500 Global Flagship Accelerator

Run by 500 Global.

The flagship programme is four months in person, based in Silicon Valley and generalist by sector. It invests $150,000 for a 6% stake, subject to terms and diligence.

Investment: US$150,000 (Above North America median $100k · Above global median $61.3k)
Equity taken: 6% (Above North America median 5% · At global median 6%)
Duration: 17 weeks (Longer than North America median 13 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)
Format: in person
Cadence: biannual
Location: Palo Alto, United States

Sectors

Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

https://500.co/founders/flagship read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, format, application url, batch cadence

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Last verified 2026-09-05.