2. • What is 500?
– $250M silicon valley VC fund + startup accelerator
– 125 people / 30 partners / 25 languages / 20 countries
– 1500+ Companies / 3000+ Founders / 200+ Mentors
– Investment, Accelerator, Distro, Marketing, Events, Education
– Community + Content + Conferences
• 1500+ Co’s / 50+ Countries
– Credit Karma ($3.5B)
– Twilio ($1B+)
– Grab ($1B+)
– Wildfire (acq GOOG, $350M)
– MakerBot (acq SSYS, $400M)
– Viki (acq Rakuten, $200M)
– Behance (acq Adobe, $150M)
– Simple (acq BBVA, $117M)
– Sunrise (acq MSFT, $100M)
– Udemy
– Ipsy
– TalkDesk
– Intercom
500 Startups
Global Seed Fund & Startup Accelerator
3. Dave McClure
Founding Partner, 500 Startups
00’s & 10’s:
• VC: Founders Fund, Facebook fbFund, 500 Startups
• Angel: Mashery, Mint.com, SlideShare, Twilio, Wildfire, SendGrid
• Marketing: PayPal, Simply Hired, Mint.com, O’Reilly
80’s & 90’s:
• Entrepreneur: Aslan Computing (acq’d by Servinet/Panurgy)
• Developer: Windows / SQL DB consultant (Intel, MSFT)
• Engineer: Johns Hopkins‘88, BS Eng / Applied Math
4. [ This Talk ]
• What is 500 Startups?
• Changes in Building Tech Startups
• Changes in Venture Capital Investing
• The “Lean” Investor + Portfolio Approach
• Building Investor Ecosystems
• Q&A
5. 500 Startups Mission
• Provide capital, community, education
to smart people (founders, investors)
• Build functional startup ecosystems
(founders, team, angels, accelerators, VC
funds, capital, exits, liquidity, etc)
• #HFGSD: Have Fun, Get Stuff Done.
6. 500 Startups
• “Lots of little bets”: very large portfolio (>100 co’s per fund)
• Founding Partners: PayPal/Google alumni, engineering + marketing
• Global Approach: Silicon Valley HQ + Multi-Country Team/Reach
• Focus on seed-stage investing in internet startups
• Accelerator: 30-50 co’s, structured curriculum, office, support staff,
founder/mentor community, investor intros, pitch prep, demo days
• Dedicated consulting svcs for customer acq (“Growth Hacking”)
• Events, Education, Community, FAMILY.
7. 500 is Global
Since July 20101,500+ investments3
0 Startups Is the Most Active Seed Investor in Silicon
ey and Aims to be Largest in the World1
$240M in AUM2
The various geographies highlighted in the map result from investments we have made across all 500 Startups funds.
1. The Silicon Valley Tech Venture Capital Almanac, Fall 2013 and TechCrunch Article May 5, 2015, “500 Startups Aims To Be The Largest VCShop In The World” http://techcrunch.co
tartups-aims-to-be-the-largest-vc-shop-in-the-world/
2. Approximated as of 2/23/2016 and includes the following 500 Startups funds: (a) 500 Startups, L.P. and 500 Startups-A, L.P. (together, “Fund I”), (b) 500 Startups II, L.P. and 500
8. Year People Locations AUM $ Companies
2010 5 MV 10 75
2011 10 BRZ 30 250
2012 15 MX, IND 50 450
2013 30 CHN, SEA 75 650
2014 50 SF, MENA 125 900
2015 100 Korea, UK, Thailand,
Vietnam, Germany, EU,
Israel, Japan, Turkey
200 1400
2016 150+ +10-20 More ??? 2000+
500 Startups History
11. [ This Talk ]
• What is 500 Startups?
• Changes in Building Tech Startups
• Changes in Venture Capital Investing
• The “Lean” Investor + Portfolio Approach
• Building Investor Ecosystems
• Q&A
12. Changes in Tech Startups
• LESS Capital required to build product, get to market
– Dramatically reduced cost for servers, software, bandwidth
– Funding Platforms: KickStarter, Angel List, Funders Club, etc
– Access to online platforms for 100M-1B+ consumers, smallbiz, etc
• MORE Customers via ONLINE platforms (100M+ users)
– Search (Google, Baidu)
– Social (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
– Mobile (Apple, Android)
– E-Commerce (Amazon, PayPal, Alibaba)
– Media (YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram)
– Comm/Msgs (WeChat, WhatsApp, SnapChat, Email, Voice, SMS, etc)
• LOTS of little bets: Accelerators, Angels, Angel List, Small Exits
– Capital + Co-working + Mentoring -> Design, Data, Distribution
– “Fast, Cheap Fail”, network effects, quantitative + iterative investments
13. Before & After 2 Dot-Com Crashes
LEAN Startup: Simpler, Faster, Cheaper, Smarter
Before 2000
”Big, Fat, Dinosaur Startup”
• Sun Servers
• Oracle DB
• Exodus Hosting
• 12-24mo dev cycle
• 6-18mo sales cycle
• <100M people online
• $1-2M seed round
• $3-5M Series A
• Sand Hill Road crawl
After 2008
”Lean, Little, Cockroach Startup”
• AWS, Google, PayPal, FB, TW
• Cloud + Open Source SW
• Lean Startup / Startup Wknd
• 3-90d dev cycle
• SaaS / online sales
• >3B people online
• <$100K incub + <$1M seed
• $1-3M Series A
• Angel List global visibility
17. [ This Talk ]
• What is 500 Startups?
