Turkish Ecosystem: The Rise of Third Wave Entrepreneurs
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...
View ArticleInvestor Spotlight: Rina Onur
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...
View ArticleMeet OK Blockchain Capital – 500 Startups’ Newest Corporate Partner in the...
In Borderless Blockchain, We Trust. We are excited to partner with OK Blockchain Capital who shares 500 Startups’ vision in discovering and backing the world’s most talented blockchain entrepreneurs...
View Article500 Startups Vietnam Holds Oversubscribed Final Close (Pho Real!)
Given 500’s mission to back entrepreneurs globally, we strive to go where other investors rarely venture. Several years ago, Vietnam was not an obvious tech investment destination: the country was poor...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Saola Accelerator in Vietnam
This is a “saola”, a long-horned ox so rare that it’s often called an “Asian unicorn.” (nevermind that it has two horns!). Saolas are found almost exclusively in Vietnam. I believe there are other...
View ArticleAnnouncing the “MENA Dojo” Series A Program Batch 3 launch
It’s going to be quite busy this year in the MENA region! In line with our objective to help develop the regional ecosystem, we are pleased to announce that we’re opening the applications for the third...
View ArticleWomen in the Startup Ecosystem: How Can We Accelerate Inclusion?
From Salaried Employee to Entrepreneur According to the IDB (Interamerican Development Bank), if we had equal participation of men and women in the Latin American labor market, the regional GDP would...
View Article500Kobe Accelerator Program is back, now with a Focused Track on Health
500 Startups and Kobe City are thrilled to announce our 4th consecutive accelerator program, which will commence on November 4th, 2019. This year’s program will continue to support startups across all...
View Article500 Around the World: Takeaways from the Sberbank-500 Accelerator
If 500 has learned one thing from investing in over 75 countries, it’s the importance of placing bets in all the right founders and helping build ecosystems for them to thrive in. 500 is a firm...
View ArticleThe Future of Corporate Venture Capital
The following is an excerpt from 500’s latest report, Unlocking Corporate Venture Capital. How has corporate venture capital changed? In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital...
View ArticleReady to scale in Southeast Asia? Start in Singapore.
While people may think of Singapore as a top startup city, what they may not realize is that this city-state potentially has quite a bit more to offer as a local hub when looking to scale throughout...
View ArticleThe Future of Startup Ecosystems Across the Globe
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...
View ArticleWelcoming New Partner and Global Digital Transformation Expert Flavio Dias as...
I first met Flavio in 2013, when he co-invested alongside 500 Startups in Olist, one of Brazil’s largest online marketplaces–which recently raised a Series C round. Olist’s founder was in our San...
View ArticleLook Outside of Silicon Valley to See How Founders Can Be Successful...
500 Startups kicked off a new series called Innovation Coffee Breaks. Experts from leading companies, venture capital firms and startups join us every week to discuss how to innovate during this time...
View ArticleLaunch Your Business in Georgia (The Country, not the State)
The following post is written by Nato Chakvetadze, Program Associate for 500Georgia. Gavin: Here everything is so expensive. Look at the numbers. If we move to Georgia, we can save a fortune and get a...
View ArticleHow Startups Can Navigate the Change in Investment Climate Due to COVID-19
With the rise in regulations and restrictions surrounding COVID-19, we’ve entered unprecedented times on a global scale. On our end, we hosted our first-ever Digital Demo Day to ensure the safety and...
View ArticleHow We Created our Digital Demo Day Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the entire startup ecosystem, and in the name of safety and support of our founders, we hosted our first-ever Digital Demo Day. This was a whole new take on demo day...
View ArticleUnderstanding Omni-Channel Opportunities with Square at Founders Day
Guest Post: The following post is a sponsored guest post by Square, Inc. All views and opinions represented in this post are the views and opinions of Square, Inc. and do not represent those of 500...
View ArticleWhy Investing in Female Founders Matters Now More Than Ever
Long before diversity and inclusion became buzzwords, we decided to make venture capital inclusive from day one at 500 Startups. They became our guiding principles, because we know that great talent...
View Article5 Tips for Pitching VCs in Virtual Times
Guest Post: The following post is a sponsored guest post by JD Weinstein, Oracle for Startups. All views and opinions represented in this post are the views and opinions of Oracle for Startups and do...
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