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Our investor education programs emphasize real-world experiences and action-based exercises to help early-stage investors fine-tune and apply their investment strategies.
Join other up-and-coming investors and learn the 500 playbook from our partners, screen live startup pitches, debate deals with peers, and negotiate in hands-on workshops with 500 portfolio companies.
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Learn more about our investor training programs
500 STARTUPS & PILOT44 LABS PRESENT
CORPORATE STARTUP INNOVATION UNLOCKED
Leverage The Startup Ecosystem To Drive Superior
Innovation Outcomes For Your Organization
A 4-day intensive course. July 11-14, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
500 Startups and UC Berkeley, in collaboration with
Startup@BerkeleyLaw and Berkeley Innovators, present

Deal Camp at Berkeley
February 10-13, 2020
Venture Capital Unlocked:
Silicon Valley Secrets for Investing in Asia
INSEAD Asia campus
Coming soon
VC UNLOCKED:
BAM!
A 1-week Bootcamp on How to Run your Accelerator
Fall 2020
About 500 Startups
500 Startups is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. It is one of the most active venture capital firms in the world.
Since its inception in Silicon Valley, 500 Startups has invested in over 2,200 companies via its 4 global funds and 15 thematic funds dedicated to either specific geographic markets or verticals. Its 100+ team members are located in 20 countries around the world in order to support the 500 Startups global portfolio of investments which spans more than 74 countries.