Accelerator
500 Global portfolio
500.co500 Global is an accelerator based in Palo Alto, United States, founded in 2010. It has invested in 327 venture-backed companies across 385 funding rounds on VCMC, and led 27 of those rounds. 19 of them were in the last 12 months.
327
Venture-backed companies
in its portfolio on VCMC
385
Funding rounds
led 27
19
Last 12 months
rounds, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
32
With a disclosed valuation
of 327 companies
$104.9B
Combined value of its private companies
the whole companies, not what 500 Global owns
317 private companies 500 Global has backed have a VCMC valuation; together they are worth $104.9B. That is the value of the whole companies, not what 500 Global owns. Canva is 36% of the total. 10 companies it backed have since been acquired and are not included. How VCMC values companies.
Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
Portfolio
500 Global's most valuable portfolio companies
The 10 most valuable private companies 500 Global has backed, by VCMC's valuation. Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
- 1 Canva Tech Companies, Surry Hills $37.7B range $15.4B – $73.7B Joined at Seed, 2013
- 2 Mercury Banks & ATMs, San Francisco $5.9B range $4.5B – $7.9B Joined at Series A, 2019
- 3 Innovaccer Tech Companies, San Francisco $4.6B range $2.0B – $5.3B Joined at Seed, 2015
- 4 Tech Companies, Tokyo $3.5B range $2.3B – $4.1B Joined at Seed, 2024
- 5 Lucid Tech Companies, South Jordan $3.1B range $267M – $4.0B Joined at Seed, 2011
- 6 Tech Companies, Oakland $2.4B range $269M – $4.1B Joined at Series A, 2015
- 7 Software Development Services, Palo Alto $2.3B range $894M – $2.6B Joined at Seed, 2018
- 8 Tech Companies, San Francisco $1.8B range $165M – $3.1B Joined at Seed, 2015
- 9 Data Solutions, City of London $1.6B range $1.1B – $2.1B Joined at Series A, 2022
- 10 Learning, Tutoring & Courses, Wilmington $1.5B range $873M – $2.3B Joined at Seed, 2015
Portfolio
Full 500 Global portfolio (327 companies)
327 companies. Load more shows the rest.
| # | Last round | History | Range | Trend | Grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercury Banks & ATMs · since Series A, 2019 | Series D May 2026 $200M | $5.9B | $4.5B – $7.9B | $6.9B (+18%) | $760M | 0% | 1,785 | growing | A | |
| 2 | Lucid Tech Companies · since Seed, 2011 | Growth Equity Jun 2021 $500M | $3.1B | $267M – $4.0B | $3.1B (0%) | $346M | 0% | 1,357 | flat | D | |
| 3 | Lendo Loans & Financing · since Series A, 2021 | Debt Jan 2025 $690M | $266M | $40.7M – $378M | $188M (-29%) | $35.7M | 0% | 170 | flat | D | |
| 4 | Innovaccer Tech Companies · since Seed, 2015 | Series F Jan 2025 $275M | $4.6B | $2.0B – $5.3B | $4.6B (0%) | $502M | 0% | 1,630 | flat | B | |
| 5 | Kin Insurance Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers · since Seed, 2017 | Debt Sep 2025 $200M | $1.5B | $416M – $2.3B | $1.5B (0%) | $92.0M | 0% | 743 | up | C | |
| 6 | CARSOME Automobile Dealers & Manufacturers · since Series A, 2017 | Series F Mar 2026 $30M | $385M | $216M – $641M | $417M (+8%) | $54.1M | 6% | 1,899 | flat | B | |
| 7 | Canva Tech Companies · since Seed, 2013 | Growth Equity Sep 2021 $200M | $37.7B | $15.4B – $73.7B | $34.9B (-7%) | $7.0B | 33% | 23,213 | growing | C | |
| 8 | ApplyBoard Tech Companies · since Series A, 2018 | Debt Sep 2024 $74M | $1.4B | $331M – $5.7B | $1.3B (-8%) | $544M | 71% | 1,075 | down | D | |
