NEW Blockchain track, How to Attract Deal Flow, MENA Ecosystem trends

[Newsletter] [500 News](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W8DK43P5hSStrW7kcXg076DX210/5/f18dQhb0Sjvh8XJ8w6W753td52qwv1SM60fpN6vV4NMf5j9zXD6prN39DrZCcV-F_W97dvGQ1nrCGBW51LTg55DHNj2N2lP8yp7ptTlW8h6MtR5mK36JW5gZQKK3SQgn2W3_CV3g3V_TcnVxZ29q41TlcRW3Tw-3W68KwdgW4Dl4vz3sxGzCW90qPlk94q7cqW6VKJl21hC_8gW5lpCXP79zhZHW33-S4c7JY204W4dnGTM83RvnvW8XRfzL7MjN-rF7D-4tvvhlwW8rSQ588lDvftW39-9N67CyxjRW46xhjg60ysKRW8XYb7C1LV6LMW5TB2rN4GGF1YW57-X5Y7pXRHMW5RRXNp2FBljwW21GmLD7vqN1qW8nNQ8v1pZgg_N5QgKXlhzVNsVnlkR-3RL9BPW8csLSq112nHyW3q79N73n8Fh6W5H-xHc310QLXW3TYvKY8SyV-BW6N1Y8Y8TbH5TW5fjM0d7SbKC7W4SqHs176WSV0W3ZydDZ8VwPSQW1TLBk_7z5MqHW7D7Hxj1Dy_KCW1V4Dsh2ZRHfF0) The latest news for founders and investors from the 500 community [Focus-Bitcoin-Bit-Coin-Cryptocurrency-Blockchain-3041480](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W89QzV47Dr32_N1l5T27r34hr0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5y8XJ8dWW753td52qwv1SM60fpN6vV4NMf5pflXD6prW7cmS1s63Bb_dW7nwTly26p5CfW7lPs7h4s9BtcW51TTv651fq5QW62vSbN6PkC-_W999f656PVKcrW6N3nBL8xGZLlW1H5svl4DXyR1W25Ny9369_d9TW49m4pG625bx1W6Gj8TS6bVy-5N25hvjFHZ5KNW5D8zFF5m3ZGGW96dt2W3F92CwW2hL3L73NnV4FW1nJpwv26pdfjW35ybgG3NbdhRW98Jg8p3Mx_dBN9bgCKkRc1pdN5xVgspQSBcVW37T8m293NtmcN2F07SbTl3lXW28ml2b5vW99xW28Kbcx8ph33zVg_Zql5C28CrW5sYT4w3lzNLrVNfljH4WzgKVN4R-RJKZMvBsW5D1CfC7fZJ2pW7zRwPS8QXdg4W1FpPz519zKNsW46v8l41zW062VzD-dg1tlRmrW5mkxk-5VhMYVVHpRXd1Ww3XGN12TQv630rXRV10Nbd5x6QYwW8n2G9Z3w7zRNW5RlZdR4SWVL_W2Tw3Hj4L8zfKW78BVWV4h0hx0MVs7V_Vm7kNf6sDBVG02) In Blockchain We Trust: 500 Startups is Calling all Blockchain Teams 500 Startups has specifically designed a new “blockchain track” as part of our March 2018 accelerator program with blockchain entrepreneurs in mind. [Read More](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W2V6Jk01S_GfhN7cqjVFgRFdr0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5y8XJ8dWW753td52qwv1SM60fpN6vV4NMf5pflXD6prW7cmS1s63Bb_dW7nwTly26p5CfW7lPs7h4s9BtcW51TTv651fq5QW62vSbN6PkC-_W999f656PVKcrW6N3nBL8xGZLlW1H5svl4DXyR1W25Ny9369_d9TW49m4pG625bx1W6Gj8TS6bVy-5N25hvjFHZ5KNW5D8zFF5m3ZGGW96dt2W3F92CwW2hL3L73NnV4FW1nJpwv26pdfjW35ybgG3NbdhRW98Jg8p3Mx_dBN9bgCKkRc1pdN5xVgspQSBcVW37T8m293NtmcN2F07SbTl3lXW28ml2b5vW99xW28Kbcx8ph33zVg_Zql5C28CrW5sYT4w3lzNLrVNfljH4WzgKVN4R-RJKZMvBsW5D1CfC7fZJ2pW7zRwPS8QXdg4W1FpPz519zKNsW46v8l41zW062VzD-dg1tlRmrW5mkxk-5VhMYVVHpRXd1Ww3XGN12TQv630rXRV10Nbd5x6QYwW8n2G9Z3w7zRNW5RlZdR4SWVL_W2Tw3Hj4L8zfKW78BVWV4h0hx0MVszmDVmqNHf7Dvwny02) [Bedy