500 Startups

Accelerator
Bay Area

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Strategy

Geographies
Bay Area

Funds

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FundVintageSizeStrategySource
500 Startups Fund III2015$85MFlagship
As of 2015Value Add VC funds tracker
500 Startups Fund II2013$44MFlagship
As of 2013Value Add VC funds tracker
500 Startups Fund I2011$29MFlagship
As of 2011Value Add VC funds tracker

Latest Pulse

  1. August Venture Funding Hit $42B, Up 122%Global venture investors deployed $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August 2026 -- more than double August 2025, but a quarter below July's $56 billion.
  2. August VC Funding Jumped 122% From a Year AgoGlobal venture funding hit $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August, up 122% year over year but down 25% from July, with seven companies closing billion-dollar rounds led by Databricks at a $190 billion valuation.
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