| 9 | SmartHR Tech Companies · led at Series B, 2018 | Growth Equity Nov 2025 $96M | $1.0B | $625M – $1.6B | $1.0B (+1%) | $108M | 0% | 512 | up | B | |
| 10 | CARSOME Automobile Dealers & Manufacturers · since Series A, 2016 | Debt Jul 2025 $15M | $1.5B | $136M – $2.2B | $1.3B (-7%) | $280M | 8% | 1,834 | flat | D | |
| 11 | Rensair Industrial Air Solutions · since Series A, 2022 | Series A May 2022 $7.0M | $51.3M | $12.7M – $101M | $51.2M (0%) | $10.2M | 1% | 30 | growing | D | |
| 12 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2015 | Series E Jun 2021 $200M | $1.8B | $165M – $3.1B | $1.7B (-6%) | $355M | 7% | 876 | flat | D | |
| 13 | Fish Farms · since Series D, 2023 | Debt Jun 2024 $30M | $10.6M | $0 – $10.6M | $10.6M (0%) | – | 100% | 518 | shrinking | dead | |
| 14 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2013 | Series F May 2021 $100M | $1.1B | $143M – $2.2B | $1.0B (-8%) | $247M | 28% | 357 | flat | D | |
| 15 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2015 | Series C Oct 2021 $75M | $579M | $73.3M – $1.1B | $566M (-2%) | $90.9M | 11% | 619 | up | D | |
| 16 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2018 | Series C Sep 2025 $92M | $1.1B | $625M – $1.6B | $1.1B (0%) | $126M | 0% | 400 | growing | B | |
| 17 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2014 | Growth Equity Jun 2021 $50M | $892M | $138M – $1.3B | $885M (-1%) | $111M | 4% | 300 | up | D | |
| 18 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2013 | Series C Jul 2022 $52M | $307M | $43.9M – $892M | $267M (-13%) | $67.6M | 42% | 313 | flat | D | |
| 19 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2016 | Series B Mar 2022 $40M | $111M | $15.0M – $308M | $103M (-7%) | $32.6M | 43% | 146 | flat | D | |
| 20 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2012 | Series C Aug 2016 $25M | $47.6M | $14.6M – $272M | $47.6M (0%) | $32.5M | 89% | 64 | down | D | |
| 21 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2022 | Series A Oct 2022 $40M | $404M | $26.8M – $626M | $373M (-8%) | $62.9M | 0% | 391 | flat | D | |
| 22 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2010 | Other Oct 2019 $20M | $192M | $27.3M – $280M | $192M (0%) | $13.8M | 2% | 1,085 | growing | D | |
| 23 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2018 | Series B Jan 2025 $15M | $204M | $72.0M – $311M | $204M (0%) | $19.1M | 0% | 241 | up | C | |
| 24 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2016 | Debt Jan 2023 | $109M | $6.28M – $198M | $109M (0%) | $16.5M | 10% | 42 | unknown | D | |
| 25 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2016 | Acquisition Dec 2019 | $132M acquired 2019 | $73.2M – $221M | – | – | 0% | – | unknown | B | |
| 26 | Translation Services · since Series A, 2011 | Series C Apr 2015 $5.4M | $351M | $93.3M – $1.3B | $351M (0%) | – | 39% | 888 | flat | D | |
| 27 | Tour Operators · since Seed, 2015 | Series B Sep 2021 $12M | $193M | $10.8M – $293M | $189M (-2%) | $20.0M | 0% | 780 | up | D | |
| 28 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2011 | Acquisition May 2020 | $144M acquired 2020 | $7.80M – $204M | – | – | 0% | – | unknown | D | |
| 29 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2022 | Series A Feb 2022 $15M | $89.6M | $12.5M – $244M | $82.6M (-8%) | $37.8M | 41% | 23 | flat | D | |
| 30 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2022 | Series A Aug 2022 $19M | $68.0M | $9.92M – $228M | $61.7M (-9%) | $26.1M | 51% | 53 | down | D | |
