500 Global

500 Global

Venture capital investing early in tech

Overview

500 Global provides early-stage funding and a global support network to help fast-growing technology startups scale. It offers seed investments, mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to a worldwide network across 80 countries to help portfolio companies reach customers and raise follow-on rounds. Unlike smaller funds, it leverages more than $2.7B in assets under management and a large, globally distributed team to offer capital plus hands-on ecosystem support, including experience from thousands of founders and dozens of unicorns. Its goal is to help founders build enduring, fast-growing tech companies that create long-term value and spur economic growth.

About 500 Global

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Why 500 Global is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Venture Capital

Financial Services

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$6.5B

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2010

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What believers are saying

  • The firm announced Batch 11 of Sanabil Accelerator in June 2026 from 690 applications.
  • 500 Global-backed BRKZ raised $31 million on September 15, 2026, signaling active portfolio support.
  • Its 2026 events in Georgia, Japan, and San Francisco widen founder access and sourcing.

What critics are saying

  • 500 Global depends on sustained Gulf state partnerships, including Sanabil and SIDF, for deal flow.
  • Crowded early-stage funds compress returns; 2,165 tracked investments demand rare winners.
  • A prolonged startup exit drought would undermine fundraising, management fees, and brand relevance.

What makes 500 Global unique

  • 500 Global runs 2026 accelerators with Sanabil and Creators HQ across Saudi Arabia and UAE.
  • Its platform spans 80 countries, combining venture capital, advisory services, and ecosystem building.
  • Atul Mehta joined the board in March 2026, deepening institutional asset-management credibility.

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Funding

Total Funding

$6.5B

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Wellness Program

Company News

Business Wire
Sep 17th, 2026
Babylist Secures $40 Million Series C Funding

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The Arabian Post
Sep 15th, 2026
BRKZ attracts $31 million with Wa'ed backing.

BRKZ attracts $31 million with Wa'ed backing. Tue 15 Sep 2026 · AP News Saudi building materials procurement platform BRKZ has raised $31 million in fresh capital, with Aramco-backed Wa'ed Ventures co-leading a $13 million Series B equity round alongside 500 Global. The financing also includes an $18 million growth-debt commitment from Stride Ventures, part of a previously announced $30 million venture-debt facility. BECO Capital and ANB Seed Fund participated in the equity round, BRKZ said on Monday. The Riyadh-based company plans to use the money to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities across quotation, pricing and fulfilment, widen embedded financing for contractors and suppliers, and strengthen cross-border sourcing from major manufacturing markets including China and India. BRKZ said revenue is on track to triple in 2026 after growing 2.5 times in 2025, despite supply-chain disruption and volatile material prices across the Middle East. The company now serves more than 1,500 contracting companies and 150 building-materials factories, supported by about 2,100 local and international suppliers. Since inception, BRKZ says it has sold more than $133 million, or about 500 million riyals, of raw, local and imported building materials and processed more than $1.37 billion, or 5.13 billion riyals, in requests for quotation through its platform. Founder and chief executive Ibrahim Manna said the financing would allow BRKZ to build on the supply network, infrastructure and data assembled during its first years of operation. He said contractors and factories continued to demand reliable material access, competitive pricing and dependable fulfilment even during periods of regional disruption. Wa'ed Ventures chief executive Anas Alghatani said the investor's continued support reflected confidence in BRKZ's ability to make building-material procurement more efficient, connected and data driven. Wa'ed Ventures, wholly owned by Aramco, describes itself as a $500 million venture-capital fund focused on technology companies and the development of Saudi Arabia's startup ecosystem. The round gives BRKZ additional resources to automate a procurement process that remains heavily dependent on manual sourcing, negotiations and fragmented logistics. The company operates a platform through which contractors, distributors and factories can source local, imported and raw materials while BRKZ manages pricing, quality assurance, logistics and commercial terms. Its AI pricing engine draws on about 38 million structured data points covering more than 13,000 product records and over 2,100 supplier profiles. BRKZ says the engine has been trained on around 40,000 requests for quotation and that 84% to 89% of its price predictions come within 5% of the final transacted price. The company is also using AI agents in parts of its daily operations. Its delivery system, called Nusa, reads photographs of delivery notes sent by transporters through WhatsApp, matches them with orders, verifies quantities and closes completed bulk-cement deliveries, with employees handling exceptions. BRKZ says roughly three-quarters of delivery notes are processed without manual override. The new capital will also support financing products intended to address working-capital pressures faced by construction businesses. Stride Ventures' debt commitment is designed to help BRKZ fund working capital and offer more flexible payment terms to customers while the company expands procurement volumes. BRKZ has been scaling alongside Saudi Arabia's large construction pipeline, supplying contractors and businesses linked to projects including Diriyah, Qiddiya, ROSHN, King Salman Park and The Red Sea development. Earlier this year, it also received a strategic investment from SIDF Investment Company, the investment arm of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund. The company's expansion strategy centres on increasing direct supply corridors for specialised and private-label building materials as well as broadening domestic supplier coverage. BRKZ says the model gives customers a single procurement relationship across sourcing, transport and payment, while allowing suppliers to reach contractors beyond traditional geographic markets. Its financing tools are intended to align payment schedules more closely with construction project cash-flow cycles. Follow Arabian Post. Select Arabian Post as your preferred source on Google and MSN News for trusted business news and Arab politics and updates. Notice an issue? Arabian Post strives to deliver the most accurate and reliable information to its readers. If you believe you have identified an error or inconsistency in this article, please don't hesitate to contact our editorial team at editor[at]thearabianpost[dot]com. We are committed to promptly addressing any concerns and ensuring the highest level of journalistic integrity.

