500 Global (previously 500 Startups) is an early-stage venture fund and seed accelerator founded in 2010 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai.

[6] Notable companies 500 Global invested in include Eat App,[7] IDreamBooks, Little Eye Labs, myGengo, Cypheme, Cucumbertown,[8] Visual.ly, Canva,[9] Convoz,[10] Udemy,[11] RidePal[12][13] and Aircall.

As of February 2021, 500 Global had invested in over 2,400 companies[16] including Eat App,[17] IDreamBooks, Little Eye Labs, myGengo, Cypheme, Cucumbertown,[8] Visual.ly, Canva,[18] Convoz,[19] Udemy,[20] RidePal[21][13] and Aircall.

[27] 500 Global has investment partners and advisors from all over the world, e.g. Jassim Alseddiqi (United Arab Emirates),[28] Enis Hulli (Turkey),[29] Binh Tran (Vietnam),[30] and Tilo Bonow (Germany).

[35] In July 2017, co-founder Dave McClure resigned as general partner of all funds and entities managed by 500 Startups amid allegations of sexual harassment.