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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 Music Streaming

Pura Mente

Seed Round in 2022
Meditation app in Spanish

Pura Mente

Venture Round in 2021
Meditation app in Spanish

Mercular

Venture Round in 2021
Mercular operates as an online shopping platform that specifically targets those who are into hobbies relating to sports, games, and music.

Pura Mente

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Meditation app in Spanish

Pura Mente

Seed Round in 2020
Meditation app in Spanish

Blue Wire

Seed Round in 2020
Blue Wire Media operates a sports podcasting network that features over 40 podcasts, hosted by journalists, former athletes, and influential fans. The company focuses on acquiring and launching podcasts centered around specific teams and topics, allowing for targeted content that engages dedicated sports audiences. Founded in 2018, Blue Wire is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and also participates in online retailing, offering branded merchandise such as t-shirts. The network continues to expand its offerings as it grows within the sports media landscape.

Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV

Venture Round in 2020
Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching Netflix, Twitch, ESPN, and more in full-screen, like you're on a big couch together. From epic live events to intimate hangouts, Hearo is your virtual couch, classroom, theater or stadium all rolled into one beautiful live audience experience platform.

Thematic

Seed Round in 2019
Thematic, Inc. operates a music licensing platform designed to connect content creators with emerging music artists. Founded in 2016 and based in Santa Monica, California, Thematic provides a peer-to-peer marketplace where creators can discover and utilize songs from up-and-coming artists for their projects. The platform facilitates collaboration between musicians and digital content creators, including those on popular platforms like YouTube. By offering access to a diverse range of music, Thematic supports both creators in enhancing their content and artists in gaining exposure.

Beatdapp

Seed Round in 2019
Beatdapp is a United States-based company founded in 2018 that develops music streaming software designed to assist labels and artists in tracking their music and collecting royalties. The company provides a tracking system that authenticates, verifies, and validates media streamed in real-time, addressing discrepancies between Digital Service Providers and rights holders. This technology increases royalty revenue for rights holders while reducing the legal risks associated with royalty disputes for Digital Service Providers. Beatdapp effectively functions as a comprehensive solution for accurately monitoring music play counts.

Podcorn

Seed Round in 2019
Podcorn takes the pain out of finding and sponsoring on-demand audio shows. We make it easy for brands to connect to the right podcasters to create authentic messages that resonate and engage listeners across audio platforms.

Blue Studios

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Blue Studios is a live-stream and on-demand platform, like Peloton, broadcasting the best and most entertaining STEM classes for kids, whether it be coding, robotics, botany, or microbiology. The company's mission is to teach a billion kids STEM skills.

Blue Wire

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Blue Wire Media operates a sports podcasting network that features over 40 podcasts, hosted by journalists, former athletes, and influential fans. The company focuses on acquiring and launching podcasts centered around specific teams and topics, allowing for targeted content that engages dedicated sports audiences. Founded in 2018, Blue Wire is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and also participates in online retailing, offering branded merchandise such as t-shirts. The network continues to expand its offerings as it grows within the sports media landscape.

Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV

Seed Round in 2019
Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching Netflix, Twitch, ESPN, and more in full-screen, like you're on a big couch together. From epic live events to intimate hangouts, Hearo is your virtual couch, classroom, theater or stadium all rolled into one beautiful live audience experience platform.

Spoon

Series B in 2018
Spoon is a personal audio broadcasting platform based in Seoul, South Korea, that enables users to share stories, ideas, and music through voice. The platform allows individuals to create personal broadcasts, conduct voice blogs, and share user-generated content, fostering a community where users can connect and engage with one another about real-life issues. By focusing on voice as the primary medium, Spoon offers a comfortable and accessible way for users to communicate and express themselves creatively.

EME Hive

Series A in 2018
EME is a community-based, social live streaming app for finding like-minded friends and partners. Through the power of live streaming technology, users are able to form real-time connections with members of their own communities. By offering a subscription dating service as well as a live streaming platform, EME makes it easy for users to flirt, chat, and date in real-time -- all within the same app.

Ghinwa

Seed Round in 2018
GHINWA FZ LLC develops a mobile application for Arabic karaoke. The application enables users to sing official songs of favorite artists, play the songs with new voices, and like, share, and republish other songs. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Kuwait.