• Changes in Building Tech Startups
• Changes in Venture Capital Investing
• The “Lean” Investor + Portfolio Approach
• Building Investor Ecosystems
• Q&A
18. Industry Changes
• Financial Market Crises (2000, 2008)
• Startup Efficiency, Lean Startup Movement, Reduced Capital Costs
• Growing Market, Global Distribution Platforms, “Growth Hacking”
• Improved Monetization, Payments Infrastructure
• Developing Startup Ecosystems, Global M&A
• Micro VC: Seed Funds (ex: First Round Capital)
• Incubators & Accelerators (ex: 500 Startups)
• Funding Platforms (ex: Angel List, Kickstarter)
• Global Market of Angel Investors, Accelerators, Seed Funds
more info: http://PreMoney.co
19. Investor Education
• Startups are NOT Real Estate
• Most Startups Fail / Power Law Returns
• Portfolio Approach (20-100+ investments)
• Legal Structure, Financial Structure
• Syndication + Co-Investment
• Access to Downstream Capital
• Exits & Liquidity
20. 500 Strategy: Lots of Little Bets*
1) make lots of little
bets on pre-traction,
early-stage startups
3) wait 5-10 years for returns:
-10-20% small exits @1-5X ($5-25M+)
-5-10% larger exits @5-20X ($25-250M+)
-1-2% unicorns @20-50X+ ($250M-1B+)
*See Peter Sims book: “Little Bets”
2) over the next five years,
double-down on top 20-30%
~500 co’s @ $100K 1st checks
100-200 co’s @ $200-500K
2nd/3rd checks
(target 25-50 exits @ $100M+)
(assume high failure rate ~50-80%)
28. [ This Talk ]
• What is 500 Startups?
• Changes in Building Tech Startups
• Changes in Venture Capital Investing
• The “Lean” Investor + Portfolio Approach
• Building Investor Ecosystems
• Q&A
29. Startup Investment Stages
• Concept
• Product
• Functional Prototype
• Early Users/Customers
• Other Investors
• Profitable Unit Economics?
• Scalable Cust Acquisition?
• Profitable Business
• Scalable Organization
• Exit / Liquidity?
29
31. The Lean Investor
Make lots of little bets:
• Start with many small “experiments”
• Filter out failures + small wins
• Double-down on stuff that looks like it’s working
• Incubation: $0-100K (“Build & Validate Product”)
• Seed: $100K-$1M (“Test & Grow Marketing Channels””)
• Venture: $1M-$10M (“Maximize Growth & Revenue”)
32. Investment Stage #1:
Product Validation + Customer Usage
• Structure
– 1-3 founders
– $0-$100K investment
– Incubator environment: multiple peers, mentors/advisors
• Test Functional Prototype / “Minimum Viable Product” (MVP):
– Prototype->Alpha, ~3-6 months
– Develop Minimal Critical Feature Set => Get to “It Works! Someone Uses It.”
– Improve Design & Usability, Setup Conversion Metrics
– Test Small-Scale Customer Adoption (10-1000 users)
• Demonstrate Concept, Reduce Product Risk, Test Functional Use
• Develop Metrics & Filter for Possible Future Investment
33. Investment Stage #2:
Market Validation + Revenue Testing
• Structure
– 2-10 person team
– $100K-$1M investment
– Syndicate of Angel Investors / Small VC Funds
• Improve Product, Expand Customers, Test Revenue:
– Alpha->Beta, ~6-12 months
– Scale Customer Adoption => “Many People Use It, & They Pay.”
– Test Marketing Campaigns, Customer Acquisition Channels + Cost
– Test Revenue Generation, Find Profitable Customer Segments
• Prove Solution/Benefit, Assess Market Size
• Test Channel Cost, Revenue Opportunity
• Determine Org Structure, Key Hires
34. Investment Stage #3:
Revenue Validation + Growth
• Structure
– 5-25 person team
– $1M-$10M investment
– Seed & Venture Investors
• Make Money (or Go Big), Get to Sustainability:
– Beta->Production, 12-24 months
– Revenue / Growth => “We Can Make (a lot of) Money!”
