| Website | 500.co |
| Blog | 500.co/blog |
| @500startups | |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 4/10 |
| Description | Venture Firm |
| Total | $80M |
| Fund I, 8/11 | $30M |
| Fund II, 4/12 | $50M |
500 Startups is an early-stage seed fund and incubator program located in Mountain View, CA. They invest primarily in consumer & SMB internet startups, and related web infrastructure services. Their initial investment size is typically $25K-$250K.
Selected areas of interest include financial services & e-commerce, search/social/mobile platforms, personal & business productivity, education & language, family & healthcare and web infrastructure.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| VERSUS IO | 5/13 | Series A | $2.8M | 5 |
| Skipo | 5/13 | Seed | 1 | |
| PriceBaba | 5/13 | Seed | 3 | |
| Chromatik | 5/13 | Series A | $5.7M | 5 |
| SkyGiraffe | 5/13 | Seed | 3 | |
| SocialWire | 5/13 | Seed | $1M | 4 |
| Pict | 4/13 | Seed | $1.4M | 9 |
| DailyWorth | 4/13 | Series A | $1M | 11 |
| Nitrous.IO | 4/13 | Seed | $1M | 8 |
| Tynker | 4/13 | Venture Round | $3.25M | 7 |
| zozi | 4/13 | Series B | $10M | 13 |
| Lagoa | 4/13 | Seed | $1.6M | 4 |
| WhoAPI | 4/13 | Angel | $200k | 6 |
| Chewse | 4/13 | Seed | $1M | 6 |
| CompStak | 3/13 | Series A | $4.45M | 9 |
| Bespoke Post | 3/13 | Seed | $850k | 3 |
| Dashboard.io | 3/13 | Seed | $750k | 7 |
| Canva | 3/13 | Seed | $3M | 8 |
| YaSabe | 3/13 | Seed | $2.7M | 8 |
| Sproutkin | 3/13 | Seed | $1M | 1 |
| AdStage | 3/13 | Seed | $1.4M | 7 |
| Contactually | 3/13 | Seed | $1M | 3 |
| MyPermissions | 3/13 | Series A | $1M | 4 |
| Soldsie | 3/13 | Seed | $1M | 3 |
| Microryza | 3/13 | Seed | 2 | |
| CircleCi | 2/13 | Seed | $1.5M | 8 |
| Samba Ads | 2/13 | Seed | $500k | 4 |
| PayrollHero | 2/13 | Seed | $1M | 7 |
| Bluefields | 2/13 | Seed | $1M | 6 |
| Virool | 2/13 | Seed | $6.62M | 13 |
| Bombfell | 2/13 | Seed | $730k | 12 |
| Relevvant | 2/13 | Seed | 3 | |
| StyleSeat | 2/13 | Seed | $4M | 3 |
| Club W | 2/13 | Series A | $3.1M | 4 |
| Veduca | 2/13 | Seed | $750k | 4 |
| Hedgeye Risk Management | 1/13 | Series A | 1 | |
| Luxr | 1/13 | Seed | $600k | 4 |
| The Muse | 1/13 | Seed | $1.2M | 8 |
| 15Five | 1/13 | Venture Round | $1M | 7 |
| ContaAzul | 1/13 | Series A | 4 | |
| BabyJunk, Inc | 1/13 | Seed | $200k | 5 |
| CompStak | 12/12 | Seed | $570k | 6 |
| Zipdial | 12/12 | Venture Round | 2 | |
| Descomplica | 12/12 | Series A | $2M | 4 |
| Cinemacraft | 12/12 | Seed | $210k | 1 |
| SpotHero | 12/12 | Venture Round | $2M | 7 |
| Speek | 12/12 | Seed | $1.2M | 8 |
| Clarity | 12/12 | Seed | $1.6M | 6 |
| OneSpot | 12/12 | Venture Round | $1.5M | 4 |
| Shakr Media | 12/12 | Series A | $1.03M | 2 |
| TrueLens | 12/12 | Venture Round | $1.2M | 9 |
| Red Tricycle | 11/12 | Series A | $1.5M | 8 |