Melodics

Seed Round in 2017
Melodics Limited develops an application that adapts to users abilities and musical tastes to help them get better at pad drumming. It offers music education with tracks, such as hip hop, future beats, footwork, EDM, techno, trap, dubstep, downbeat, jungle, funk, soul, electronic, reggae, rock, jazz, Bmore, electro, classic breaks, and others for playing. The company also allows getting insight into how favorite producers, DJs, and performers structure their tracks and sets. Its application is compatible with iPhone and iPad devices. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Melodics

Seed Round in 2016
Melodics Limited develops an application that adapts to users abilities and musical tastes to help them get better at pad drumming. It offers music education with tracks, such as hip hop, future beats, footwork, EDM, techno, trap, dubstep, downbeat, jungle, funk, soul, electronic, reggae, rock, jazz, Bmore, electro, classic breaks, and others for playing. The company also allows getting insight into how favorite producers, DJs, and performers structure their tracks and sets. Its application is compatible with iPhone and iPad devices. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Fan Stream

Seed Round in 2016
Fan Stream instantly connects fans together in live audio conversations to discuss their favorite teams 365 days a year, optimized for live game action. We are giving the voice to you, the FAN, not some talking sports head. Fan Stream puts audio communication at the core of sports community as It DOES NOT make sense to be typing on your phone to tie into chatter and missing game action.

Maestro

Seed Round in 2016
Maestro is a platform based in San Francisco that empowers broadcasters to create engaging video experiences for their audiences. It offers a white-label solution for enterprise live streamers, enabling them to own, engage, and monetize their viewers effectively. The platform features tools designed to drive audience interaction at critical moments while capturing user data for analytics and marketing purposes. Notable customers include major companies such as Microsoft, PlayStation, and Capcom, highlighting Maestro's capability to serve high-profile clients in the entertainment and gaming industries.

Concert With Me

Seed Round in 2015
ConcertWithMe is a free concert discovery service that lets concertgoers keep track of their favorite bands and receive alerts when they perform in the area. The extensive use of social features and music-streaming services integration allows it to provide only relevant recommendation based on users’ musical preferences and the ability to join friends at the concerts. ConcertWithMe enables its users to get the prices for concert tickets for over 7000 artists and bands. It was launched in 2014 and is based in Europe.

EME Hive

Venture Round in 2015
EME is a community-based, social live streaming app for finding like-minded friends and partners. Through the power of live streaming technology, users are able to form real-time connections with members of their own communities. By offering a subscription dating service as well as a live streaming platform, EME makes it easy for users to flirt, chat, and date in real-time -- all within the same app.

Melodics

Seed Round in 2015
Melodics Limited develops an application that adapts to users abilities and musical tastes to help them get better at pad drumming. It offers music education with tracks, such as hip hop, future beats, footwork, EDM, techno, trap, dubstep, downbeat, jungle, funk, soul, electronic, reggae, rock, jazz, Bmore, electro, classic breaks, and others for playing. The company also allows getting insight into how favorite producers, DJs, and performers structure their tracks and sets. Its application is compatible with iPhone and iPad devices. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Sunshine

Seed Round in 2015
Sunshine App enables to instantly and easily share, access and stream content across any device - without cloud storage. No uploading, no downloading; simply streaming content device-to-device on the fly.

Trance

Seed Round in 2015
Trance Inc. is a company that has developed an online platform allowing users to watch, record, and share dance videos. Founded in 2014 and based in Mountain View, California, Trance focuses on making dance accessible through mobile devices, particularly iPhones. The platform aims to enhance the dance experience by enabling users to engage with content in a convenient and interactive manner.

Brandtrack

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Brandtrack, Inc. is a Buenos Aires-based company that offers a software solution for commercial music reproduction in various businesses. Founded in 2014, it provides a platform that curates music playlists tailored to brand characteristics and customer profiles, ensuring a seamless background music experience for establishments such as restaurants, retail stores, and hotels. The software operates offline, allowing businesses to play music without an Internet connection, and includes features for integrating commercial advertisements and promotional voiceovers. Brandtrack's service also offers a web control panel for users to monitor music playback in their locations, ensuring compliance with curated selections. Additionally, the company provides legal music licenses, simplifying the process for businesses while enhancing the overall customer experience.

LaMusiquita

Seed Round in 2015
La Musiquita is an education platform, to learn how to play music instruments. With online, on demand videos, quizzes, challenges, workshops, and forums, people will be able to learn how to play instruments from scratch.

