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February 19, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: 500 Startups

500 Startups Captures Number One Spot as the Most Active Global Early Stage Venture Capital Firm

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the second year in a row, global venture capital firm 500 Startups topped PitchBook’s annual ranking of most active global investors by VC deal...
February 11, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: 500 Startups

500 Startups Unveils 29 Disruptive Companies from its 26th Seed Accelerator Program

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global venture capital firm 500 Startups announced today the debut of 29 companies in the 26th batch of its seed accelerator program. With this...
October 16, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: 500 Startups

500 Startups’ Corporate Venture Capital Survey Unlocks Successful Corporate Investing

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global venture capital (VC) firm 500 Startups, today released the largest Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) report of its kind, which surveyed more...
September 24, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: 500 Startups

500 Startups Expands Executive Team, Appoints Tony Wang as Managing Partner

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global venture capital firm, 500 Startups, today announced the appointment of Tony Wang as Managing Partner. Wang is an experienced technology...
September 17, 2019 13:59 ET | Source: 500 Startups

CORRECTING and REPLACING - UNDP joins forces with 500 Startups to launch ImpactAim Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued by 500 Startups Sept. 12 with the same headline, inaccurate contact information was included. The correct contact...
September 12, 2019 09:00 ET | Source: 500 Startups

UNDP joins forces with 500 Startups to launch ImpactAim Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Nations Development Programme in Indonesia has teamed up with a Silicon Valley venture capital seed fund and accelerator 500...
July 29, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: 500 Startups

500 Startups Expands Executive Team, Appoints Courtney Powell as Chief Operations Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global venture capital (VC) firm 500 Startups today announced the appointment of Courtney Powell as Chief Operations Officer (COO). A 500 Startups...