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 Ticketing

TicketRev

Venture Round in 2021
TicketRev is a marketplace designed to facilitate the buying and reselling of live event tickets through a reverse marketplace model. This innovative platform allows fans to submit bids for events by selecting their desired seating location and specifying their offer price. Ticket resellers can then accept matching bids, enabling them to sell tickets instantly without the need to list them on other marketplaces. By shifting the focus to buyers, TicketRev empowers them in a market traditionally dominated by sellers, while also allowing ticket sellers to effectively meet demand with their available inventory.

Jasper

Seed Round in 2020
Jasper offers an online platform that allows its users to Simplify their job with online booking, virtual insurance and intake collection, mobile bill payments, and approval payment plans.

YallaParking

Seed Round in 2020
The UAE's first and largest online marketplace for private parking spaces.

MagicBus

Series A in 2019
MagicBus, founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, offers transportation services tailored for long-distance commuters. The company's platform facilitates a stress-free commuting experience by allowing users to book tickets in advance and create routes on-demand, catering to the specific needs of its customers. This flexibility helps ensure that commuters can travel conveniently and efficiently to their destinations.

Docket

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Docket is a system of record and workflow management SaaS for legal teams.

The Ticket Fairy

Seed Round in 2019
The Ticket Fairy, Inc. offers ticketing and marketing services for concerts, festivals, and arts events. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Tourbitz

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Tourbitz is a Software as a Service (SaaS) for tour operators that helps them by providing them with tools to be more efficient and scale their business easily. Tourbitz provides them with a platform where they can upload their inventory and supplier's list, a booking system, and an API that helps them to connect directly to their website or to the leading travel agencies worldwide.

Meitre

Seed Round in 2019
Meitre LLC is a technology company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, that specializes in developing an online revenue management platform for restaurants. Founded in 2016, Meitre offers a comprehensive guest management system that facilitates table bookings based on demand trends. Its platform employs dynamic pricing techniques to optimize table allocation and enhance operational efficiency. Meitre's services are utilized by many high-profile restaurants in Latin America, including several on the Latin America Top 50 list, helping them increase profits by as much as 30%. The platform addresses common challenges faced by restaurants, such as limiting low-margin bookings during peak hours, managing reservations more effectively, and reducing no-shows through ticketing, deposits, and credit card guarantees.

Text To Ticket

Seed Round in 2017
Text To Ticket was the brain child of a group of friends; it started one night when they were all out in San Francisco for a game. While on their way to cross the street, they were cut off and almost hit by a distracted driver. With backgrounds in public health, law enforcement and entrepreneurship it sparked a heated conversation and debate that lasted for the next several days. In the end the idea of Text To Ticket was born. After several months of development, obtaining patents and having to pay one big legal bill for research; they finally were able to launch a product that they are all proud of. Distracted driving is a growing problem, as a team they are committed to making cities safer for drivers and pedestrians. They hope you will join us on their mission.

Up All Night

Seed Round in 2016
Up All Night wants to radically change how people experience concerts, festivals and events. This is a $100B opportunity filled by archaic companies like Ticketmaster that people hate. The secret sauce is a customer centric approach where users can communicate with personal concierges 7 days a week via Messenger, SMS, and the web. In addition the team has built some amazing technology including an affinity model that learns about users through their behaviors and can predict events they will want to attend. Chat Bots can deliver those recommendations at scale and are reducing the work loads of concierges. UAN makes money with a combination of a marketplace for event creators and a subscription service that allows members to choose from high profile and exclusive experiences. The team behind Up All Night includes successful entrepreneurs Prem Kumta, Chris Smith, and Ketan Anjaria that possess the winning combination of product, tech and industry knowledge to change the game.

