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14.10.2024 | From a Local Problem to a Global Business How identifying a simple issue sparked a tech company | What started as a small project to solve a local parish's burial space issue grew into PlotBox, a global leader in deathcare management software based in Northern Ireland.
This Entrepreneur UK interview with Leona McAllister, CCO & co-f... |
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21.09.2021 | 500 Startups Closes $140M Fund; Rebrands to 500 Global | 500 Startups, a global venture capital firm, closed a $140M global flagship fund and rebranded as 500 Global.
Led by Christine Tsai, CEO and Founding Partner, 500 Global will continue to invest at the accelerator and seed stage as well as t... |
04.05.2020 | Egypt’s Pravica raises $500k in round led by 500 Startups | Cairo-based startup Pravica has landed a $500,000 investment in a pre-seed round.
The round was led by 500 Startups, with the participation from Modus Capital, a venture capital (VC) company with offices in the US and Egypt, and Dyres Vent... |
04.05.2020 | Egypt’s Pravica raises $500k in round led by 500 Startups | Cairo-based startup Pravica has landed a $500,000 investment in a pre-seed round.
The round was led by 500 Startups, with the participation from Modus Capital, a venture capital (VC) company with offices in the US and Egypt, and Dyres Ventu... |
25.01.2019 | Fintech Accelerators and Incubators in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea | In the past years, Asia Pacific has seen strong growth in its fintech ecosystem, rapidly catching up with the US and Europe. |
20.11.2018 | 500 Startups Closes $14M Vietnam Focused Venture Capital Fund | According to a blog post, 500 Startups, the global early stage venture capital firm, closed a $14m fund dedicated to investing in Vietnam-based startups.
The close was 40% over its $10M target. LPs include GS Shop, Humax, NCORE, and numerou... |
19.11.2018 | 500 Startups Vietnam grabs $14M to invest in local companies | 500 Startups has set its sights on Vietnam, a historically dormant market that’s recently emerged as one of the most rapidly expanding tech ecosystems in Southeast Asia.
The Silicon Valley startup accelerator and venture capital fund has ra... |
17.10.2018 | SA startup Doot! accepted into 500 Startups Kobe Accelerator | Recently launched SA startup Doot! has been accepted into the 500 Startups Kobe Accelerator programme in Japan.
Doot! was founded in July by co-CEOs Sbusiso Buna and Brandon Josi, CTO Louis van der Walt and Japan country manager Takayo Nak... |
17.10.2018 | SA startup Doot! accepted into 500 Startups Kobe Accelerator | Recently launched SA startup Doot! has been accepted into the 500 Startups Kobe Accelerator programme in Japan.
Doot! was founded in July by co-CEOs Sbusiso Buna and Brandon Josi, CTO Louis van der Walt and Japan country manager Takayo Naka... |
23.01.2018 | 500 Startups leads $13.3m Series B in Tokyo startup SmartHR | Premium
500 Startups, the prolific global seed stage investor, has led the $13.3 million Series B round in Tokyo-based Japanese HR automation service SmartHR, through its Japan-focused fund.
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16.03.2017 | 500 Startups Launches $10M Second Latin American Regional Fund | Global seed stage venture capital firm 500 Startups is launching its second Latin American Regional fund.
500 Startups’ Luchadores II Fund is targeting $10M in commitments to invest in Spanish-speaking and Latin-American founders.
The Inter... |
27.12.2016 | 500 Startups Launches $50M Second VC Fund for Southeast Asia | Global early stage venture capital firm 500 Startups has launched its second fund, 500 Durians II for Southeast Asia.
According to a regulatory form filed with the SEC, the firm has launched 500 Durians II, L.P., which aims to raise $50m. T... |
27.11.2016 | 500 Startups Joins 3M Euros Series A for Cashboard | Cashboard, Germany’s fastest growing online wealth management platform, has secured a series A funding of EUR 3m led by Digital Space Ventures. The existing investors Redalpine Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, 500 Startups and renown pri... |
05.10.2016 | HappyCo Raises $7.5M Series A Funding from 500 Startups | HappyCo announced today that it has completed a Series A funding round of$7.5 million. Investors include 500 Startups, Point Nine, Flight Ventures and the SaaS Syndicate, a top syndicate on AngelList. HappyCo is the leading mobile inspectio... |
04.10.2016 | 500 Startups Announces $50 million New Fund For Southeast Asian Startups | 500 Durians, the regional wing of 500 Startups, the silicon valley based global startup accelerator, has announced a $50 million second regional fund for early-stage startups in the region. With the new fund, the firm plans to invest in aro... |
04.10.2016 | 500 Startups announces new $50 million fund for Southeast Asia | 500 Startups‘ organization in Southeast Asia — 500 Durians — is back with a new $50 million fund to press on with early-stage startup dealmaking in the emerging region, which counts over 600 million consumers.