| 31 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2019 | Series C Nov 2022 $12M | $134M | $25.5M – $239M | $127M (-5%) | $18.2M | 0% | 380 | up | D | |
| 32 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2014 | Series B Jul 2016 $10M | $120M | $4.95M – $423M | $120M (0%) | $11.6M | 41% | 408 | flat | D | |
| 33 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2023 | Series A Mar 2026 $10M | $79.3M | $43.2M – $145M | $101M (+27%) | $15.5M | 13% | 58 | growing | C | |
| 34 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2022 | Series A May 2022 $12M | $37.9M | $9.27M – $116M | $33.5M (-12%) | $17.7M | 59% | 13 | up | D | |
| 35 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2014 | Series B Mar 2016 $7.3M | $63.0M | $3.65M – $72.5M | $63.0M (0%) | $6.93M | 0% | 5 | unknown | D | |
| 36 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2014 | Series B Aug 2019 $9.4M | $65.3M | $4.43M – $159M | $65.3M (0%) | $11.1M | 33% | 132 | flat | D | |
| 37 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2022 | Series B Jun 2022 $13M | $20.5M | $7.31M – $55.2M | $17.9M (-13%) | $13.6M | 97% | 29 | shrinking | D | |
| 38 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2015 | Series B Aug 2015 $10M | $16.2M | $4.69M – $82.4M | $16.2M (0%) | $11.8M | 84% | 9 | down | D | |
| 39 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2023 | Seed May 2025 $6.5M | $70.0M | $21.7M – $100M | $68.6M (-2%) | $13.0M | 4% | 38 | up | C | |
| 40 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2020 | Series A May 2022 $11M | $29.4M | $5.09M – $115M | $25.6M (-13%) | $14.6M | 59% | 20 | flat | D | |
| 41 | Motorcycle Dealers & Rentals · since Series A, 2025 | Series A Jan 2025 $10M | $96.2M | $32.3M – $146M | $96.2M (0%) | $15.5M | 0% | 95 | up | C | |
| 42 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2019 | Other Feb 2026 $3.0M | $39.2M | $4.97M – $76.4M | $36.8M (-6%) | $5.97M | 21% | 63 | up | D | |
| 43 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2014 | Series A Aug 2014 $9.5M | $76.7M | $2.80M – $145M | $76.7M (0%) | $13.3M | 0% | 31 | unknown | D | |
| 44 | Software Development Services · led at Seed, 2021 | Other Oct 2022 $6.2M | $20.6M | $0.68M – $42.3M | $20.6M (0%) | $5.00M | 0% | 6 | unknown | D | |
| 45 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2022 | Seed Aug 2023 $4.0M | $48.7M | $5.13M – $75.3M | $46.1M (-5%) | $9.03M | 0% | 59 | up | D | |
| 46 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2018 | Series A Jun 2018 $8.0M | $80.0M | $2.92M – $122M | $80.0M (0%) | $11.2M | 0% | 3 | unknown | D | |
| 47 | Software Development Services · since Series A, 2021 | Series A Oct 2021 $8.0M | $7.22M | $2.18M – $65.1M | $6.33M (-12%) | $9.87M | 97% | 27 | down | D | |
| 48 | Chemicals · since Seed, 2024 | Series A Mar 2025 $4.3M | $40.5M | $12.0M – $59.8M | $38.5M (-5%) | $7.12M | 12% | 65 | flat | C | |
| 49 | Groceries · since Pre-seed, 2022 | Seed Jul 2024 $3.0M | $7.93M | $4.64M – $15.1M | $4.63M (-42%) | $6.40M | 97% | 76 | shrinking | B | |
| 50 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2017 | Series A Sep 2017 $7.3M | $21.6M | $2.04M – $51.5M | $21.6M (0%) | $10.2M | 21% | 28 | flat | D |
Valuation: VCMC's valuation with its range, from a low to a high scenario; a company with no valuation shows a dash, one acquired after its last round its last value as a private company.
