500 Startups' Dave McClure resigns after women say he harassed themHis departure reflects the widening fallout from revelations of sexual misconduct by Silicon Valley investors toward founders.
04 Jul, 2017, 09.24 AM IST
CEO's death stirs debate as China's techies face 9-to-9 workdayZhang Rui, founder and chief executive officer of the startup Chunyu Doctor, died from a heart attack on Oct. 5.
18 Oct, 2016, 01.16 PM IST
Silicon Valley investor 500 Startups to set up $25 million South Asia fund500 Startups was founded by Dave McClure, who worked with Facebook as its fund manager, was marketing head of PayPal and is a visiting lect...
24 Feb, 2016, 02.42 PM IST
We will stay as long as Nikesh Arora keeps the faith: 500 Startups founder Dave McClureSilicon Valley-based accelerator 500 Startups has expanded its team in India and plans to invest in at least two dozen early-stage Indian s...
13 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
500 Startups reconsidering its decision to create India fundNow, the prolific early-stage investor is reconsidering its decision to create the India fund, the sources said, all of them requesting ano...
11 Jan, 2016, 09.42 AM IST
SilverPush Gets Rs 8.2 crore in funding from Japan's M&S PartnersIn April last year, ET was the first to report that SilverPush had raised about Rs 9 crore from IDG Ventures India and Ronnie Screwvala’s U...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
500 Startups, Stanford to teach course on Silicon Valley tech investment500 Startups' Pankaj Jain says the course is open to individuals from India and "is targeted at people who want to invest or are already in...
31 Mar, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
500 Startups to raise up to $20 million for India fund StartupwallahSilicon Valley-based 500 Startups will offer $50,000-100,000 (Rs 30-60 lakh) per startup for an equity stake of 7 percent.
18 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Entrepreneurs ask US to accelerate visa reformThe entrepreneurs spend so much of their time filing documents and trying to get visas when other founders can spend that time building the...
24 Sep, 2014, 12.12 PM IST
On a quest to find high growth entrepreneurs, disruptive Paul Singh looks far beyond the ValleyWhen Paul Singh teamed up with Dave McClure in 2010 to start early-stage seed fund 500 Startups, he quickly rose to prominence.
13 Jun, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
Bangalore company making Google Glass appVineet Devaiah, founder of Bangalore-based startup Teliportme, the Instagram of panoramas, is building an application for Google Glass.
15 Nov, 2013, 02.52 PM IST
Accelerators like 500 Startups are using innovative strategies to woo young entrepreneursAs a new season of mentoring begins, accelerators such as 500 Startups are using innovative strategies to woo a diverse set of young entrep...
18 Jul, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
- Early-stage Accelerator ties up with MIT's global startup labs
SF Accelerator has entered into a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Global Startup Labs.
18 Apr, 2013, 10.34 AM IST
Bangalore emerges as Mecca of startups; engineers, customers transforming city into a hub for new businessesEngineers with global work experience, savvy customers and growing pools of early-stage capital, are transforming the city into Silicon Val...
29 Mar, 2013, 10.33 AM IST
Won't be surprised even if half of our startups are dead: Dave McClure"In addition, the domestic market for India is starting an opportunity. In the next 3-5 years there will be more direct domestic investment...
01 Mar, 2013, 06.43 PM IST
Short of cash, startups begin sharing spaceCo-working has been picking up in India over the past couple of years, especially in startup hubs like Bangalore, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai.
27 Feb, 2013, 05.49 AM IST
- Young entrepreneurs in a fix as VC funding for accelerator-backed startups hard to come by
The heady promise of money and mentoring is proving to be short-lived for fledgling ventures graduating from the growing number of accelera...
26 Feb, 2013, 09.36 PM IST