| CapLinked | 11/12 | Series A | $1.6M | 3 |
| biNu | 11/12 | Series A | $4.3M | 2 |
| Tapas Media | 11/12 | Seed | $750k | 3 |
| Chromatik | 11/12 | Seed | $2M | 12 |
| TenderTree | 11/12 | Seed | $1.3M | 8 |
| Amicus | 11/12 | Angel | $3.2M | 16 |
| Ziippi | 11/12 | Seed | 1 | |
| TouristEye | 11/12 | Angel | €250k | 2 |
| 247 Techies | 11/12 | Seed | $600k | 2 |
| Cubie | 11/12 | Seed | $1.1M | 5 |
| LocBox | 10/12 | Series A | $5.1M | 4 |
| Moveline | 10/12 | Seed | $1.5M | 12 |
| Instamojo | 10/12 | Seed | 1 | |
| Tradesy | 10/12 | Series A | $1.5M | 6 |
| Burner | 10/12 | Angel | 6 | |
| CompStak | 10/12 | Seed | $570k | 6 |
| Lettuce | 10/12 | Seed | $2.1M | 6 |
| Referly | 10/12 | Seed | $1M | 11 |
| Hinge | 10/12 | Seed | $625k | 2 |
| Qual Canal | 10/12 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| LaunchGram | 10/12 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| Geckoboard | 9/12 | Series A | $1.5M | 2 |
| AirPR | 9/12 | Venture Round | $1M | 4 |
| Ubooly | 9/12 | Seed | $2.5M | 10 |
| RidePal | 9/12 | Seed | $500k | 3 |
| Student | 9/12 | Seed | $775k | 3 |
| Babelverse | 9/12 | Seed | $100k | 2 |
| Chalkable | 9/12 | Seed | $1.3M | 4 |
| eSpark | 9/12 | Series A | $5.7M | 4 |
| Republic Project | 9/12 | Seed | $1M | 5 |
| everbill | 9/12 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| Loku | 9/12 | Seed | $2.1M | 10 |
| Mile High Organics | 8/12 | Angel | $1.2M | 3 |
| MyHealthTeams | 8/12 | Seed | $1.75M | 2 |
| Scoutzie | 8/12 | Seed | 3 | |
| Tokyo Otaku Mode | 7/12 | Angel | 3 | |
| Tip or Skip | 7/12 | Venture Round | $2M | 2 |
| StackSocial | 7/12 | Seed | $800k | 4 |
| TaskRabbit | 7/12 | Series C | $13M | 6 |
| Everpix | 7/12 | Seed | $1M | 4 |
| Cloudability | 7/12 | Series A | $8.7M | 4 |
| Open Air Publishing | 7/12 | Angel | $800k | 13 |
| MediaSpike | 7/12 | Seed | 7 | |
| Love With Food | 7/12 | Seed | $645k | 5 |
| FullContact | 7/12 | Series B | $7M | 9 |
| PeaTiX | 7/12 | Seed | $1M | 7 |
| Mile High Organics | 6/12 | Seed | 2 | |
| Switchcam | 6/12 | Seed | $1.2M | 6 |
| Mom Trusted | 6/12 | Seed | $1M | 3 |
| Cinemacraft | 6/12 | Seed | $780k | 1 |
| ScriptRock | 6/12 | Angel | $1.2M | 10 |
| Reclip.It | 6/12 | Seed | $70k | 3 |
| Keen IO | 6/12 | Seed | $750k | 11 |
| PostRocket | 5/12 | Seed | $610k | 6 |
| PlanGrid | 5/12 | Seed | $1.1M | 8 |
| Flightfox | 5/12 | Angel | $800k | 4 |
| Senzari | 5/12 | Venture Round | $1M | 1 |
| NetPlenish | 5/12 | Seed | $1.9M | 3 |
| Vungle | 5/12 | Seed | $2M | 16 |
| MyTime | 5/12 | Seed | $3M | 12 |
| Pixowl | 5/12 | Seed | $1.2M | 8 |
| Zerply | 5/12 | Seed | $600k | 3 |
| SendHub | 4/12 | Seed | $2M | 5 |
| Bombfell | 4/12 | Seed | 1 | |
| Teliportme | 4/12 | Seed | 2 | |
| Fontacto | 4/12 | Seed | 3 | |
| AppStack | 3/12 | Seed | $1.5M | 12 |
| StyleSeat | 3/12 | Seed | $775k | 5 |