Although it typically sits in ... |
04.10.2016 | 500 Startups launches $50m second Durian Fund for Southeast Asia | Premium
Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm 500 Startups is launching a new $50 million fund — 500 Durians II– for Southeast Asia with a mandate to invest in about 200 seed-stage companies in the region.
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22.07.2016 | 500 Startups Launches $10M LatAm Fund; Holds First Close of Thai Fund | According to two regulatory forms filed with the SEC, Silicon Valley early stage venture capital firm 500 Startups is extending its global investment activity.
The firm has launched:
– 500 Luchadores II, L.P., its $10m second fund dedicated... |
28.06.2016 | 500 startups to invest $25 million in early stage Black and Latino founders | Share this article:
500 Startups, a Silicon Valley venture capital seed fund & startup accelerator, has announced that it is raising a $25 million dollar micro-fund to carry out early stage investments in Black and Latino founders. The ... |
23.06.2016 | 500 Startups Announces $25M Fund to Back Black, Latino Entrepreneurs | 500 Startups announced it is raising a $25 million fund to invest in startups headed by black and Latino entrepreneurs. The firm said the new fund is expected to invest in about 100 companies.
As is its custom when announcing a new microfun... |
11.05.2016 | Time tracking app Timely lands $1 million seed round from SNÖ Ventures and 500 Startups | Time tracking app Timely has raised a $1 million seed round from SNÖ Ventures and 500 Startups.
The Norwegian startup, which was bootstrapped up until this point, will also be joining the 500 Nordics Distro Dojo accelerator in Stockholm lat... |
02.05.2016 | Thai fintech firm T2P secures $1.1m from 500 Startups, Benchachinda | Premium
Bangkok-based fintech firm T2P has raised $1.1 million from global venture capital 500 Startups, its Thai micro-fund 500 TukTuks and Benchachinda Holding, owned by the founding family of mobile operator DTAC.
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31.03.2016 | 500 Startups Launches $30M Canadian Venture Capital Fund | Global early stage venture capital firm 500 Startups is launching a $30m Canadian fund.
The fund, called 500 Canada (#500CAN), aims to make 150+ investments into early-stage startups in over the next few years focusing on capital-efficient ... |
09.03.2016 | 500 Startups Launches $10M Micro-Fund Dedicated to Vietnam | Silicon Valley-based early stage venture capital firm 500 Startups has launched its latest regional micro-fund dedicated to Vietnam.
500 Startups Vietnam, a US$10m fund, will make 100-150 investments into B-to-B and Enterprise SaaS, Fintech... |
08.03.2016 | 500 Startups launches $10m fund for Vietnam | When 500 Startups founding partner Dave McClure excitably tweeted this week that he was on a flight to Vietnam, we knew something was up.
Today, the Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm announced it set up a US$10 million microfund for... |
08.03.2016 | 500 Startups launches a $10M micro fund to back Vietnamese startups | 500 Startups today announced today the launch of a $10 million micro fund that will invest solely in Vietnamese startups. It’s the latest in a series of investment vehicles the Silicon Valley-based accelerator program has created in the pas... |
07.03.2016 | Thai tech recruitment platform GetLinks gets $500K from CyberAgent, 500 Startups | Premium
Bangkok-based tech recruitment platform GetLinks has secured $500,000 seed funding from CyberAgent Ventures and 500 Startups.
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24.02.2016 | 500 Startups Launches $25M Fund Focused on India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh | 500 Startups, the Silicon Valley based accelerator and early stage, has launched a new $25M regional fund focused on India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Led by 500 Startups partner Pankaj Jain, 500 Kulfi will be focusing on investing in early ... |
24.02.2016 | 500 Startups Launches A Pair Of $25M Funds Focused On India, FinTech | 500 Startups is adding a couple new micro-funds as it looks to further grow its investments in India and FinTech Markets. The $25 million funds, named 500 FinTech and 500 Kulfi (after a popular Indian frozen dairy treat), will continue to f... |
24.02.2016 | 500 Startups Launches $25M Fintech Fund | Silicon Valley-based early stage fund and accelerator 500 Startups announced it is launching a new $25m fintech fund.
In particular, 500 FinTech will focus on investments in companies that develops “Financial Services For the Rest of Us“.