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Sep 14th, 2026
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Benzinga
Sep 14th, 2026
Saudi AI building materials platform BRKZ raises $31M to expand across GCC

BRKZ, a Saudi Arabian building materials procurement platform, has secured $31 million in new capital. The funding comprises $13 million in Series B equity, co-led by Wa'ed Ventures and 500 Global, with participation from BECO Capital and Anb Seed Fund. Additionally, Stride Ventures committed $18 million in growth debt from a previously announced $30 million facility. The Riyadh-based company serves over 1,500 contracting firms and 150 factories, supported by approximately 2,100 suppliers. Revenue is on track to triple in 2026 following 2.5x growth in 2025. Since inception, BRKZ has sold over $133 million in materials and processed more than $1.37 billion in requests for quotations. The funds will advance BRKZ's AI-powered pricing engine, deepen supply chain integration, and scale cross-border sourcing. The company has raised over $70 million in total capital.

FWDstart
Sep 3rd, 2026
ZenHR raises $6M bridge round led by Impact46 to expand AI products and EWA.

ZenHR raises $6M bridge round led by Impact46 to expand AI products and EWA. The Saudi HR software company is expanding its AI products and earned wage access offering across 11 markets in MENA, four years after raising a $10 million growth round. Sep 3, 2026 Saudi HR software company ZenHR has raised $6 million in a bridge round led by Impact46, bringing its publicly disclosed funding since 2022 to at least $16 million. The Riyadh-headquartered company said the capital will go towards expanding its HR platform across MENA, with a particular focus on AI, recruitment, performance management, skills assessments and its ZenEWA earned wage access product. ZenHR provides cloud-based HR software spanning payroll, attendance, recruitment, performance management and employee administration, with products built around labour laws, payroll requirements and compliance rules specific to MENA. The company currently operates across 11 markets in the region and says its software is used by thousands of organisations. The new investment follows a $10 million growth round announced in October 2022 and led by Saudi Arabia's Rua Growth Fund, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors. ZenHR's other backers include 500 Global, SEEDRA Ventures and Jordan-based DASH Ventures. At the time of the 2022 round, the company was approaching 1,000 customers and 100,000 users and said subscription revenue had tripled year on year. The previous growth round was largely geared towards expanding an established HR management product across the region. This time, ZenHR is putting more emphasis on broadening the product itself.

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