5500 Global
500 Global is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010 as 500 Startups, with $2.3B in assets under management. It invests in technology start-ups worldwide at the pre-seed and seed stages through its Flagship Accelerator and a set of global, regional and thematic funds, and runs venture education programmes for investors and ecosystem builders. It has backed more than 3,000 start-ups in over 80 countries, more than 35 of which have reached valuations above $1B. Its portfolio includes Canva, Credit Karma, Twilio, Udemy, Grab, GitLab, Talkdesk and Bukalapak.
SectorsFintech, SaaS / B2B software, Consumer internet, E-commerce, Healthtech, Edtech
VC MapAccelerator / Venture Builder
Team

Christine Tsai
Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner

Courtney Powell
Chief Operating Officer & Managing Partner

Paul Yoo
Chief Financial Officer & Managing Partner

Bedy Yang
Managing Partner
K
Khailee Ng
MANAGING PARTNER

Tony Wang
Managing Partner

Santiago Zavala
Managing Partner

Vishal Harnal
Managing Partner

Mei Chel Tan
Managing Partner

Nadia Karkar
Managing Partner

Abdulrahman AlJiffry
General Partner

Amjad Ahmad
Managing Partner, MENA

Min Kim
General Partner, Korea

Amal Dokhan
Managing Partner, 500 MENA

Damaris Mendoza
Partner

Demola Adegbite
Partner

Mameaw Sapprasert
Partner

Didier Quiroz
Partner
K
Krating Poonpol
Partner
A
Amal Enan
Partner, Egypt
M
Moo Natavudh Pungcharoenpong
Partner

René Lomelí
Partner

Regina Zurutuza
Partner

Shahril Ibrahim
Partner

Sung Woo Ahn
Partner

Iris Sun
Partner

Chrissy Hu
Partner

Steph Cobos
Talent Acquisition Partner
Portfolio companies 5
Open 2 as list → On map →
LLingokids
entered at Seed, 2015
AAizon
per company site
Exited or sunsetted (3)
B
BidAway
per company site
FFloqq
per company site
KKompyte
per company site
Funding rounds 2
Open as list →| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-07 | Lingokids | Series B | $10M |
Ravensburger
+6 more
|
| 2015-03-31 | Lingokids | Seed | $1M |
Incuvest
+6 more
|
News 5
Open as list →| Published | Article |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 |
500 Global said to wind down standalone SE Asia investing, shift focus to global funds ↗
DealStreetAsia
2026-08-31+1 source |
| 2026-07-19 |
"Next Innovation Wave Is AGI, and Korea Will Be a Top Beneficiary" ↗
Seoul Economic Daily
2026-07-19 |
| 2025-12-02 |
500 Global and Sanabil Investments Announce Batch 10 of the Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global ↗
Yahoo Finance (press release)
2025-12-02 |
| 2025-01-23 |
VC firm 500 Global launches Saudi-based fund ↗
Semafor
2025-01-23 |
| 2024-04-03 |
Storiaverse launches a short-form storytelling app that combines video and written content ↗
TechCrunch
2024-04-03 |





























































