| Triptrotting | 3/12 | Series A | $1M | 6 |
| Lumatic | 2/12 | Venture Round | $800k | 5 |
| Curebit | 1/12 | Venture Round | $1.2M | 6 |
| HighScore House | 1/12 | Seed | C$235k | 8 |
| 955 Dreams | 1/12 | Seed | $3.25M | 6 |
| OneSchool | 1/12 | Seed | $750k | 2 |
| Intercom | 1/12 | Seed | $1M | 17 |
| Kiwi Crate | 1/12 | Series A | $5M | 8 |
| VivaReal | 1/12 | Series A | 13 | |
| Trigger | 1/12 | Seed | $1M | 6 |
| SendGrid | 1/12 | Series B | $21.6M | 6 |
| Bespoke Post | 1/12 | Seed | 4 | |
| userfox | 1/12 | Angel | $700k | 3 |
| mygola | 12/11 | Seed | $1M | 2 |
| ecomom | 12/11 | Series A | $4M | 18 |
| Unbounce | 12/11 | Venture Round | $850k | 6 |
| PeaTiX | 12/11 | Seed | $615k | 7 |
| Everpix | 11/11 | Angel | $800k | 4 |
| AllTrails | 11/11 | Seed | $400k | 2 |
| Shareaholic | 11/11 | Seed | $2.1M | 10 |
| LaunchRock | 11/11 | Seed | $800k | 6 |
| AKSEL GROUP | 11/11 | Seed | $500k | 3 |
| BrightNest | 11/11 | Seed | $950k | 5 |
| Gizmo.com | 11/11 | Seed | $340k | 7 |
| PostRocket | 11/11 | Seed | 1 | |
| Visual.ly | 10/11 | Seed | $2M | 11 |
| Ordr.in | 10/11 | Seed | $750k | 4 |
| Wowzer | 10/11 | Venture Round | 3 | |
| Stickery | 10/11 | Seed | $325k | 2 |
| AwayFind | 10/11 | Seed | $800k | 5 |
| Udemy | 10/11 | Series A | $3M | 3 |
| Kiwi Crate | 10/11 | Seed | $2M | 11 |
| HiGear | 10/11 | Seed | $1.3M | 3 |
| MoPix | 10/11 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| GinzaMetrics | 10/11 | Seed | $1.3M | 3 |
| Farmeron | 9/11 | Seed | 1 | |
| Gengo | 9/11 | Series A | $5.25M | 2 |
| FastCall | 9/11 | Angel | 1 | |
| Apsalar | 9/11 | Series A | $5M | 5 |
| Rentlord | 9/11 | Seed | 2 | |
| FastCustomer | 9/11 | Seed | $750k | 6 |
| FullContact | 9/11 | Series A | $1.5M | 11 |
| Affinity China | 9/11 | Seed | $600k | 3 |
| Fitocracy | 9/11 | Seed | $250k | 26 |
| Life360 | 9/11 | Series A | $5.5M | 9 |
| Bloodhound | 8/11 | Angel | $250k | 4 |
| LOOKK | 8/11 | Venture Round | 6 | |
| Nettle | 8/11 | Seed | $500k | 3 |
| drumbi | 8/11 | Seed | $500k | 1 |
| Appstores.com | 8/11 | Angel | $565k | 10 |
| Manpacks | 8/11 | Angel | $500k | 12 |
| Lucidchart | 7/11 | Seed | $1M | 4 |
| PixelFish | 7/11 | Venture Round | $4M | 6 |
| drchrono | 7/11 | Seed | $675k | 6 |
| 410 Labs | 7/11 | Series A | $750k | 4 |
| StyleSeat | 7/11 | Seed | $700k | 6 |
| Connected | 6/11 | Angel | $500k | 6 |
| NextDigest | 6/11 | Venture Round | $390k | 6 |
| Stickery | 6/11 | Seed | 6 | |
| zozi | 5/11 | Series B | $7M | 6 |
| Saygent | 5/11 | Seed | $1M | 4 |
| Hipster | 5/11 | Seed | $1M | 13 |
| ToutApp | 5/11 | Seed | $350k | 8 |
| Vidcaster | 5/11 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| Inporia | 5/11 | Seed | $1.25M | 10 |
| TaskRabbit | 5/11 | Series A | $5M | 7 |
| COLOURlovers | 5/11 | Venture Round | $1M | 8 |