Yang](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W97GBK786Fpl9W1jlPc05zbvgG0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5H8XJ8NlW753td52qwv1SM60fpN6vV4NVf5cVM57mvFqW3BJFN731PCx_W8lRBXl5mbQ4CW8l0qQs8mnpB6W5rGqlC85rXtvW49WKRF5mNLNvW7bqTzM7vp5QyN5Tp0LX7ptTlW8h6MtR5mK36JW5gZQKK3SQgn2W3_CV3g3V_TcnVxZ29d41TlcRW3Tw-2K6nyXCWW49WVtr3VVg3wW3yhQy-6G2lbzN7NMdQN4cNXyW75WRL394SfqhW75r0gc676-LPW3Z_9PM699KVFW7qr_Xy70vB-GW6zPJFY4Hz1_5W1Wq13N542sk9W21bkvB72rw2hW7N8Nqd7pRRtkW50cZYZ2qBTvKW8TK_R34cVXsHW68zqYM5rBcVnW4p_-yl5RgZ6LW2Mq5PY89B7VqW5VsXY66mD4KbVYyLZG19bNv6N7-cpr2CnlPxW72zrXT712wFTW1mL30W3fK0-5W41HnY22KYZJnW62HCPz7jXR4CW7lMKFd5mSYQ1W4q8HQD6HVp47W1sRYXR12tlDDW3PTmSh5Rc9b2W5KDhnk4ldsfHW4Pxhj53DlwBbW8wV-1b3V8kSg0) How to Attract and Scale Deal Flow Prep for #DealCamp, our early stage venture finance program, with the latest blog post from Managing Partner, Bedy Yang, on how 500 Startups sources deals.[Read More](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W6GlTl36qsrlsVX_2q52cdf7M0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5H8XJ8NlW753td52qwv1SM60fpN6vV4NVf5cVM57mvFqW3BJFN731PCx_W8lRBXl5mbQ4CW8l0qQs8mnpB6W5rGqlC85rXtvW49WKRF5mNLNvW7bqTzM7vp5QyN5Tp0LX7ptTlW8h6MtR5mK36JW5gZQKK3SQgn2W3_CV3g3V_TcnVxZ29d41TlcRW3Tw-2K6nyXCWW49WVtr3VVg3wW3yhQy-6G2lbzN7NMdQN4cNXyW75WRL394SfqhW75r0gc676-LPW3Z_9PM699KVFW7qr_Xy70vB-GW6zPJFY4Hz1_5W1Wq13N542sk9W21bkvB72rw2hW7N8Nqd7pRRtkW50cZYZ2qBTvKW8TK_R34cVXsHW68zqYM5rBcVnW4p_-yl5RgZ6LW2Mq5PY89B7VqW5VsXY66mD4KbVYyLZG19bNv6N7-cpr2CnlPxW72zrXT712wFTW1mL30W3fK0-5W41HnY22KYZJnW62HCPz7jXR4CW7lMKFd5mSYQ1W4q8HQD6HVp47W1sRYXR12tlDDW3PTmSh5Rc9b2W5KDhnk4ldsfHW4Pxl5Q3DlwBbW3g4j9h3V8kSg0) [Photo of investors around a table with 500 Vietnam](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*N3rbCkSX8xfyW9kVMH25jn4vK0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd6XNQnnVWVzFd5YcyNjVl_XZr2xJNYCW8hg--l1XX1VlW2qrkzP825WcWW3MDrWm6ljG_-W7yVMkh3DF0kjW2BvL391P50BzN7bcccPt2523W6tYLYv76Y_S7W937XpT4jMrh3W8RpQdK6SGW-cMw1N1Y_v7kwW28zbLn3VJQ_mW2C6m618lsNH-W3pzR2K65sXyBW4whTS11cdY3MW7HNQfH4c-VsCW2YsvHW3yZdCvW2PSb4P7tpk-ZVV-Yyn2_843zW93BmFT45dxrmN7G4hbtMpLF3W2GRW6J1t4qw6W4T01FM5DJCndW7p7N7p8t6-BlVfZpK_2