500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm and startup accelerator that has backed over 5,000 founders across more than 2,900 companies in 80+ countries. 500 Global's Twitter Score is 168 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #3,663 (top 1%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
500 Global was co-founded by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai, with Tsai serving as Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner. The firm operated as 500 Startups before rebranding to 500 Global in September 2021, at which point it also closed a $140 million global flagship fund. Dave McClure resigned as a general partner from all funds and entities managed by 500 Startups in July 2017 following accusations of inappropriate behavior. 500 Global is affiliated with 500 Global Flagship Accelerator and with 500 Startups Management Company, L.L.C.
500 Global reports approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management as of April 2025 and says it has invested in 35+ companies valued at over $1 billion and 160+ companies valued at over $100 million, spanning private, public, and exited companies. The firm also says it has trained more than 1,400 investors. On the crypto side, 500 Startups was among the seed investors in CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency and blockchain media company, before CoinDesk was sold to Digital Currency Group in 2016, per reporting by Axios. 500 Global has also identified Web3 as a focus area for its investment activity.
500 Global has 648,247 followers as of July 2026 on X and has published 24,524 posts. The account has been mentioned by 88 accounts, with 188 total mentions.
500 Global's fund portfolio includes Axie Infinity, Solana, QuarkChain, BloctoApp, Zebec Network, 9GAG Memeland, Rain and Merkle Science.
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The accounts that follow 500 Global include 894 founders, 170 angel investors, 179 influencers and 336 VCs. Among them are Solana, Anthony Pompliano, Kyle Samani, Joseph Lubin, David Sacks and Alexis Ohanian.