FOUNDED: 2010
LOCATIONS: Global
# OF COMPANIES: 450
WEBSITE: http://www.500.co
DESCRIPTION: Funding ranging from US$25-100K, access to a wide network of mentors,
workspace in Silicon Valley and New York, education and coaching from industry professionals,
networking with investors. The program culminates in a Demo Day, where the startups demonstrate
their products for investors.
We invest in internet startups on search, social, & mobile platforms. We run an incubation and
accelerator program emphasizing design & user experience, distribution & customer acquisition,
and lean startup practices & metrics. Our investment team and mentor network has operational
experience at companies including PayPal, Google, YouTube, Yahoo, AOL, Zynga, LinkedIn, Twitter,
Apple & Facebook.
500 STARTUPS-BACKED COMPANIES @ THE DEMO DAY: Empreware, Femeninas
AGUSTÍN
BADANO
Empreware is a web-based solution that allows clients to manage accounts
receivable in a much more efficient way.
RICARDO
LERCH
femeninas.com is a women and fashion website moving into mobile and scalable
user generated content. The users get paid for uploading content, and designers
and brands can interact with the community.
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