TicketBox

Series A in 2016
Ticketbox is an online ticketing start up coming out from Ho Chi Minh City. We do online ticketing and also providing marketing solution for events to sell tickets better. Ticketbox achievement: ... Winner of HCMC Startup Weekend ... Vietnam Demo Day People's choice award

Bizimply

Series A in 2016
Bizimply Ltd develops an employee management platform for hospitality and retail businesses. It allows businesses to manage scheduling, attendance, and day to day reporting across multiple locations in one platform. Its platform combines day-to-day management tasks, such as employee scheduling, employee attendance, HR management, shift management, payroll, employee applications, and manager applications. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Up All Night

Seed Round in 2016
Up All Night wants to radically change how people experience concerts, festivals and events. This is a $100B opportunity filled by archaic companies like Ticketmaster that people hate. The secret sauce is a customer centric approach where users can communicate with personal concierges 7 days a week via Messenger, SMS, and the web. In addition the team has built some amazing technology including an affinity model that learns about users through their behaviors and can predict events they will want to attend. Chat Bots can deliver those recommendations at scale and are reducing the work loads of concierges. UAN makes money with a combination of a marketplace for event creators and a subscription service that allows members to choose from high profile and exclusive experiences. The team behind Up All Night includes successful entrepreneurs Prem Kumta, Chris Smith, and Ketan Anjaria that possess the winning combination of product, tech and industry knowledge to change the game.

BottlesTonight

Seed Round in 2015
BottlesTonight is the first and only same-day bottle service booking app at top nightclubs and lounges. It guarantees consumers the best prices on bottle service and delivers every time. BottlesTonight makes the process of booking and selling bottle service easy and affordable. Nightclubs and lounges reduce the minimum spend required to book bottle service at their venue and discount bottles up to 70% off normal menu prices. It lists this unsold inventory on its mobile app marketplace for consumers to book from the convenience of their smartphones. With a variety of venues providing different types of experiences, there is something for everyone on BottlesTonight. Founded in late 2013 BottlesTonight now facilitates bookings for 90% of nightclubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Launching soon: Las Vegas and New York

Ticktate

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Ticktate, Inc. is a company that specializes in a mobile application designed for purchasing concert tickets. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, Ticktate offers a booking solution that enables live music enthusiasts to buy tickets directly from venues, thereby avoiding high service fees typically associated with other ticketing platforms. This approach not only provides fans with greater access to their favorite artists but also allows artists and venues to gain valuable insights into their ticket buyers. Ticktate's focus on mobile-only tickets enhances the overall experience for both consumers and providers in the live music industry.

Dealflicks

Seed Round in 2015
Dealflicks is like Priceline.com, but for movie theaters. Every day you can save up to 60% on movie tickets and concessions at your favorite theaters watching your favorite movies with your favorite people. Theaters love us because we get butts in their empty seats. In fact, 88% of movie theater seats are currently empty because of high prices, home entertainment, and internet-based alternatives. At the same time, over 40 billion dollars are spent on movie tickets and concessions each year worldwide, and the market is growing.

Hivebeat

Seed Round in 2015
is an easy and powerful way for student organizations to take payments, sell tickets, manage members and promote events on campus.

The Ticket Fairy

Seed Round in 2015
The Ticket Fairy, Inc. offers ticketing and marketing services for concerts, festivals, and arts events. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

TicketBox

Venture Round in 2014
Ticketbox is an online ticketing start up coming out from Ho Chi Minh City. We do online ticketing and also providing marketing solution for events to sell tickets better. Ticketbox achievement: ... Winner of HCMC Startup Weekend ... Vietnam Demo Day People's choice award

Social Tables

Series A in 2014
Social Tables, Inc. is a cloud-based software company that serves the hospitality, events, and catering industries. Founded in 2011 and based in Washington, D.C., the company provides a comprehensive platform that includes sales and catering CRM software, management tools, interactive floor plans, and lead capture services. Its solutions facilitate the booking and management of events for hoteliers and event managers, while also enhancing the connection between sales and operations for caterers. By streamlining the event planning process—covering aspects such as floor plan design, seating chart creation, and guest engagement—Social Tables aims to simplify and enhance the experience for event professionals. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cvent, Inc. since October 2018.

Cinepapaya

Seed Round in 2014
Cinepapaya.com is a platform for the online and mobile sales of movie tickets for emerging markets, offering a B2B E-commerce turn-key solution for partner movie theaters including web and mobile, ticket validation and Business Intelligence. We offer a B2C one-stop point of purchase for movie goers, attracting and engaging users with movie related content (synopsis, actor bios, trailers, fotos, etc) and an active community (contests, prizes, passes & premiere invitations) integrated to social networks.