O... |
19.01.2016 | Thai startup STYLHUNT raises $500K in pre-Series A from CyberAgent, 500 TukTuks, others | Premium
Thailand’s social media shopping trust and discovery startup STYLHUNT announced today that it has raised close to $500,000 in a Pre-Series A round led by CyberAgent Ventures, with participation from 500TukTuks, Expara Ventures, Sing... |
15.01.2016 | Indonesia: Online gaming marketplace itemku raises $225K from 500 Startups | Premium
Five Jack, the makers of online gaming marketplace itemku, has raised $225,000 in funding from leading seed stage venture capital firm, 500 Startups. 500 Startups’ two Asia-focused funds, 500 Durians and 500 Kimchi, participated in ... |
04.12.2015 | 500 Startups Launches $30M Fund Focused on MENA | Early stage venture capital firm 500 Startups launched a $30M fund focused on the MENA region (GCC, Levant and North Africa).
500 Falcons focuses on making seed stage investments between $50k and $100k in 100-200 companies. It will actively... |
10.11.2015 | 500 Startups Is Raising $15M For 500 Nordics | Just ahead of the Slush tech confab in Helsinki this week, 500 Startups has revealed plans for its latest regional fund: the startup investment group is raising $15 million for 500 Nordics, which it will use for its accelerator program, see... |
29.10.2015 | Asset financing firm Origa raises $1m from 500 Startups, ah!Ventures | Premium
Asset leasing solutions company Origa Renting Pvt. Ltd said on Wednesday that it had raised Rs7 crore in funding from 500 Startups, an accelerator and investment fund, ah! Ventures and a group of angel (individual) investors.
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21.10.2015 | Thai co-working space HUBBA raises $350K pre-Series A from 500 Startups, Ardent Capital, Golden Gate Ventures | Premium
Thailand’s leading co-working space HUBBA has secured $350,000 in pre-Series A round led by 500 Startups, Ardent Capital, Golden Gate Ventures, Thai high-profile startup founders and angel investors.
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19.10.2015 | 500 Startups Launches $15M Micro-Fund Focused on Turkish Startups | Early stage venture capital firm 500 Startups launched a $15M micro-fund focused on Turkish startups.
500 Istanbul is led by 500 Venture Partner Erhan Erdogan, along with 500 Fund Advisor Erbil Karaman.
The new fund plans to invest in over ... |
08.09.2015 | 500 Startups raises $85m for its third VC fund | Premium
Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups, an early-stage seed fund and startup acclerator, has raised $85 million for its third global fund, 15 per cent short of its original target, according to a report in Wall Street Journal. The compan... |
07.09.2015 | 500 Startups Announces A $30 Million Fund For Japan | 500 Startups is continuing its quest to cover Asia after the U.S.-headquartered VC company launched a $30 million microfund for Japan.
The firm first moved into Asia in 2013 with its $10 million ‘500 Durians’ fund for Southeast Asia. That r... |
04.09.2015 | 500 Startups Closes Its Newest Fund with $85 Million | 500 Startups, the five-year-old, Mountain View, Ca.-based venture firm, has closed its third global fund with $85 million. The nearly 500 investors in the vehicle include Tokyo-based Dentsu, Yahoo Japan and Malaysia Venture Capital Manageme... |
26.02.2015 | 500 Startups Launches A $15M Korea-Focused Fund Called 500 Kimchi | With its extremely high smartphone penetration rate, speedy broadband connections, and advanced economy, South Korea is one of the richest breeding grounds for tech innovation in Asia. 500 Startups, which has already made several investment... |
24.02.2015 | 500 Startups Launches $10M Fund Focused on Thailand | 500 Startups, the Mountain View, Ca.-based seed investment firm and accelerator, launched a $10m fund focused on Thailand.
According to TechCrunch, the vehicle will be called 500 TukTuks and will focus on investing in startups in Thailand.
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15.02.2015 | 500 Startups Is Raising A $10M Fund In Thailand To Increase Its Focus On Asia | 500 Startups, the U.S. startup investor/accelerator with a reputation for backing startups across the world, is deepening its efforts in Asia with a new $10 million micro-fund for Thailand. The organization launched a $10 million fund for A... |
18.11.2014 | 500 Startups launches Mobile Collective: a $10M fund led by Dolphin Browser’s Edith Yeung | Today 500 Startups is announcing a $10 million fund built for mobile startups, seven years after Apple kicked off the mobile app revolution with the iPhone.
This fund — entitled “500 Mobile Collective” — isn’t the first of its kind. 500 Sta... |
18.11.2014 | 500 Startups Launches $10M Mobile Collective Fund, Hires Ex-Dolphin Browser Exec Edith Yeung To Run It | “In the past we were 500 Startups. In the future we might be 500 VCs.”