Tappur

Seed Round in 2014
World's first industrial quality wearable musical instrument. Watch someone play it to believe it.

Promolta

Seed Round in 2014
Promolta is a viral video promotion service for musicians. They show the video to targeted audiences and help people viral out their music.

Brandtrack

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Brandtrack, Inc. is a Buenos Aires-based company that offers a software solution for commercial music reproduction in various businesses. Founded in 2014, it provides a platform that curates music playlists tailored to brand characteristics and customer profiles, ensuring a seamless background music experience for establishments such as restaurants, retail stores, and hotels. The software operates offline, allowing businesses to play music without an Internet connection, and includes features for integrating commercial advertisements and promotional voiceovers. Brandtrack's service also offers a web control panel for users to monitor music playback in their locations, ensuring compliance with curated selections. Additionally, the company provides legal music licenses, simplifying the process for businesses while enhancing the overall customer experience.

SoundBetter

Seed Round in 2013
SoundBetter is a marketplace for music production that helps musicians connect and hire music professionals. With SoundBetter, musicians can find hire a pro based on specialty, budget, genre, credits, reviews, and sound samples. It increases transparency via verified reviews and helps the huge market of self-producing musicians securely connect with the right partners from anywhere in the world. SoundBetter was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

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.

Senzari

Seed Round in 2012
Senzari develops data and intelligence solutions for the media and entertainment industry. Their first product, MusicGraph is a recommendation, personalization and graph search product focused on the Music Industry.

Twitmusic

Seed Round in 2012
Twitmusic is the leading Twitter marketing platform for the music industry. SaaS solution enables music artists & labels to launch campaigns to help them grow their followers, go Trending and reach new audiences on Twitter. In addition, they provide labels with actionable insights & analytics to determine the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns. - Registered musicians: 44,000 (with 500,000,000+ followers). - Artist sign up up 200% annually - Registered Artists: Lil Wayne, Jason Mraz, Bryan Adams, Duran Duran, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sean Kingston, Steve Aoki, The Lumineers, Cody Simpson, Cher Lloyd, MC Hammer, Brandy, Muse, Jon Secada, Amanda Palmer, Asher Roth, Miguel & many more. - Partners: Sony, Warner Music, Universal, EMI, Def Jam, Epic Records, RCA, Columbia Records, Tool Room Records, RED Music, Scooter Braun Projects, CAA, Atom Factory, Stricly Rythme, Bill Silva, Hashtag Mgmt, Stampede Mgmt & many more.

Artsicle

Seed Round in 2011
Artsicle is a web application to discover your taste in art and rent your favorite original pieces to enjoy at home, starting at $25 a month. Artsicle provide access to some of New York's top emerging artists, letting customers nationwide find the right artwork for them from the comfort of a couch.

Miso Media

Series A in 2011
Miso Media is a Venice Beach, CA startup who develops music education software. They use polyphonic note detection and realtime feedback to revolutionize sheet music and teach people how to play string instruments such as guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, and mandolin. Current products include Miso Music: Plectrum (Winner of 2010 TechCrunch Disrupt SF People’s Choice Award) and the Miso Strobe Tuner. They have strategic partnerships with Fender, Fender Music Foundation, Woodees, Deering Banjo, and Ko'Aloha Ukulele, as well as publishing deals for the production of digitized sheet music.

Singboard

Seed Round in 2011
Singboard is an interactive mobile application that encourages users to sing along to music.

WillCall

Seed Round in 2011
WillCall curates a list of the best shows happening in your city and makes it easy to buy tickets with just a few taps — no waiting in line or dealing with the box office required. It’s the music discovery and ticketing app for people who want to have fun. A lot of love is put into the shows featured on the WillCall list, so you'll have no excuse to stay home.

Miso Media

Seed Round in 2010
Miso Media is a Venice Beach, CA startup who develops music education software. They use polyphonic note detection and realtime feedback to revolutionize sheet music and teach people how to play string instruments such as guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, and mandolin. Current products include Miso Music: Plectrum (Winner of 2010 TechCrunch Disrupt SF People’s Choice Award) and the Miso Strobe Tuner. They have strategic partnerships with Fender, Fender Music Foundation, Woodees, Deering Banjo, and Ko'Aloha Ukulele, as well as publishing deals for the production of digitized sheet music.