Anyone familiar with 500 Startups knows diversity is one of our core values.
Recently, a 500 colleague posted this on social media:
“Diversity and equality is NOT about women who succeed because they sacrifice everything else so they “have nothing else to do but work”. It’s about EVERYONE stepping up to the plate and pitching in. So we as a society don’t…
Applications are now open for our highly sought-after Venture Capital Unlocked investor education program.
It will be held July 24th — August 4th in Silicon Valley.
500 Startups’ 20th program (B20) in Silicon Valley starts at time that will be remembered across the world. Only three days after a new (and highly controversial) United States…
Guest blogger — Rory Gerberg, Partner at Refound
Guest blogger — Dustin Craun, Founder and CEO of Life Beyond Borders
As we enter a new political era built on a combination of misogyny, racism, and fear-based politics, I think of an…
It’s that time again! Announcing our latest Mountain View cohort, Batch 19, with 44 companies.
Earlier this year, we experimented with vertical tracks to be able to provide greater value to companies, in particular…
We just finished up our 3rd investor training with Stanford Center for Professional Development and we are on a roll!
The highly diverse mix of participants spent two weeks unlocking the secrets of venture capital…
500 Startups is raising a $25 million dollar microfund to make early stage investments in Black and Latino founders. This fund will invest in ~100 companies and give Black and Latino founders the…