That’s Dave McClure, founding partner and Sith Lord behind global seed fund 500 Startups and his growing roster of investment partners. The latest new partner to join th... |
13.08.2014 | Ukrainian startup myTips receives $75,000 and a place at Californian incubator 500 Startups | The myTips team has been accepted into the famous American incubator 500 Startups, and has moved to San Francisco. The team received an investment of $75,000 from the incubator, and now intends to develop its business in the USA.
myTips is ... |
20.02.2014 | NEWS: After Leaving 500 Startups, Paul Singh Announces the $50M Crystal Tech Fund in DC | Today, Paul Singh’s Disruption Corporation announced that they are creating the Crystal Tech Fund to invest in post-seed startups. According to an SEC filing, it will be a $50 million fund.
This brings Singh full circle, from being a partne... |
16.10.2013 | 500 Startups raising another $100M fund | Accelerator program 500 Startups is apparently looking to raise money for a third early-stage investment fund, according to an SEC document filed today.
The move is a bit of a surprise considering 500 Startups finalized $44.1 million for it... |
16.10.2013 | 500 Startups raising another $100M fund | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Accelerator program 500 Startups is apparently lo... |
16.10.2013 | 500 Startups Is Raising $100 Million For Its Third Early-Stage Investment Fund | “Always be raising.”
It’s not a bad motto, and it’s one that Dave McClure’s 500 Startups seems to be taking to heart. After all, it had just recently closed Fund I when an SEC filing dropped alerting us all that it was raising another $50 m... |
17.09.2013 | Cinemacraft Raises $1.5M From NTT DoCoMo, Turner Broadcasting’s Media Camp And 500 Startups | Cinemacraft, a startup that wants to replace static video thumbnails with its interactive Videograms, has raised a $1.5 million strategic funding round from investors NTT DoCoMo, Turner Broadcasting’s Media Camp and 500 Startups. Combined w... |
10.09.2013 | 500 Startups Closes Second Fund at $44.1M | Dave McClure‘s 500 Startups closed its second fund at approximately $44.1m.
Two recent filings with the S.E.C. unveiled 500 Startups II, L.P., which raised $32.7m from 87 investors, and 500 Startups II-A, L.P., which raised $11.2m from 85 b... |
29.05.2013 | 500 Startups Raises $10M ‘500 Durians’ Micro Fund, Hires Khailee Ng As Venture Partner To Invest In SE Asia | Dave McClure’s 500 Startups is no stranger to investing in international startups, with about 20 percent of its portfolio of companies hailing from outside the U.S. But it’s now looking to make a bigger bet, specifically in Southeast Asia, ... |
29.11.2012 | Deal Management Startup CapLinked Raises $1.6M From FF Angel, 500 Startups, Others | CapLinked, a startup offering online workspaces for managing business deals, says that it has raised $1.6 million in Series A funding.
The funding comes from FF Angel (the seed-stage fund operated by Founders Fund), Siemer Ventures, 500 Sta... |
05.11.2012 | Remote Tech Support Firm, 24/7 Techies, Raises $600k Seed Round — Led By 500 Startups — To Ramp Up SMB Business | Online tech support company, 24/7 Techies, has raised a $600,000 seed round led by Dave McClure’s 500 Startups to accelerate its offerings for small and medium sized businesses. Other notable investors in the round include Rajan Anandan (VP... |
27.04.2012 | SendHub (YC W12) secures $2M seed funding from Kapor Capital, 500 Startups, Menlo Ventures, angels | Recent Y Combinator graduate SendHub, which bills itself as SMS for organizations, is in the business of replacing the email blast with an SMS message and aims to solve a myriad of real-world consumer, business, and enterprise one-to-many c... |
06.04.2012 | 500 Startups Raising New $50M Fund, Names 4 New Partners, With 250+ Investments To Date | It’s a big day for 500 Startups — you know, the seed-stage accelerator and capital fund founded by rabble rouser and geek on a plane, Dave McClure. Back in July 2010, McClure filed for the accelerator’s first fund, raising $30 million to be... |
15.11.2011 | Enterprise SEO Platform Ginzametrics Raises US$1.3 Million From 500 Startups, Venture51, And A Group Of Star Investors | Y-Combinator graduate and 500 Startups company Ginzamarkets announced it has raised US$1.3 million in seed funding for Ginzametrics, its SEO management and analytics platform for enterprises (our previous coverage). The fresh money comes fr... |
07.11.2011 | Aksel Raises $500K From 500 Startups & More To Bring European Men’s Fashion To The U.S. | Aksel Group, the company behind AkselParis.com, a direct-to-consumer online men’s fashion store, announced this week that it has raised $500,000 in seed funding. The round was led by Inspiration Ventures, with participation from Dave McClur... |
27.09.2011 | Human Translation Platform myGengo Raises $5.25 Million From Atomico, 500 Startups | Tokyo-based human translation service myGengo (“Mechanical Turk for translations”) has raised a Series A Round of funding. The US$5.25 million round was led by Atomico, the London-based VC firm headed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, a... |