Our Team

A truly global team

We speak multiple languages, come from all over the world and have the expertise to help you build a great company. We’re on a mission to uplift people and economies through entrepreneurship.

Executive

Chief Executive Officer, Founding Partner

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Operating Officer, Managing Partner

Courtney Powell

Managing Partner

Managing Partner

Managing Partner

Managing Partner

Operations

Head of Global Platforms

Aaron Blumenthal

Senior Director, Operations

Corporate Strategy

Senior Director of Corporate Strategy

Chief of Staff to the COO

Chirag Gupta

Data

Investment Data Analyst

Investment Data Analyst

Project Manager

Malaysia

Data Strategist

Jamie Soo

Investment Data Analyst

Harrison Hao Shian Chong

Intern, Deal Data

Ecosystems

Head of Global Corporate Growth

Vijay Rajendran

Philippines

Mentor Community Manager

Angeline Calima

Mentor Contracts

Regional Director, Startup Programs - APAC

Philippines

Community Support Associate

Celeste Mercado

Malaysia

Program Coordinator

Chia Boon Lui

Program Manager

South Korea

Project Manager, Corporate Growth

Hongseok Yoo

Innovation Strategy Lead

Kip Stringfellow

Finance

Malaysia

Controller - APAC

Ai Lin Ng

Finance Manager

Senior Accountant

United States

Controller

Bo Sangosanya

Senior Accountant

Daniela Malagon Alonso

Controller - Global Operations

Accounting Manager

Finance Director

United States

Fund Accounting Manager

Nico Gamboa

HR

United States

Global HR Ops Director

Adriana Vergara

Executive Assistant

USA

HR Specialist

Karen Villanueva

Global Investment

United States

Chief of Staff

CJ Lee

Head of Investor Relations

Philippe Schenk

Legal

General Counsel

Funds and Compliance Counsel

United States

Associate Counsel - Ecosystems

Shadia Ayoub

Malaysia

Associate Counsel - Portfolio Operations

Lee Ann Kong

Associate Counsel - Portfolio Operations

Associate Counsel - APAC

United States

Legal Ops Associate

Liane Kivela

Associate Counsel - MENA

Marketing

Executive Director, Global Head of ESG & Stakeholder Engagement

Director of Global Communications

Zina Moukheiber

Content Marketing Associate

United States

Marketing & IR Lead

Rachel Xing

500 Istanbul

General Partner

Rina Onur Sirinoglu

General Partner

General Partner

Turkey

Investment Manager

Kaan Eren

Investment Analyst

Investment Analyst

Investment Manager

500 Japan

Legal Operations Associate

500 Korea

Partner, 500 Startups Korea

Program Manager, Startups

500 Latin America

Santiago Zavala

Regional Director, Startup Programs - Latin America

Guillermo Guadarrama

Regina Zurutuza

Investor Relations Analyst

Mauricio Gudiño

Operations Coordinator

Daniela Pérez Barrón

Investor Relations

Damaris Mendoza

Mexico

Associate

Patricia Desentis

500 MENA

Venture Partner, MENA

Group CEO of SHUAA Capital

Jassim Alseddiqi

Portfolio Specialist

Christine Nady Boushra

Saudi Arabia

Executive Assistant, MENA

Alaa Ibrahim

Portfolio Manager

Regional Head of Events & Community

Program Manager, Startups

Program Coordinator

Daifullah Alrajhi

500 Southeast Asia

Managing Partner

Analyst,Strategic Operations

Justin Chong Yew-Ming

Manager,Business Administration

Associate,Capital Formation

Analyst,Strategic Development

Arief bin Johan Alimin

Associate,Strategic Operations

Head of Strategic Operations

Strategic Development Analyst

Rachel Teow Hui Jeng

Manager,Strategic Development

500 Thailand

Thailand

General Partner

Moo Natavudh Pungcharoenpong

Thailand

General Partner

Krating Poonpol

Mameaw Sapprasert

Senior Investment Manager

Pun Jaruthassanakul

Thailand

Senior Investment Manager

Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul

500 Vietnam

General Partner

General Partner

Portfolio Manager

Adrian Latortue

Disclaimer

Note that this is not a complete list of staff. The title “Partner” is used in accordance with customary business practice in the venture capital industry and does not indicate a legal status as a “partner” in a partnership.