whrlFW8pxnPM7HpKSKW1J7lx66gq-j_VdCxjG8Cb3kwVSCrft37Hpk3W6dTy_W8Kj29BW8pqqbp48qDFyV6V6g97L3xvNVsKsmm3SyLFPVC-syJ35F3jFW6SZ0JY4Fm9MlW3PJ-yY18W912W6DHpRx8DV1dtW4cRjxx7n5lPHN9bCzR-rSlryW5dr2x64fFqW-W6HhBh54D5ShfW2cBW3Z5HXRGRW5sH3M47MDnSRW9jg9jr85HN9kW78lCJ75qH4C4N7XLwknL2K5VW84PPTs96cgRZW6MwPVH95glS_W91KKSK3k1vDTW2gJy2K4xyJGGW20T4y02gj9_QW7wzM-F4jrjLFW7_6fcL7N6gqJ102) 500 Vietnam Investor Trek Highlights 500 Startups held its first Vietnam Investor Expeditionary Trek. The event took a group of investors to both Hanoi and Saigon to get a first-hand view of Vietnam’s industry. [Read More](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*VdxySs2ytLP6N952wDV_Fndj0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd6_HXFDN12P552lPnslW1fKwNG7334KQW3p88-553kKlCN4QSDfQFjSPxW7jqmYh4m8WZ9W6-334X3t3b5cW3FbPDS4GzZshW55jN3_4-srwbVry3Cm20V-X_W5RNrtf6qHgt-W8WH_dN7ndDrrW6f5hhy3t8BvFW54GbKg6jhRShF14Bd8FWYsYW3t6GLd71x7ycW6K02-84HHKCfW2mrWLt4kPKYCN4MV5-YCl34lW30V_655lGv59Vjd0-R7m57jSN1bMgQzmMqnbN1Ty69VFF9V4N1lH_8DmYyV4W68cYlc2q4XfzW7hkPhL3J0vJHW8nls6Z4HDybxW3sYKL35XZfwmW90n5K-3mXqdfW24zhgF5LTzZwW1xXdZq67mj5QN6f9W268QfqbW77Zqr98f-scpV5PjdQ3B6QRLW8DzGVs3M_H1hW2pZl-z3MJvdNW5Gw55S8JMcS1W6mjbpw6K69T8W7Mv81C4bNSRsW7_gJDd2KfCykW8187gG4DVw96W8_R6572CpqcLW3MwYgg5n5zfXW7w_3G06-KQcGW3m6n1w7yGPRnW7H4fsl598lykW6FSSY14SwLbHV2csFV3zZ9M1W6wqzwy1Fyb4GVV2bkW8sMZWXW93k22Z2XMG0PW9k2kpX6_24vwW4FN6W181v9CwW89JJTY3mZdnZW20wd0J1lqLg6111) [group-shot-portfolio-1-768x691](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W4lD7TK4HD7YhW4ZtvvX2xjFZk0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5w8XJ8HCW753td52qwv1SM60fpN6vV4NMf5lrFXD6prW7cmS1s63Bb_dW7nwTnD6bnXCqW6c0ppZ5twsR9W6PsLyV50SV57VYFcSh999f65W6PVKcr6N3nBLW8xGZLl8p7_6qW4DXyR125Ny93W69_d9T49m4pGW625bx16Gj8TSW6bVy-525hvjFVHZ5KN5D8zFFW5m3ZGG96dt4SW4r1QvY3_jQQ7W8gjY6L8WBKbVW56sy_82NhXK3VKV4w032Lxf6W2Kq02r7xrq79W4b0cTb7LVTY1W2_Vr1G2qz9SkV5Wdnn5K402zW5m7KWS3nM0ZDW2sP6Tr76-ST2W5pXb267Hn5X0W6Xw6pR4R1ZvfW9fygQX1SKYPVW1zn6G84B7RhcW1fb1SQ84FvTXW1WnH_25wM7qcW5GNCJT4nZ59DW12mv4D1Bh907W5STn0Z4PxC8jW448hyy4frWblW47xfHK41HnY2W2KYZJn62HCPzW7jW8bn7lMKFdW5mSYQ14q8HQDW6HVp471sRYXRW12tlDD3PTmShW5Rc9b25KDhnkW4ldsfH4Pxhj5W3DlwBb7r3XnBf3X6Vls04) The MENA Ecosystem: The Year Ahead The rapid pace of development, growth and maturity that took place over the last year is astounding. This is a few of the main developments Hasan Haider of 500 Falcons has seen in 2017 and hopes to continue in 2018.