500 Emerging Europe (500 Global)
500 Global is an early-stage venture capital firm and seed accelerator founded in 2010, with a mission to uplift people and economies through entrepreneurship. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the firm has a global presence across more than 20 countries and manages approximately $2.3B to $2.7B in assets. It has supported over 5,000 founders and invested in more than 2,500 companies worldwide. The firm operates as both a venture fund and a seed accelerator, providing capital and strategic support to startups from pre-seed to pre-IPO stages. 500 Global focuses on technology companies
Investing activity
500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) appears in 8 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $561M. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $13M and the largest at $480M. The most recent are Dapta (Seed, $6M, Oct 2026), Raff (Pre-seed, $1.7M, Aug 2026) and Amity Robotics (Seed, $7M, Jul 2026).
500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) most often invests alongside Nvidia, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital and Sovereign’s Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and AI research lab.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global)
What AI companies has 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) invested in?
500 Emerging Europe (500 Global)'s AI investments include Dapta, Raff, Amity Robotics, Elorian, Quill, Level3AI, Level3 AI and humans&. The 8 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) based?
500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.
What stage does 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $13M.
Who does 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) co-invest with?
500 Emerging Europe (500 Global)'s most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Nvidia (2 deals), Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 deals), Goodwater Capital (2 deals), Sovereign’s Capital (2 deals) and BEENEXT (2 deals).
How can founders reach 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global)?
Founders on AI Lounge can see 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global)'s contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add 500 Emerging Europe (500 Global) to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.