– Mktg Plan => Predictable Channels / Campaigns + Budget
– Scalability & Infrastructure, Customer Service & Operations
– Connect with Distribution Partners, Expand Growth
• Prove/Expand Market, Operationalize Business
• Future Milestones: Profitable/Sustainable, Exit Options
35. [ This Talk ]
• What is 500 Startups?
• Changes in Building Tech Startups
• Changes in Venture Capital Investing
• The “Lean” Investor + Portfolio Approach
• Building Investor Ecosystems
• Q&A
37. Who/What is an Entrepreneur?
• someone who WANTS to start a business?
• someone who can RUN a business?
• someone who can run a SUSTAINABLE business
• someone who can run a PROFITABLE business
that employs a LARGE # people
• someone who can run a $10M/yr business that
employs 100+ people
38. Challenges for Investors
in Emerging Markets
• Smaller Markets than US, EU, CH
• Limited Internet / Mobile / Smartphone
• Online Payments / Physical Logistics
• Small # of Early-Stage Capital / Firms
• Long Time to Exits / Liquidity (7-10 years)
• Small # IPOs (0?) / Small # Local Acquirers
40. Solutions for Investors
in Emerging Markets
• Increase #, frequency of early-stage investors
• Increase portfolio size, Decrease check size
• Increase #, frequency of acquirers
• Fund of Funds for Countries / Regions
• Liquidity Funds for Repurchase of Series A/B
• Use of Real Estate as Hedge / Synthetic Liquidity
• Tax Incentives for Global, Local Acquirers
• Tax Incentives for Investing in Startups, Innovation
43. 500 Performance
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1. As of 12/31/2015
2. TVPI is calculated as follows: (a)(i) net asset value of the applicable fund portfolio (net of fees, expenses and carry), calculated using valuations that were marked up or down by the general partner
the applicable fund based on exits, closures, subsequent financings and/or such general partner’s discretionary estimates of market value (the “NAV”) and dilution plus (ii) cash or cash equivale
held by the applicable fund plus (IV) distributions tofund investors minus (iv) liabilities of the applicable fund, dividedby (b) contributed capital of the limited partners of the applicable fund, in each ca
as of 12/31/2015.
3. IRR calculations represent the net internal rate of return on contributed capital of the applicable fund since its inception, measured as of 12/31/2015 using the NAV of the applicable fund.
NAME SIZE1 VINTAGE NET IRR3TVPI2
FUND I JULY 2010 18.5%
FUND II APRIL 2012 23.1%1.66x
OCTOBER 2013 20.3%1.18xFUND III
EXITS
500 Startups Global Funds Performance to Date
44. DMC Performance
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500 Startups is not an investor in all companies disclosed on this slide. Fund IV is not an investor in any company disclosed on this slide.
1. Neither FF Angel nor Facebook Fund has confirmed the information set forth on this slide. This information is based on certain material assumptions and estimates, including without limitation, that
each such fund continues tohold its investments originally made by Dave McClure and an estimate of the amount of dilution such investments have experienced.
2. Represents Dave McClure’s discretionary estimate as of 3/5/2015 and includes both realized and unrealized gains and losses.
3. Return multiple represents (a) gross amount realized by Dave McClure divided by (b) total amount invested.
4. Return multiple represents (a) Dave McClure’s estimate of such fund’s current percentage ownership of the company corresponding to investments by such fund that were led by Dave McClure
multiplied by (b) the estimated enterprise value of the company as of 3/5/2015 (based on subsequent financings and/or Dave McClure’s discretionary estimates of market value). Such calculations
and/or estimates may differ from those included in prior materials.
5. Return multiple represents (a) Dave McClure’s estimate of gross amount realized on investments by such fund that were led by Dave McClure divided by (b) the total amount invested by such fund as
ANGEL INVESTOR
FF ANGEL1
FACEBOOK FUND1
Personal
Founders Fund
(Founders Fund +
Accel Partners)
# OF
INVESTMENTS
LED BY DAVE
13
21
222009
INVESTMENT
PERIOD
2004-2008
2008-2010
SELECT INVESTMENTS
(acqd: LNKD, ~20X)3
(~100X)4
(acqd: INTU, ~10X)3
(~100X)4
(acqd: GOOG, ~40X)5
ESTIMATED
CURRENT
VALUE2
~$1.2M (4X)
~$60M (30X)
~$35M (40X)
TOTAL $
INVESTED BY
DAVE
~$300K
~$2M
~$850K
(~300X)4
(~40X)4
(~25X)4
(acqd: INTC:, ~14X)3
Appendix - Select Historical Performance: Dave McClure