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Governments
Ecosystems
8 min read
Six Key Ingredients to Accelerating Global Ecosystems
Governments appear to increasingly recognize the importance of diversifying their economies, and seek to leverage technological innovations to create quality jobs and establish themselves as regional and global hubs.
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Africa
18 min read
Africa: 500’s Next Ecosystem Hub
With a portfolio of 74 African startups, 500 Global has been and expects to continue to be actively investing on the continent.
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accelerators
5 min read
500 Startups and Innovate Peru Partner to Scale Early Stage Startups in Peru
The program is conducted entirely in Spanish and taps 500’s global network of mentors, leveraging those with a deep understanding of LatAm market penetration and global expansion.
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accelerators
3 min read
500 Startups Signs Agreement with iNNpulsa Colombia to Train Accelerator Managers
We discussed our shared vision of the leading role Colombia plays in Latin America’s tech scene, a fertile ground for talent, innovation and successful startup companies.
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accelerators
5 min read
500 Startups Reimagines its Miami Growth Program to Boost Founder Success
We decided to reimagine the program to allow us to have a continuous view of a startup as they progressed from one discrete phase to another.
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Series A Program
6 min read
How Global Launch Is Adapting to Help Startups Expand to the U.S. and Southeast Asia
In partnership with Enterprise Singapore, 500 Startups has selected Batch 2 applicants for Global Launch San Francisco and Global Launch Singapore.
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accelerators
7 min read
Why 500 Kobe Is Ready to Back COVID-19 Solutions
Known as 500 Kobe, the program is a partnership between 500 Startups and the city of Kobe, Japan.
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Covid-19
3 min read
500 Startups, WEF and WHO Call on Global Startups to Solve COVID-19 Challenges
In August, an all-star panel of investors and WEF members will select a cohort of up to 10 tech-driven startups.
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accelerators
6 min read
Launch Your Business in Georgia (The Country, not the State)
500 Startups recently launched 500Georgia, the first international accelerator in the country, in partnership with two key drivers of the local startup ecosystem, Georgia’s Innovation & Technology Agency and Bank of Georgia.
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singapore
9 min read
Ready to scale in Southeast Asia? Start in Singapore.
This fall, we kicked off Global Launch, a program aimed at building bridges between Singapore and the Silicon Valley.
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accelerators
5 min read
500 Around the World: Takeaways from the Sberbank-500 Accelerator
Last year, 500 partnered with Sberbank—Russia's largest bank and a leading global financial institution—to launch an accelerator in Moscow, bridging the gap in knowledge and social capital between Silicon Valley and Russia.
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growth program
3 min read
Snacking on Growth in Miami
Breaking Down the Business of Startup Growth: Did you know that each day we provide a snack to founders? The Snack daily n...