Mathew Johnson

Mat helps startups through customer acquisition, metrics and testing, and previously worked at General Assembly, Charles River Ventures, Grockit and Socrata. He loves interesting ramen, trail-running, and has lived in Kenya, Cairo, and Copenhagen.

Ryan Lawler

Ryan recently left the lucrative world of tech news to join the motley crew at 500 Startups. He likes beers, beards, and bikes.

Emily King

Emily is on 500's Portfolio Management team, where she helps manage our community of over 2,000 portfolio companies.

Yiying Lu