"I've had the privilege of working with 500 since they opened their office in Downtown Miami. Since their launch, 500 Miami has been the center of gravity for tech and innovation in Downtown Miami, attracting hundreds of ambitious entrepreneurs and seasoned venture capitalists through their high-level educational programming and cohorts. The 500 team have been connectors and catalysts for the tech ecosystem in Miami. For example, they were instrumental in the launch of the DDA's "Tech Talk: from Pro-Athlete to Investor" networking event, with League Ventures and Miguel Cruz (from 500) participating in the panel discussion and eloquently articulating the growth of venture capital and entrepreneurial activity in the Miami market."
"UNDP’s impact ventures accelerators are one of the practical approaches to help businesses become focused on delivering products and services, which directly contribute to the challenges manifested through SDGs. These accelerators combine business acceleration programs with robust and dedicated efforts for SDG impact alignment, measurement, and management...
Working with 500 spiraled UNDP’s impact venture accelerator efforts to qualitatively different levels. The intensity of interactions, access to the ecosystem supporting scaling ventures globally, the openness of catering, and incorporating SDG impact in the acceleration and business decision-making processes – all contributed to the gross success of our joint initiative in Indonesia. Hence, not surprising that we are keen to take the collaboration further and expand it to the global scale.”
"With 500 as our GIA partner, our Singapore-based startups will be able to leverage their extensive networks to gain in-roads into the Silicon Valley ecosystem and seek new partnerships and investors. We also welcome US-based startups to use Singapore’s established ecosystem as a springboard into the growing Southeast Asia region. The two-way flow of exchange will strengthen Singapore’s position as a global-Asia node for technology, innovation, and enterprise.”
