500 Global, San Francisco, CA (2026)

05/28/2026

Meet CardMon, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building an AI-powered game prototyping and validation engine that helps developers and IP holders test, de-risk, and refine game concepts before full production.

By enabling rapid prototyping, remote playtesting, and early concept validation, CardMon is helping teams reduce development risk and make smarter pre-production decisions.

“Being in Silicon Valley forced us to rethink CardMon not just as a game company, but as infrastructure for how games are created and tested globally.” - Pine Sohn, Co-founder & CEO of CardMon

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

👉🏻 Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

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05/26/2026

Meet Planby, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building a generative AI-based spatial design and visualization platform for architecture, construction, and real estate companies.

By reducing rendering time from around 4 days to under 1 minute, and making visualization possible on standard PCs and mobile devices, Planby is helping teams work faster, communicate more clearly, and reduce cost.

“The biggest shift was moving from ‘this works in Korea’ to ‘this can scale globally’, and actually testing that assumption in the market.” - Kai Roh, Co-founder & CEO of Planby

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

👉🏻 Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

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05/20/2026

Meet Hopae, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building a DID-based digital identity infrastructure platform for enterprises and governments navigating global markets.

By solving challenges around fragmented identity systems, security risks, and high drop-off in authentication flows, the team is helping create a more secure and seamless digital identity experience.

“The program helped us translate a technically strong product into a globally understandable story, especially in markets where trust and regulation define everything.” - Jaehoon Shim, CEO & Co-founder of Hopae

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

👉🏻 Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.
Applications Close: June 30, 2026

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05/13/2026

Meet Prevenotics, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, showing how Korean healthcare innovation can scale globally.

Prevenotics is building AI-powered real-time diagnostic software that helps hospitals and endoscopy clinicians detect gastrointestinal cancer and precancerous conditions more accurately.

“The program helped us bridge the gap between strong technology and real global market ex*****on, especially in how we communicate with investors and partners.” - Jang Soo-Yeon, CEO of Prevenotics

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

👉🏻 Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

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05/12/2026

Most accelerators end with investor access. This one starts with investment.

Korean startups are proving they can win at home. The next question is: can you build for global markets?

IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program is designed for Seed to pre-Series A startups with product–market fit in Korea, local traction, and clear ambition to scale internationally, starting with the U.S.

Selected founders will gain:
→ Investment from 500 Global
→ 4 weeks of structured preparation in Seoul
→ 8 weeks of in-market acceleration in Silicon Valley
→ Access to mentors, VCs, ecosystem partners, and global networks

This is not an education-only accelerator. It is a commercial-focused program for startups ready to enter, test, and grow in the U.S.

Program Dates: September - November 2026

👉🏻 Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

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𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 500 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴' 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

05/04/2026

The AI race isn’t just about models. It’s about who can run them — reliably, at scale, at production speed.

That’s why we co-led Deepinfra’s $107M Series B. 4T+ tokens weekly. 150+ open-source models. Infrastructure built for the agentic era.

Congrats to Nikola Borisov and the team. 🚀

04/29/2026

Your startup doesn’t need more “global ambition”. It needs a strategic plan and a structured path into the U.S. market.

IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program is designed for early-stage Korean startups ready to turn proven local product-market fit into global growth, and execute with confidence in the U.S.

Program Dates: September - November 2026

👉🏻 Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.
Applications Close: June 30, 2026

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04/14/2026

Many Korean startups want to expand to the U.S.

Far fewer have a game plan.

🇰🇷 🇺🇲 IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program aims to change that. This program is designed for Korean startups that already have strong local traction and are ready to turn it into international growth. Applications are now open.

Over 12 weeks, founders will gain:

🔹 4 weeks of structured preparation in Seoul to refine positioning, sharpen go-to-market priorities, and prepare for U.S. entry

🔹 8 weeks of immersive acceleration in Silicon Valley to gain market exposure, connect with mentors and VCs, and learn directly from one of the world’s leading startup ecosystems

🔹 Access to IBK Changgong and 500 Global’s network of ecosystem partners

🔹 Investment consideration from 500 Global after graduation

This is not just about visiting Silicon Valley. It’s a strategic, ex*****on-led program built to support Korean founders with global ambition.

If U.S. expansion is part of your next chapter, apply now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

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04/08/2026

We’ve spent fifteen years watching what happens when capital, policy, and innovation move together — and what happens when they don’t.

The gap isn’t always financing. It’s the handoffs. It’s the handoffs — from grants to venture, from venture to institutional capital, and from a proven technology to the market infrastructure and policy frameworks needed to scale it.

Courtney Powell’s new essay for series makes the case that closing those gaps requires more than deploying capital. It requires building the ecosystems where innovation compounds over time — and leaders willing to align actors across sectors, geographies, and capital stacks.

04/07/2026

We’re welcoming Nadia Karla’s to 500 Global as Managing Partner 🎉

Nadia joins from TPG Rise, where she led business development for the $31B impact platform and was central to building the Global South Initiative — a blended finance vehicle mobilizing institutional capital for climate solutions across emerging markets. Before TPG, she was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis. She brings a rare combination: deep expertise across venture, private equity, and infrastructure investment, and a track record building high-trust partnerships with some of the world’s largest sovereign and institutional funders.

Her appointment follows Atul Mehta — former CIO of the IFC - International Finance Corporation — joining our Board. Together, they reflect the evolution of our firm.

“Institutional and sovereign investment strategies should not only include backing great founders, but focus on aligning capital, policy, and innovation at scale,” said Courtney Powell, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner of 500 Global.

This next phase of 500 Global’s growth will focus on regions and sectors where the convergence of institutional capital and entrepreneurial innovation creates not just commercial opportunity, but lasting economic and social impact, including climate resilience, global health, digital infrastructure, and financial inclusion.

Please join us in welcoming Nadia!

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