Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
United States of America
San Francisco
Overview
Build your startup and learn from the best. All in one place. Take your startup to the next level with our 4-month seed program in San Francisco.
Details
What do startups get out of the program?
Here are a few reasons why founders choose 500:
- Community: Starting a company is solitary and challenging. Working with other people going through the same challenges makes a huge difference. Founders who’ve gone through our program tell us that the 500 community is extremely valuable.
- Advice: You’ll get access to a network of 1000+ founders, 200+ mentors, and our staff, who will give you guidance when you need it the most. We’ve built startups before. We’ll make sure you don’t make the same mistakes we did.
- Curriculum: 500 brings in a wide variety of experts focused on marketing, culture, startup accounting, product design, mobile, user testing, sales, and more. It’s like a Startup MBA on steroids.
- Hands-on Support: Startups live (some too literally) in our office for four months. We’ll work together on your business and product strategy, growth and metrics, and investor pitches.
- Connections: Thanks to our massive network, startups build relationships and partnerships that wouldn’t be possible at their size without 500. Need an intro to a customer? Early access to a new platform feature? API access blocked? Stuck at the border? We have connections.
- Money: Being a 500 Startups company will validate your business, and our network will help you connect with investors when the time is right. Our Demo Day is also a great opportunity to meet and pitch people who might give you $$$.
You’ll have a place to work.
We believe startups learn more when they work side by side. Many founders say that working with peers is the best part of 500.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
500 invests in a diverse range of companies in the tech industry, from marketplaces to SaaS, from media to AI.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
We invest in all companies that take part in the Seed Program. The investment is structured as a convertible security. Companies receive an investment of $150,000 for around 6% of their company (subject to dilution at the time of conversion of our convertible security).
The convertible security has certain special rights for 500 Startups, including the right to make a follow-on investment of an additional $500,000 or 20% of your next priced round of $1,000,000 or more, whichever is lower, which expires after the conversion of our convertible security.
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