Formerly | 500 Global |
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Company type | Venture capital firm |
Founded | 2010 |
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Number of locations | Global |
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Website | 500 |
500 Global (previously 500 Startups) is an early-stage venture fund and seed accelerator founded in 2010 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai.[1][2] The fund admitted a first "class" of twelve startups to its incubator office in Mountain View, California in February 2011.[3] They expanded to a second class of 21 in June 2011 and a third class of 34 in October 2011.[4][5]