Activity
How 500 Global invests: stages, industries and countries
Most of its rounds are seed (49%). Its companies span 78 industries, most in Tech Companies, Payment Processing & Point of Sale and Software Development Services, across 44 countries.
Rounds by stage
- Pre-seed 33
- Seed 189
- Series A 112
- Series B 37
- Series C and later 12
- Other venture 2
Investments by industry
- Tech Companies 144
- Payment Processing & Point of Sale 15
- Software Development Services 15
- Loans & Financing 12
- Data Solutions 8
- Investment Consultants & Financial Advisors 7
- Clothing Stores 6
- Groceries 5
Investments by country
- United States 144
- Singapore 25
- Saudi Arabia 18
- Egypt 13
- Indonesia 12
- United Arab Emirates 12
Recent rounds
500 Global's latest investments
500 Global's most recent funding rounds, newest first. 19 rounds in the last 12 months.
- Seed $6.0M 13 Oct 2026
- Pre-seed amount not disclosed 20 Aug 2026
- Seed $3.0M 19 Aug 2026
- Seed $2.3M 23 Jul 2026
- Series A $5.2M 23 Jun 2026
- Seed $2.8M 23 Jun 2026
- Series B $17M 20 May 2026
- Series B, led $107M 4 May 2026
- Pre-seed $450K 30 Mar 2026
- Pre-seed $700K 23 Mar 2026
Co-investors
500 Global's top co-investors
The investors that most often join the same rounds as 500 Global. Y Combinator leads, with 14 rounds together.
- Y Combinator 14 rounds together
- 10 rounds together
- 8 rounds together
- 8 rounds together
- Khosla Ventures 8 rounds together
- 8 rounds together
- 8 rounds together
- 8 rounds together
- 7 rounds together
- 7 rounds together
About
About 500 Global
500 Startups Management Company, L.L.C., known as 500 Global, is an American venture capital firm that operates as a startup accelerator and business incubator. The company provides venture capital investments, mentorship, and strategic partnership consulting for technology companies, with a focus on fintech, consumer technology, and enterprise software. It also offers venture education and resources to support founders and investors, and manages programs that include mentorship, networking, and growth strategy support. 500 Global serves clients in the United States and internationally, supporting entrepreneurs and investors in over 80 countries.
Description from Veridion's company data.
- Founded
- 2010
- Based in
- Palo Alto, United States
- Team
- 2,679 people, +10% in a year
- Type
- Accelerator
Focus markets
- Technology
- Fintech
- Consumer Technology
- Enterprise Software
What 500 Global offers
- Venture Capital Investment Services
- Startup Acceleration Services
- Business Incubation Services
- Strategic Partnership Consulting Services
- Venture Education Services
- Founders Network Development Services
- Investor Network Development Services
- Sustainable Growth Strategy Consulting
Questions
500 Global: frequently asked questions
How many companies has 500 Global invested in?
327 venture-backed companies on VCMC, across 385 funding rounds.
What are 500 Global's most valuable private companies?
Canva ($37.7B), Mercury ($5.9B), Innovaccer ($4.6B), by VCMC's valuation.
What was 500 Global's latest investment?
Dapta, a Seed round in Oct 2026 of $6.0M.
Which stages does 500 Global invest in?
500 Global invests most often at seed (189 rounds), followed by Series A (112) and Series B (37). It has also joined 33 pre-seed, 12 Series C and later and 2 other venture rounds.
What is 500 Global's portfolio worth?
Its private companies with a VCMC valuation are worth $104.9B together. That is the sum of the companies' values, not what 500 Global owns.
Who does 500 Global invest alongside?
Y Combinator (14 rounds), Golden Gate Ventures (10 rounds), Techstars (8 rounds).