Agenda

Introduction

500 STARTUPS: • Accelerator

• Seed Fund/ VC fund

Investment Sources

Business Model

Top Achievements

Introduction

500 Startups is a seed investor, VC fund and startup accelerator founded in 2010 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai.

LOCATIONS: San Francisco Mountain View Mexico City

GLOBAL NETWORK: + 200 Mentors Team of 90 Employees

500 STARTUPS: Accelerator

4-month program which provides:

MONEY

$125k investment in exchange for 5%.

MENTORSHIP

Access to knowledgeable mentors, with different background and experience.

500 STARTUPS: Accelerator

CO-WORKING SPACES

Working with other people going through the same challenges makes a huge difference.

PARTNERSHIP

Valuable partners provide products, services and long term relationships for startups.

500 STARTUPS: Accelerator

BRAND

The 500 STARTUPS brand draws an impressive group of investors, strategic corporates, partners, press.

HELP WITH DISTRIBUTION

500 STARTUPS has in-house distribution experts that help startups grow.

FUN!

500 STARTUPS: Seed Fund / VC Fund

Investments from $50K to $500k, equity taken 1-10 %

Access to the network of investors, mentors and partners

Investment Sources

Periodical Global Funds

$150M raised in the first 3 funds

Now raising its fourth global fund

Business Model

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2014 : $9M in annual revenues coming from

FUND MANAGEMENT FEES

TUITON FEES FROM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND SPONSORSHIPS

Top Achievements

500 STARTUPS has invested in over 1,300 companies in more than 50 countries all over the world.

Top Achievements

• Biggest Exits:

MakerBot: $403M

Wildfire: $350M

Viki: $200M

Behance: $150M

Simple: $117M Sunrise: $100M

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