Tag: VC

October 31, 2018
October 31, 2018

Private Jets, Smart Pill Bottles, Blockchain, & More: Meet the Startups of Batch 24

Emily King
Batch 24 has officially kicked off in San Francisco, and we’re so excited to welcome these new companies into our 500 family. From personal jets to AR glasses to period underwear, the collection of companies we’ve invested in this batch are a...
October 18, 2018
500 Startups Miami
October 18, 2018

Why 500 Startups is betting on Miami, and so should you

Ana Paula González
I am a Mexican who grew up in the “small” town of Guadalajara, Mexico (6M people, but feels small compared to Mexico City’s 20M+ population). I’ve had the privilege of studying and working in the LATAM, European and US markets, and calling world-c...
September 17, 2018
September 17, 2018

PreMoney 2018: Meet Garry Tan, the Former YC Partner Forging his own Path

Emily King
If you don’t know who Garry Tan is yet, you will soon—the investor was just name dropped on Forbes' 2018 Midas Brink List of Venture Capital’s biggest up-and-comers. He’s making big waves in the investment world and we’re thrilled to have him line...
September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018

Ann Miura-Ko: Raising the Bar for Women VCs Headlining PreMoney 2018

Emily King
The pioneer in female-forward investing is one of the keynote speakers at our upcoming PreMoney Investor Conference on October 2nd, and she’s someone we’re certain you won’t want to miss. Miura-Ko has a PhD from Stanford, a Bachelor’s from Yale, ...
July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018

Investor Spotlight:
Tanya Soman

Trafton Kenney
Tanya Soman is a native New Yorker and the youngest female to make Venture Partner at 500 Startups. She started working hands-on with companies in 2014 by coaching them through the Seed Accelerator Program and now invests in consumer companies, in...
June 25, 2018
June 25, 2018

Investor Spotlight:
Rina Onur

Trafton Kenney
Rina co-founded and exited from Peak Games (a leading mobile social gaming company) and Hemenkiralik.com (first vacation rental network of Turkey). She is the General Partner of 500 Istanbul, 500’s thematic fund focused on backing exciting startup...
June 15, 2018
Investor Spotlight with Rebecca Woodcock
June 15, 2018

Investor Spotlight:
Rebecca Woodcock

Trafton Kenney
Rebecca is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Venture Partner at 500 Startups. In 2011, she launched a health tech startup called CakeHealth as a TechCrunch DISRUPT finalist to help individuals track their healthcare expenses without the paperwork. ...
June 12, 2018
Turkish VC Ecosystem
June 12, 2018

Turkish Ecosystem: The Rise of Third Wave Entrepreneurs

Enis Hulli
Turkey, once the leading startup ecosystem in the region with its vibrant local market, now seems to lag behind newcomers like Slovenia, Greece, Romania and the UAE. Overlooked and buried under the macro trends, the Turkish ecosystem is in the mid...
June 04, 2018
June 04, 2018

Why we’ve been cutting really large follow-on checks

Khailee Ng
Photo of Carousell’s founders giving Khailee Ng, Managing Partner of 500 Startups, a T-shirt as VC initiation back in 2013 when 500 Startups invested in Carousell’s first round of financing. 500 has ambitions to be the most global Silicon Valley ...
March 12, 2018
Berkeley Law Campus
March 12, 2018

VC Unlocked – Over 100 Deal Campers and Counting

Trafton Kenney
Last week, more than 25 corporate VCs, angels, fund managers, and attorneys joined us for our fourth Deal Camp investor training program with UC Berkeley. Less than two years in, more than 100 corporate investors have now attended the program a...
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