500 Global's portfolio includes 40 unicorn companies from around the world. The list is led by Australian design platform Canva, which has a valuation of $42B.
Other notable companies include enterprise contact center Talkdesk, valued at $10B, and gaming company Animoca Brands at $6B.
Below is the full list of 40 unicorn startups at this time backed by 500 Startups.
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Get the Sheet for $50Canva created an online design platform that makes it easy for anyone to produce professional-quality visual communications. They are best known for a simple drag-and-drop interface and a vast library of templates that empower non-designers to create everything from logos to videos.
| Valuation | $42B (Joined January 2018) |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Cameron Adams, Cliff Obrecht, Melanie Perkins |
| Funding Amount | $2.5B |
| Company Size | Enterprise Organization (5,001+) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | General Catalyst, 500 Global, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Franklin Templeton |
Talkdesk builds an AI-powered contact center platform that helps enterprise companies transform their customer experience. Their cloud-based tools are designed to improve customer service interactions and create a competitive advantage.
| Valuation | $10B (Joined October 2018) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Cristina Fonseca, Tiago Paiva |
| Funding Amount | $497.5M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Top Tier Capital Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Amity Ventures, Franklin Templeton, 500 Global |
Animoca Brands develops and publishes blockchain games and metaverse experiences that contribute to the open metaverse. They are known for advancing digital property rights for gamers, using NFTs to give players true ownership of their assets.
| Valuation | $6B |
| Headquarters | Cyberport, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Yat Siu |
| Funding Amount | $863.2M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Corporate Round |
| Top Investors | Coinbase Ventures, Accel, 500 Global, Temasek Holdings, HSG |
Mercury builds a banking platform tailored for the needs of startups and tech companies. They provide a full financial stack, including FDIC-insured bank accounts, corporate cards, and venture debt, to help founders scale their businesses.
| Valuation | $4B (Joined July 2021) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Immad Akhund, Jason Zhang, Max Tagher |
| Funding Amount | $452.2M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Sapphire Ventures, 500 Global |
AngelList runs a platform dedicated to helping startups with fundraising and equity management. They provide the infrastructure for founders to raise capital and for investors to back new ventures through syndicates and funds.
| Valuation | $4B |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2010 |
| Founders | Babak Nivi, Naval Ravikant |
| Funding Amount | $170.2M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | 500 Global, Slow Ventures, Lakestar, Inovia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz |
Innovaccer offers an AI health cloud that unifies patient data for healthcare organizations. Their platform creates a single, comprehensive patient record from disparate sources to power analytics and improve care delivery.
| Valuation | $3.45B (Joined February 2021) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Abhinav Shashank, Kanav Hasija, Sandeep K Gupta |
| Funding Amount | $654.1M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | B Capital, 500 Global, Tiger Global Management, Peak XV Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners |
CARS24 runs a global e-commerce platform for buying and selling pre-owned cars. Their technology-driven marketplace is designed to handle the entire process, from vehicle inspection and financing to final purchase.
| Valuation | $3.3B (Joined November 2020) |
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Gajendra Jangid, Mehul Agrawal, Ruchit Agarwal, Vikram Chopra |
| Funding Amount | $1.3B |
| Company Size | Enterprise Organization (5,001+) |
| Last Funding Status | Corporate Round |
| Top Investors | Alpha Wave Global, Peak XV Partners, 500 Global, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Alibaba Group |
ApplyBoard created an online platform to streamline the application process for students wanting to study abroad. The platform serves as a central hub for students, recruitment partners, and academic institutions to manage applications and admissions.
| Valuation | $3.2B (Joined May 2020) |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Martin Basiri, Massi Basiri, Meti Basiri |
| Funding Amount | $554M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Business Development Bank of Canada, Index Ventures, Plug and Play, 500 Global, Fidelity |
LaunchDarkly builds a feature management platform that lets software teams control their entire release cycle. Their tools enable developers to ship code more safely by testing features in production and rolling them out to specific users.
| Valuation | $3B (Joined August 2021) |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Edith Harbaugh, John Kodumal |
| Funding Amount | $330.3M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Vertex Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Global, Cervin Ventures, Insight Partners |
Sky Mavis created Axie Infinity, one of the most popular blockchain games to date. The technology-focused game studio also developed the Ronin Network, an Ethereum sidechain built to support player-owned digital economies.
| Valuation | $3.B (Joined October 2021) |
| Headquarters | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Jeffrey Zirlin |
| Funding Amount | $311M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Paradigm, 500 Global, Accel, Samsung NEXT, Andreessen Horowitz |
The Remaining 30 Unicorns Backed by 500 Startups
The 10 most valuable unicorns represent just a small piece of the global startup story. Many of the other fast-growing companies are in AI and fintech, having raised over $10 billion between them.
Some are just getting started, while others are already scaling quickly. Here’s a look at the rest of the unicorns in 500 Startups portfolio.