments previously reviewed and filtered by their team with amounts from $ 15,000 pesos. They select developers with proven experience and experience in order to confirm that they can meet the criteria of Expansive and after a process of verification and Due Diligence they decide which projects they accept and make accessible to their registered users. Once an opportunity is selected, detailed project information and legal documents containing "risk factors" are included, which investors must review carefully before deciding to invest through Expansive. Once an investor decides to invest, it is funded to a concentrating account, the campaign is closed and once the amount is raised, it is transferred to the developer's account.

Ethic

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

InvestaX

Seed Round in 2016
InvestaX is a financial services company based in Singapore that operates an online platform dedicated to digital securities and investment opportunities in real estate, private equity, and venture capital. Founded in 2015, the platform provides members with access to private mid-market real estate investment projects, facilitating investments through innovative financial technologies, including blockchain. InvestaX aims to streamline the investment process and broaden access to various financial opportunities in the real estate sector and beyond.

iBillionaire

Seed Round in 2015
iBillionaire is an investment advisory platform that offers investors insights into the strategies and data of successful billionaires. Launched in April 2013, it began as a mobile application that tracked the investment activities of prominent billionaires. Within a year, iBillionaire introduced its first index, the iBillionaire Index, which features the top 30 U.S. equities held by a select group of billionaires. This was followed by the launch of the Direxion iBillionaire Index ETF, which now manages over $35 million in assets. The platform also enables users to compare stocks and make predictions about market movements, simplifying investment decisions for its community of over 200,000 users.

EquityZen

Seed Round in 2014
EquityZen Inc., founded in 2013 and based in New York, is a financial services company that operates an investment marketplace connecting shareholders of private companies with investors seeking alternative investment opportunities. The platform facilitates pre-IPO investments by allowing venture capital investors, family offices, hedge funds, and individual investors to invest through pooled vehicles that acquire shares in private technology companies. By unlocking the value of equity compensation, EquityZen enhances the liquidity options for startup employees and addresses associated risk concerns, ultimately benefiting all parties involved.

RealtyShares

Seed Round in 2013
RealtyShares is a real estate investment platform that gives investors direct access to quality commercial real estate investment opportunities. It connects its network of individual and institutional investors with experienced real estate operators looking to raise capital to improve properties for higher, better use. Venture-backed by premier investors such as 500 Startups, Union Square Ventures, General Catalyst, Cross Creek Advisors, and Menlo Ventures, RealtyShares has deployed more than $840 million over 1,100 investment opportunities in 41 states.

Disruption

Seed Round in 2013
Disruption Corporation is a venture capital firm that specializes in investments in startup and early-stage companies, particularly in the Internet sector. Based in Arlington, Virginia, with an additional office in Mountain View, California, the firm focuses on post-seed investments and typically engages with companies raising funds between seed and Series A rounds. Disruption Corporation generally invests between $250,000 and $1 million in companies that have an average annual revenue of around $1 million. The firm was founded by Paul Singh, who aimed to enhance the management and creation of wealth within the evolving private market, which he believes mirrors the public market's development from decades past. In its growth trajectory, Disruption Corporation was acquired by 1776 Campus, Inc.

Artivest

Seed Round in 2012
Artivest offers a digital platform for private investment managers and investors. Artivest connect a wider audience of suitable investors with investment opportunities in top-quality private equity and hedge funds that are typically available only at institutional minimum investment sizes. Our technological, financial, and operational expertise powers a seamless experience for individual investors and a scalable point of access for financial advisors and fund managers.

MI Ventures

Seed Round in 2012
MI Ventures, founded in 2009 and based in New York, is a venture capital firm focused on advising and investing in innovative and disruptive business ventures. The firm primarily participates in seed and Series A funding rounds, aiming to support early-stage companies in developing and validating their business models and ideas. By concentrating on the technology sector, MI Ventures seeks to foster growth in enterprises that have the potential to positively impact the world.