WePlann

Seed Round in 2013
WePlann, Inc. is an online ticket booking service that offers a platform for booking travel activities such as shows, cabarets, helicopter tours, and small-group guided tours for individuals traveling to various global destinations. Founded in 2012 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, the company aims to enhance the travel experience by providing localized content, pricing in local currency, and tailored product preferences, all backed by local customer support. Additionally, WePlann encourages customers to share their travel plans on social media, thereby increasing product awareness and promoting word-of-mouth communication.

Peatix

Series A in 2013
Peatix Inc. is a global event registration platform that offers tools for event organizers to create, promote, manage, and sell tickets for events of all sizes. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Peatix has facilitated over 30,000 events, ranging from concerts to conferences. The platform provides a mobile-centric solution, enhancing the event experience through social interactions and discovery features available on its mobile applications and website. With a focus on affordability, Peatix offers low ticketing fees and customizable event pages, making it easier for organizers to manage their events effectively. Since its launch, Peatix has expanded its operations to the United States and Singapore, supported by various investors in the technology and venture capital sectors.

Cinepapaya

Seed Round in 2013
Cinepapaya.com is a platform for the online and mobile sales of movie tickets for emerging markets, offering a B2B E-commerce turn-key solution for partner movie theaters including web and mobile, ticket validation and Business Intelligence. We offer a B2C one-stop point of purchase for movie goers, attracting and engaging users with movie related content (synopsis, actor bios, trailers, fotos, etc) and an active community (contests, prizes, passes & premiere invitations) integrated to social networks.

Dealflicks

Seed Round in 2012
Dealflicks is like Priceline.com, but for movie theaters. Every day you can save up to 60% on movie tickets and concessions at your favorite theaters watching your favorite movies with your favorite people. Theaters love us because we get butts in their empty seats. In fact, 88% of movie theater seats are currently empty because of high prices, home entertainment, and internet-based alternatives. At the same time, over 40 billion dollars are spent on movie tickets and concessions each year worldwide, and the market is growing.

WalletKit

Seed Round in 2012
WalletKit is a SaaS platform for businesses to create,manage and deliver to its customers digital Boarding passes,Tickets,Store cards and Coupons for mobile wallets like Apple passbook and Google Wallet.We want to be the central platform to deliver digital mobile passes across all major mobile wallet platforms. Walletkit helps you design beautiful mobile passes,distribute passes to your customers and visualize results. Walletkit provides a scalable and reliable platform to relieve businesses of the cost ,complexity of maintaining and automating custom pass delivery along with flexible API’s that makes custom integration a breeze. WalletKit specifically addresses the pain points of creating and managing the distribution of mobile passes which will be experienced by the majority of businesses which adopt to new digital wallet solutions like Apple Passbook, Google wallet and Windows Hub.

Ingresse

Seed Round in 2012
Ingresse is a Brazilian social ticketing company that enables people to discover the concerts, nightclubs, parties, and theater plays of their choice. It connects organizers to their audience through an intuitive platform. Any user can post an event on Ingresse. Event creation is crowdsourced to organizers and performers. Through the platform, people have the ability to learn which of their friends will be attending specific events, where these friends will be sitting in the venue, and browse their friends’ opinions and reviews. Organizers can download Ingresse's mobile apps to validate their tickets at the door, turning their phones into scanners. The company's aim is to help people finding the right events and getting them in. Ingresse was founded in 2012.

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.

Welcu

Seed Round in 2010
Welcu's platform allows customers to easily organize all kinds of events: selling tickets; sending invitations; measuring, resulting and integrating our platform with their favorite tools.

MogoTix

Series A in 2010
MogoTix, Inc. provides mobile ticketing solutions for events. Its solutions are used to send event tickets to attendees' cell phones through text messages for parties, fundraisers, and conferences. The company also enables publishing of event Websites; and distribution and sale of mobile tickets to attendees. MogoTix, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.