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 SME

GOAT.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Adaptive is a mobile minisite and storefront solution for SMEs. It helps to empower small businesses with advanced marketing, CRM, loyalty, and operational tools.

paynas

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Paynas is a Cairo-based company established in 2018 that provides a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The platform offers a seamless payroll solution through real bank accounts and Visa cards, along with features for employee and payroll management, recruitment, task management, and attendance tracking. In addition to payroll services, paynas includes a benefits marketplace that offers affordable medical insurance and other employee benefits, promoting financial inclusion for employees and supporting the growth of SMEs. By integrating these services, paynas aims to deliver comprehensive HR solutions that meet the diverse needs of businesses and their workforce.

paynas

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Paynas is a Cairo-based company established in 2018 that provides a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The platform offers a seamless payroll solution through real bank accounts and Visa cards, along with features for employee and payroll management, recruitment, task management, and attendance tracking. In addition to payroll services, paynas includes a benefits marketplace that offers affordable medical insurance and other employee benefits, promoting financial inclusion for employees and supporting the growth of SMEs. By integrating these services, paynas aims to deliver comprehensive HR solutions that meet the diverse needs of businesses and their workforce.

Parasut

Series B in 2016
Financial management software for SMEs in Turkey

First Circle

Seed Round in 2016
First Circle is a financial services company based in Taguig, Philippines, founded in 2015. It specializes in consumer lending, mortgages, and asset-based lending, primarily targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia. First Circle aims to enhance opportunities for business owners by providing the necessary funding and support for growth. The company utilizes advanced technology and data analytics to streamline the lending process, offering a simple online account for its clients. Additionally, First Circle fosters a community of business owners, providing access to valuable resources and dedicated customer support to help SMEs thrive in a competitive market.

Shiprocket 360

Series B in 2016
Skyrocket Your Online Sales. We help SME's, Manufacturers, Creative People and Service Providers setup their brand online and get sales from their own stores and also from other sales channels.
Social Media Broadcasts (SMB) Limited ("SMB") is a Hong Kong-based big data analytics company focused on developing innovative and sophisticated software-as-a-service ("SaaS") technologies to transform social big data into reliable and actionable intelligence for marketers and professionals. Big data analytics enables organisations to analyse a mix of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data to provide valuable business information and insights. SMB's unique positioning is a combination of 1) extensive experience with online and mobile social architectures and technologies, 2) deep understanding of Asian and Western social behaviours and 3) innovative integration of analytical methodologies. The company's leading solution is Klarity - a cloud-based, online dashboard-styled tool that provides social monitoring and listening analytics for enterprises, advertising agencies and governments to measure performance, benchmark against competition, identify trends and gain insights into behaviour. Klarity enables marketers, professionals and analysts to leverage social big data in an efficient and effective manner. The proprietary engine crawls social platforms, mobile channels and influencer networks to track, collect, store and manage granular data. Sophisticated algorithms then segments, refines and interprets the information in a quantitative and qualitative manner to automatically present metrics and analyses through a user-friendly dashboard. SMB successfully launched the first generation of Klarity in mid-2013, which quickly gained positive feedback from both enterprises and advertising agencies. Since then, it has evolved from simply monitoring analytics from social profiles to a complex monitoring and listening tool, drawing on big data from social platforms (from Facebook to Sina Weibo), mobile channels (such as LINE and WeChat) and influencer networks (such as news sites, forums and blogs). Today, Klarity v2.4 has gained recognition and validation from major global brands and multinational clients. Beyond Klarity 2.4, SMB's corporate objective is to broaden Klarity's analytical capabilities to provide an even more advanced and holistic SaaS solution for a wider spectrum of verticals to significantly improve insights - applicable not only towards marketing strategies but also financial analysis, healthcare monitoring, crisis management and predictive forecasting. SMB has a core staff of 12 full-time employees comprising of management, technical and marketing professionals. The team is complimented by notable strategic partners such as Hootsuite, Softbank C&S and HP Hong Kong. Management is further supported by seasoned consultants and advisors with financial, technical and marketing expertise.

smove

Convertible Note in 2015
smove is a Singapore-based company focused on enhancing urban living and addressing challenges related to vehicle ownership. It operates a car rental service that allows users to rent vehicles on an hourly basis without the need for deposits or contracts. In addition to vehicle rentals, smove offers maintenance services, providing a comprehensive solution for car owners looking to maximize the utility of their vehicles while generating extra income through the platform. The company's vision emphasizes the importance of sustainable business practices and fostering a positive culture as it seeks to make mobility and transportation more accessible and efficient in urban environments.

Shiprocket 360

Series A in 2014
Skyrocket Your Online Sales. We help SME's, Manufacturers, Creative People and Service Providers setup their brand online and get sales from their own stores and also from other sales channels.

smove

Convertible Note in 2014
smove is a Singapore-based company focused on enhancing urban living and addressing challenges related to vehicle ownership. It operates a car rental service that allows users to rent vehicles on an hourly basis without the need for deposits or contracts. In addition to vehicle rentals, smove offers maintenance services, providing a comprehensive solution for car owners looking to maximize the utility of their vehicles while generating extra income through the platform. The company's vision emphasizes the importance of sustainable business practices and fostering a positive culture as it seeks to make mobility and transportation more accessible and efficient in urban environments.

Shiprocket 360

Seed Round in 2013
Skyrocket Your Online Sales. We help SME's, Manufacturers, Creative People and Service Providers setup their brand online and get sales from their own stores and also from other sales channels.

Sidewalk

Seed Round in 2013
Sidewalk helps small businesses with internet data collections that allows them to target their audiences. Knowing which businesses market online, salespeople spend less time researching businesses and more time selling to them. It explores and analyzes data sources like Facebook and company websites and surfaces SMEs that are most receptive to its users. Some of their customers are Constant Contact, MillerCoors, soldsie, occasion, and fundera. The company scores SMEs to determine their social ranking and interest in its users’ products. It has proprietary scores for SMEs that are popular, growing, tech-savvy, and engaged and focuses on helping companies grow their sales to small businesses. Sidewalk is a U.S.-based company that was launched in 2013 by Tony Amoyal and Mo Yehia.