500 LatAm
Quick facts
- Headquarters
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Founded
- 2011
- Model
- Seed investment for equity
- Duration
- 16 weeks
About
500 Global's Spanish-speaking Latin America program, run from Mexico City. Its 16-week cohort combines seed investment with mentorship and fundraising support; backers of its regional funds include the International Finance Corporation. Portfolio companies include Clip and Konfío.
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A regional fund with an accelerator attached
Programs run by an active regional investor combine a small early cheque with the possibility of follow-on capital from the same manager. That continuity is useful to a founder, and it creates a dynamic worth understanding: the fund knows more about the company than any later investor will, so its decision not to follow on in a subsequent round is itself information.
Who it suits
Early companies targeting Spanish-speaking Latin America that want investors already fluent in the region's payment rails, regulators and hiring markets, rather than a US program that treats the region as an export destination.