[2024]Digital Global Overview Report 2024 Meltwater.pdf
500’s Demo Day Batch 17 >> Dave McClure
1. #Batch17 Demo Day
A one-day event to showcase our hottest
accelerator & post-seed portfolio companies.
2. • 150 people, 20 countries, 25+ languages
• $250M under management
• 1600 companies across all funds in 60+ countries
• >500 companies from accelerator programs
• >600 companies started outside the US
• >400 companies with women co-founders
#500STRONG
3. #500STABLE
3 Unicorns (1 IPO: TWLO)
>$1B+ in Value
300+ Ponies
$10-99M in Value
37 Centaurs
$100-999M+ in Value
4. Perils of Becoming a Unicorn
(Before/After IPO)
2009 2016
Jeff Lawson, Founder/CEO Twilio (NYSE:TWLO)
5. #500FUNDS
Fund I
Jul 2010 $29M
Fund II
Apr 2012 $45M
Fund III
Oct 2013 $85M
Fund IV
Feb 2016 $200M*
LatAm
May 2013 $3M
SE Asia
Feb 2014 $25M
Annex
Jan 2013 $4M
Korea
May 2015 $15M*
Japan
Sept 2015 $30M*
Turkey
Oct 2015 $15M*
Mobile
Nov 2014 $10M*
Vietnam
Mar 2016 $10M*
India
Feb 2016 $25M*
FinTech
Feb 2016 $25M*
MENA
Dec 2015 $30M*
Nordics
Nov 2015 $15M*
Thailand
Jul 2015 $10M*
*Actively fundraising
Black & Latino
Entrepreneurs
June 2016 $25M*
NEW!
6. #BATCH17
• 42 Companies
• 35% Female
• 12% Black or LatinX
• 33% INTL: UK, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Canada,
Brazil, France, Russia, Australia, Norway
• 2 Vertical Tracks: B2B + Beauty/Fashion
7. #500DISTRO
Growth Marketing program
for post-seed / pre-Series A companies
2016 Stats
• 15 person global team
• 42 investments to date
• 80 target for year
• 7 cities / 10 Dojo programs
• London, Kuala Lumpur, Stockholm,
LA, Toronto, Berlin, Miami
8. #VCUNLOCKED
2-week investor education course
500 Startups / Stanford CPD
for VCs, Angels, corporates, family office
3rd class
• 28 students
• 40% Female
• 70% Intl