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 Retail Lending

CrediLinq.Ai

Seed Round in 2022

CrediLinq.Ai is revolutionizing SME lending using AI and machine learning. They Linq artificial intelligence & machine learning with credit underwriting.

BetaStore

Seed Round in 2022

BetaStore is a business-to-business marketplace that connects informal retailers in Africa directly with wholesalers and manufacturers, facilitating access to a wide range of fast-moving consumer goods at wholesale prices. By delivering these goods directly to retailers' stores, BetaStore eliminates the need for retailers to visit multiple suppliers in open markets, thus saving time and reducing transaction costs. The platform also offers working capital support and tailored payment facilities, allowing for more accurate risk assessments and improving access to commercial lenders. With the wholesale and retail market in Africa valued at $270 billion and predominantly operating through informal channels, BetaStore plays a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency and profitability of small retailers.

Retailo

Series A in 2022

Retailo develops an online B2B marketplace for retail supply chain in the MENAP region. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

RealAtom

Seed Round in 2021

RealAtom, LLC is a commercial real estate debt platform established in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The company facilitates connections between borrowers and a network of lenders seeking investment opportunities in commercial properties. By providing a digital platform, RealAtom enables commercial property owners, brokers, and lenders to efficiently secure loans and manage financing transactions. The technology used by RealAtom supports the handling of billions of dollars in commercial real estate loans annually, streamlining the financing process for all parties involved.

Retailo

Seed Round in 2021

Retailo develops an online B2B marketplace for retail supply chain in the MENAP region. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Lendo

Series A in 2021

Lendo is a fintech company that offers a peer-to-peer lending platform with core focus towards SMEs' debt finance. Its platform provides a variety of financing products for SMEs with an initial focus on pre-invoicing finance. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Saudi Arabia.

Retailo

Pre Seed Round in 2020

Retailo develops an online B2B marketplace for retail supply chain in the MENAP region. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Retailo

Pre Seed Round in 2020

Retailo develops an online B2B marketplace for retail supply chain in the MENAP region. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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.

Fairbanc

Seed Round in 2019

Fairbanc is a scalable, AI-powered mobile loan and payments platform for emerging market small-medium enterprises (SMEs) that requires no collateral or credit history. The company's AI-powered platform can read digital footprints such as transaction history with large suppliers, and data on the mobile phone to grant instant digital credit line that SMEs can use to purchase inventories from our selected suppliers. Fairbanc's proven gender-intelligent ecosystem for loans and payments can be used in many vertical markets, eliminating the shortcomings of cash. Retail shop-owners can boost sales up to 20%, eliminate cash shortages, enjoy an easier payments regimen, and develop a credit history; suppliers receive more consistent order cycles, more instant payments upon delivery, and SKU sales expansion.

liwwa

Series A in 2019

liwwa connects small businesses in need of capital with people who want to invest in them. The company’s peer-to-peer lease-to-own model addresses the capital access and interest-free investor return opportunities. Liwwa conducts in-house reviews of a small business's creditability and enables them to pay a monthly fee to investors. Founded in 2013, Liwwa raised seed funding with DASH Ventures, al Etihad, and MENA Venture Investments, which it plans to use to hire several new team members, including an underwriting team and to support a new product offering.

Lendo

Seed Round in 2019

Rebeja Tus Cuentas

Seed Round in 2018

Rebeja Tus Cuentas helps people pay less interest on their mortgage loans and credit cards.

FundRocket

Seed Round in 2018

It is still incredibly hard for small businesses to get access to the capital they need. Fundrocket makes the process simple by leveraging data and technology to bring fairly priced capital directly to the merchant.

RealAtom

Pre Seed Round in 2017

Credit Engine

Seed Round in 2017

Spinned out from LENDY, the balance-sheet online lending service for SMBs, Credit Engine is the only player that provides online lending platform for financial institutions in Japan. The company is founded in Nov 2018. Its online lending platform enables financial institutions to launch their lending service of their own brand with sophisticated user interface and streamlined operation processes. The platform is selected by Japanese top-tier banks including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group.

LENDY Japan

Seed Round in 2017

Lendy is an Operation of online lending service

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.

Lenda

Venture Round in 2015

Lenda Inc. operates an online platform that allows homeowners to complete their home loan process online. Lenda Inc. was formerly known as GoRefi, Inc. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of April 17, 2019, Lenda Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Reali, Inc..

Lendsquare

Seed Round in 2014

LendSquare helps people invest in small businesses in their neighborhood by lending them money. This community-focused approach has advantages over traditional sources ofcredit: it's cheaper for businesses, it strengthens community bonds, and it allows individuals to invest in places they understand and love.

Lenda

Seed Round in 2014

Retailigence

Seed Round in 2010

Retailigence Corporation operates a hyperlocal marketing platform designed to enhance in-store product sales by leveraging real-time inventory data from brick-and-mortar retailers. Founded in 2009 and based in Redwood City, California, the company offers a mobile advertising solution tailored for product brands and local retailers. Its key offerings include the adPOP Engine, which integrates inventory data into programmatic advertising for location-based user engagement, and a mobile application that displays local store-level product availability. Retailigence serves a diverse clientele that includes advertising solutions, application developers, agencies, and shopper marketers in the United States. The company has established a strategic partnership with Gimbal, Inc. Retailigence operates as a subsidiary of ShopAdvisor, Inc.