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7 New Twilio Fund Winners: Fightin’ Crime, Helpin’ Seniors, Bringin’ Sexting Back.

This announcement is also referenced by articles in the following publications: Mashable, ProgrammableWeb. Last December, we announced the first 3 recipients of the Twilio Fund. To refresh your memories – the Twilio Fund is a new ‘microfund’ investment model for 500 … Continue reading

Twilio Fund Ends World Hunger, Makes Voicemail Fun Again, & Enlists A Few Good Superheroes! (Sort Of)

Textaurant, OrderMapper, & Voicendo are the first to receive 100 Benjamins from the Twilio Fund. BOOM! Back in September, we announced the Twilio Fund – a $250K platform micro-fund from 500 Startups that we carved out to invest in startups … Continue reading

Now accepting applications for Twilio Fund

Last week, we announced the Twilio Fund for 500 Startups, a $250K platform micro-fund for investments in Twilio-powered startups. We’re now accepting applications at 500startups.com/twiliofund. All terms are the same for the Twilio Fund, except we’ve done away with the timeline. … Continue reading

The Real Startups of 500 Startups – at TechCrunch Disrupt next week

If you’re planning on going to TechCrunch Disrupt next week, a few 500 Startups companies will be exhibiting at Startup Alley and eager to meet you: AwayFind Postling Twilio Zappli Crocodoc Baydin Wildfire Interactive Mogotix myGengo Drop by and say … Continue reading

Announcing Twilio Fund for 500 Startups

Today we’re excited to announce Twilio Fund, a $250,000 micro-fund for investments in startups that are powered by Twilio’s APIs for phone calls and text messages. Via Twilio Fund, we’ll offer investments of $10,000 in up to 10 companies for … Continue reading