Tag: venture capital investing

June 09, 2020
June 09, 2020

Our Framework Post-COVID-19

Tony Wang
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has affected nearly every industry globally. Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframe...
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019

The Value of the 500 Seed Accelerator in 2019

Natalie Riso
Going into 2020, 500 will be entering it’s tenth year of operation. It’s been a crazy journey for us from a small first batch of startups in our Silicon Valley Accelerator to running accelerators across the globe and investing in founders from ove...
December 16, 2019
December 16, 2019

The Future of Startup Ecosystems Across the Globe

Natalie Riso
The idea of being a founder has never been so popular around the world, so how is that going to change industries and entire regions? This year we dove headfirst into the rise of corporate venture capital, the changing nature of venture capital ed...
December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019

500’s Past & Present: Betting on International Startups

Natalie Riso
In 2010, 500 Startups started as a new kind of venture capital firm in Silicon Valley with a contrarian belief that talent can come from anywhere in the world. Back then, very few venture capital firms in the valley were focused on much outside of...
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...
February 04, 2018
February 04, 2018

The MENA Ecosystem: The Year Ahead

Hasan Haider
2017 was a landmark year for the MENA startup ecosystem. That hectic pace of development has continued, even accelerated in the first month of 2018. Having been in the MENA startup space in one form or another since 2007, looking back on what has ...
August 14, 2017
VC Unlocked 2017
August 14, 2017

Looking back at VC Unlocked 2017

Trafton Kenney
After two weeks of intense coursework, six guest lectures, 32 investment thesis presentations, and a mind-boggling amount of coffee, another successful VC Unlocked Program with the Stanford Center for Professional Development is officially a wrap....
July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017

Kicking off VC Unlocked, and a New Website!

Trafton Kenney
Big news! It’s the first week of VC Unlocked! We’re welcoming an awesome new group to the Stanford campus this week. They’ve traveled from as far as Lagos and Melbourne to be with us here in Silicon Valley and we couldn’t be more thrilled. ...
July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017

Announcing “Silicon Valley Secrets for Investing in Asia” with INSEAD

Trafton Kenney
We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for our newest course, “Silicon Valley Secrets for Investing in Asia.” We’ve teamed up with INSEAD, a leading global business school, to offer investors a one-week deep dive on how to apply ...
April 28, 2017
April 28, 2017

A Tale of Two Squirrels: The Not So Simple Math on Venture Portfolio Size

Matt Lerner
By now most VCs are familiar with Dave McClure’s theory of venture portfolio size. In short, he believes that at seed stage, it doesn’t make sense to have a fund with fewer than 50-100 companies, because venture returns depend on outliers and you ...
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