Profile
Founders
Corporate information
Official name
500 Startups Management Co LLC
Also known as
500 Startups
Registration country
Official name
500 Startups Management Co LLC
Also known as
500 Startups
Registration country
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Seed fund and startup accelerator.Funds managed
| Fund | Type | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| 500 Startups Canada LP | Venture | 2017 |
| 500 Fintech LP | Venture | 2017 |
| 500 Startups Istanbul LP | Venture | 2016 |
| 500 Falcons LP | Venture | 2016 |
| 500 Kulfi | Venture | 2016 |
| 500 Startups IV LP | Venture | 2016 |
| 500 Luchadores II LP | Venture | 2016 |
| 500 Startups JP LP | Venture | 2016 |
| 500 Startups Vietnam LP | Venture | 2016 |
| 500 Startups IV-A LP | Venture | 2015 |
| 500 Kimchi LP | Venture | 2015 |
| 500 Mobile Collective LP | Venture | 2015 |
| 500 Nordics LP | Venture | 2015 |
| 500 Startups Japan LP | Venture | 2015 |
| 500 Tuktuks LP | Venture | 2015 |
| 500 Luchadores LP | Venture | 2014 |
| Twilio Fund Europe 2013 | Venture | 2013 |
| 500 Startups Annex Fund LP | Venture | 2013 |
| 500 Startups III-A LP | Venture | 2013 |
| 500 Startups II LP | Venture | 2012 |
Team
Current employees
|
Christine Tsai | founder |
Funding
Funding rounds
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Draper Associates | Early-stage venture capital firm. | United States | |
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Wavemaker Partners LLC | Early stage venture capital firm with offices in Los Angeles and Singapore. | United States |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
| Investor | Contacts | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Draper Associates Early-stage venture capital firm. |
N/A | |
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Wavemaker Partners LLC Early stage venture capital firm with offices in Los Angeles and Singapore. |
+1 (310) 861-2103 |
N/A |
Investments
Selected investments
| Company | Country | Date | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Critical Ideas Inc Modern mobile money marketplace in Africa. |
United States | 1 Jun 2020 9 May 2019 16 Dec 2019 16 Jun 2020 19 Nov 2020 |
Series B Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active |
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Eyewa FZC |
United Arab Emirates | 10 May 2018 14 Apr 2019 |
Series A Round participant. Active |
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Nervos Foundation Decentralized application platform that separates validation from computation to improve on-chain scalability. |
18 Jul 2018 | Series A Active |
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Power Supply Collective Inc |
United States | 3 May 2018 | Series A Active |
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Qwil PBC Instant pay for independent contractors. |
United States | 3 Apr 2018 | Series A Active |
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SV Academy Vocational program that gives a diversity of people access to Silicon Valley sales and business development careers. |
1 Aug 2017 | N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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BacklotCars Inc |
1 May 2017 | Seed Round participant. Active |
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HomeTouch |
6 Mar 2017 | Venture Led the investment round. Active |
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Plum Fintech Ltd |
United Kingdom | 10 Oct 2016 | Seed Led the investment round. Active |
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Embroker Inc Digital insurance brokerage company. |
United States | 5 Aug 2015 17 May 2016 |
Series A Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active |
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Xfers Pte Ltd Payment gateway that makes it easy for anyone with an online bank account to collect payments and make payouts automatically. |
Singapore | 6 Jan 2016 | Seed Active |
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ZOZI Provider of discovery and booking services for unusual local activities and travel experiences |
1 Jul 2015 | Series C Active |
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Avanoo Inc Interactive, story-based learning for manages and teams. |
United States | 1 Jun 2015 | Seed Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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SkyGiraffe Inc |
United States | 18 Feb 2015 | Seed Round participant. Active |
Analytics
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Projects
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