| Hello World | 5/11 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| WillCall | 5/11 | Seed | $50k | 1 |
| Zencoder | 4/11 | Series A | $2M | 14 |
| Baydin | 4/11 | Seed | $375k | 6 |
| Evoz | 4/11 | Seed | 2 | |
| CapLinked | 3/11 | Angel | $900k | 3 |
| Forrst | 3/11 | Seed | $205k | 7 |
| BoostCTR | 3/11 | Seed | $1.64M | 6 |
| BackType | 3/11 | Seed | $1M | 8 |
| MindSnacks | 3/11 | Venture Round | $1.2M | 13 |
| Lexity | 3/11 | Series A | $4.5M | 3 |
| DailyWorth | 3/11 | Venture Round | $850k | 8 |
| Lightbox | 2/11 | Seed | $1.2M | 11 |
| GinzaMetrics | 1/11 | Seed | $400k | 1 |
| Graphicly | 1/11 | Series A | $3.8M | 5 |
| Ninua | 1/11 | Seed | $150k | 2 |
| FeeFighters | 1/11 | Angel | $1M | 5 |
| CatchFree | 1/11 | Series A | $5.5M | 6 |
| Voicendo | 1/11 | Seed | 2 | |
| Gengo | 1/11 | Seed | $800k | 5 |
| Geckoboard | 1/11 | Seed | $300k | 5 |
| Spoondate | 1/11 | Seed | 1 | |
| Order Mapper | 12/10 | Seed | $10k | 1 |
| ecomom | 12/10 | Angel | $900k | 14 |
| Miso Media | 12/10 | Seed | $600k | 7 |
| Backyard | 12/10 | Seed | $150k | 3 |
| Humanoid | 12/10 | Seed | $1.1M | 17 |
| Khush | 12/10 | Seed | 2 | |
| Welcu | 12/10 | Seed | 1 | |
| Retailigence | 11/10 | Seed | $1.5M | 8 |
| Twilio | 11/10 | Series B | $12M | 4 |
| Exchange Corporation | 11/10 | Venture Round | 1 | |
| Estately | 11/10 | Angel | $800k | 5 |
| FanBridge | 11/10 | Series A | $2M | 8 |
| Apsalar | 11/10 | Seed | $800k | 4 |
| ReadyForZero | 10/10 | Seed | $260k | 5 |
| Wander (f. YongoPal) | 10/10 | Angel | $100k | 2 |
| FREEjit | 10/10 | Series A | 5 | |
| ecomom | 9/10 | Angel | $1.1M | 26 |
| Votizen | 9/10 | Venture Round | $1.5M | 13 |
| OtherInbox | 9/10 | Series A | $1.5M | 11 |
| inDinero | 9/10 | Seed | $1.2M | 10 |
| OneTrueFan | 9/10 | Seed | $1.2M | 7 |
| Simple Finance Technology Corp | 9/10 | Series A | $2.9M | 9 |
| Udemy | 8/10 | Seed | $1M | 11 |
| zozi | 8/10 | Series A | $3M | 9 |
| Foodspotting | 8/10 | Seed | $750k | 9 |
| Flowtown | 8/10 | Seed | $750k | 9 |
| Appbistro | 8/10 | Angel | $600k | 7 |
| Medialets | 8/10 | Series B | $6M | 3 |
| FeeFighters | 8/10 | Seed | $510k | 2 |
| Rapportive | 8/10 | Seed | $1M | 16 |
| MogoTix | 8/10 | Seed | $115k | 4 |
| Gengo | 8/10 | Seed | $750k | 7 |
| AwayFind | 8/10 | Angel | 5 | |
| Brainient | 8/10 | Venture Round | $800k | 5 |
| Recurly | 7/10 | Seed | $1.6M | 7 |
| Bunndle | 7/10 | Seed | $550k | 5 |
| Versly | 7/10 | Seed | 7 | |
| GroupSpaces | 6/10 | Venture Round | $1.3M | 9 |
| OwnLocal | 6/10 | Seed | $1M | 17 |
| Tello | 6/10 | Seed | $1M | 12 |
| GazeHawk | 6/10 | Seed | 4 | |
| Wildfire, a division of Google | 4/10 | Series A | $4M | 5 |
| SendGrid | 4/10 | Series A | $5M | 10 |
| WakeMate | 4/10 | Seed | 1 | |
| Payvment | 3/10 | Series A | $1.5M | 2 |
| ERPLY | 3/10 | Venture Round | $2M | 8 |
| SiteJabber | 3/10 | Seed | 2 | |
| Culture Kitchen | 1/00 | Seed | 1 |