Investors / United States / 500 Global
500 Global
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
500 Global is a venture capital firm with $2.0B in assets under management that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies. It also runs accelerator programs, venture education, and works with governments and institutions to develop innovation ecosystems.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningFintech
In its own wordstechnologyemerging marketsacceleratorecosystem developmentclimatehealth
Your fit with 500 Global
Four questions about your startup
See how your round matches what it backs, point by point.
Or find every investor that fits500 Global lists 32 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 34 funding rounds, 6 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 55% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (31%), Fintech (16%) and Media & Entertainment (6%). 32% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Lightspeed Venture Partners, Oraseya Capital and BEENEXT.
Counts come from funding rounds that name 500 Global, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 6% |
| Seed | 55% |
| Series A | 27% |
| Series B | 9% |
| Growth | 3% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 8 | 2 |
| '26 | 25 | 4 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 70th | 32 companies |
| Recent activity | 99th | 28 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 76th | 61% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 56th | 31% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 96th | 11 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 18% |
| Fintech | 16% | 12% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
| Human Resources | 6% | 1% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 5% | 3% |
| Education | 5% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 5% | 1% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 4 |
| Oraseya Capital | 3 |
| BEENEXT | 2 |
| Joa Capital | 2 |
| Khosla Ventures | 2 |
| Khwarizmi Ventures | 2 |
| Middle East Venture Partners | 2 |
| Palm Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3197%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company13%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Lightspeed Venture Partners
Compare 500 Global head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with 500 Global| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Seed | |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Pre-Seed | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Pre-Seed | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Seed | |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Seed |
Round details for 500 Global
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in 500 Global's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
32 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company deploys and operates modular outdoor data centers with GPU capacity for AI companies and leases outdoor space from warehouse owners to install and operate these data centers. | AI & Machine LearningReal Estate & Construction | Aug 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company provides an AI-powered ad intelligence platform to track and analyze competitor ads across various platforms. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Jun 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| AILA provides personalized and intelligent education solutions using artificial intelligence | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Aug 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Amity Robotics develops and provides AI-powered robots for customer service in various industries such as retail, healthcare, and hospitality. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Jul 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Chime Labs provides AI-powered receptionist and call answering services for trade businesses | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Datakrew provides intelligence and analytics solutions for electric vehicle batteries and fleets | Mobility & LogisticsSpace & Defense | Mar 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| DDD Invoices provides an infrastructure for creating, sending, receiving, and storing compliant electronic invoices. | FintechSpace & Defense | May 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Decube provides a data observability, quality, and lineage platform to help organizations manage and govern their data. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Jan 2026Round | Funding round | |
| DeepInfra provides machine learning models and infrastructure | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | May 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| The company provides financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). | FintechLegal & Compliance | Sept 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Evolve provides a platform for workforce capability and readiness using AI-powered learning and performance tools. | EducationHuman Resources | Sept 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| The company manufactures and supplies machined, forged, and cast parts for industries such as drones, satellites, ships, and robots. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Aug 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company provides a platform for trading and investing in various assets, including cryptocurrencies, stocks, and commodities. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Sept 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Halogen Capital manages digital asset funds. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Dec 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Helio AI provides a recruiting software platform that automates screening and candidate evaluation for hiring processes | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| The company develops and provides Arabic speech intelligence and AI solutions for enterprises, including speech-to-text, voice agents, and conversation intelligence. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Sept 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| LightSpeed Photonics builds the optical infrastructure layer for next-generation compute systems. | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Nov 2025Series A | Funding round | |
AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Jan 2026Seed | Funding round | ||
| MightyFly develops and operates autonomous hybrid-electric aircraft for expedited cargo delivery services | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Feb 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Monnai provides AI-ready data infrastructure for financial institutions, fintech, and ecommerce marketplaces to make decisions on customer acquisition, onboarding, risk assessment, credit decisioning, and collections. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Jan 2026Series C+ | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 10 Nov 2026- Site
- 500.co
- Last read
- 10 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 19 Jun 2015
- Companies checked
- 32
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
Get 500 Global's profile as data
Pull 500 Global's portfolio, co-investors and changes through one API key or MCP, open every portfolio row, compare it with other firms, and get an email when it adds a company or files a fund.
Work email, sign-in link by email. Already have an account? Log in- Ask AI5 plain-English investor searches a day
- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/500.co
# also
GET /v1/firms/500.co/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/500.co/coinvestors
GET /v1/firms/500.co/news