[Read More](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W7RChNp7R-xpLW3RWw3t61Mnlz0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5M8YHsplW753td52qwv1SM60fpN6vV4NMf57bRXD6prW7cmS1s63Bb_dW7nwTnD6bnXCqW6c0ppZ5twsR9W6PsLyV50SV57VYFcSh90G7thN8S3yR5bY02SW4s7Z_m6c-1nlW6cc-4t69LPZ7W2xZTYf8hTJV4W8lwVXY8hS296W7bj20M3dv1SsW3M3KtL34LwqDW1fB4pg1ZY5-PW6t8dRZ3jxWlJW3VVkFJ4LG55JW3yZDCl4yqRYZW3zJ_6w32BcDjW6HxBQv34BTrRW3KdcdZ3vgdwXW3gq43V2mgv-ZW5CNHc_2y1rrNW5J857D3xcZMZW3WzGql3JXDttW2w6bch5WRY8tW4rmKbc6PvHVTW34hctn2KPCYJW6VyKwY2X7HQ9W62MP5m43Qjb6W7FgsV939QyptVth49g5g85YZN3_5JKxk9s5vW3ygvH88c3fNXW5lq_061D9fCTW7t5DQT2HmhssN6yBDRHgfCjCW2cQPbj31GHfxW12m39p83LtfrW9l8t5-4M1HfjW9h_Rd_8fR4f8W50K5nB7C19Q3W3y19vM3wMXFCTbMdP5h06Jb103) [Screen Shot 2018-02-05 at 11.47.27](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W61PDC0986HzHW5MqLTg4SmNR60/5/f18dQhb0S65P6v5fl8W12gJQ26c_Q5LW4MRywv19t5sJW6FVqcp6bdhYxW1-Q__T1w8SG7W2ZGJnw3ZljkGW5Lffrr5C0gKWW4qyLpz3M0c7FN4KFc32KkyRQW1bbjLG63DGwkW4Yd_zV9h0S79W6B7QKl2cSLzMW3Wjw5V142wXBW4GQHTM7v1H1dW5vMhJR1Rx28CVpW7pc5jlVQcW5WNGQV8zpFmWW6FhCfp3V8PNKW2KJh3n38yGDPW8rb3Tk4HZbs3N2vQ5stBSb_4W1CSCPT1k9HNQW8qb3PX5bc2g4W4kW1td7KYVR1W2GTLQb8q_fbkW4Bh9WY8xXqqkW2FzwHd1CKNq4W3cGbKh8cZH2WW2f7pqY30qwjGVjt37G5pZ2fkN7Zds47FGdnKW6ndZx_4yGZqnW48fbnn8Zv2JtW7_-kTH2xP811V65CLx25PcDTN8wGty1hpYflVtCZ_m85wFNqW4Mv3kS967nfPN86qPBpvnBGXW4nv2TP9hC5ZTW6hCS428XbkY9W3Z_Q6J5_1MJ6W8vhk0143d917VrKty_5Vc7VRW3NN-gc5VRSW2W6bF-Np43kyyjW14045W82R2mzW24CsDf8Bsq6CW2JJhJ58kQWW1W8W3b2K634xWQW6_BPBh9cbpFLW982Wbf6vcznBW7Zstxm6jM2QBW8y9cdZ41MxGdW1By0t99h9nrpf6mX2h702) Here's How Your Startup Can Get Funded By One Of The Largest VC's In The World Silicon Valley is known by many as the Mecca of entrepreneurship. Over the years hundreds of thousands have journeyed to pay homage to the gods of tech and for most, the experience is simply eye-opening.[Read More](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W8LVSDd3QhwMYW7gs7QS5KWBWJ0/5/f18dQhb0S65P6v5fl8W12gJQ26c_Q5LW4MRywv19t5sJW6FVqcp6bdhYxW1-Q__T1w8SG7W2ZGJnw3ZljkGW5Lffrr5C0gKWW4qyLpz3M0c7FN4KFc32KkyRQW1bbjLG63DGwkW4Yd_zV9h0S79W6B7QKl2cSLzMW3Wjw5V142wXBW4GQHTM7v1H1dW5vMhJR1Rx28CVpW7pc5jlVQcW5WNGQV8zpFmWW6FhCfp3V8PNKW2KJh3n38yGDPW8rb3Tk4HZbs3N2vQ5stBSb_4W1CSCPT1k9HNQW8qb3PX5bc2g4W4kW1td7KYVR1W2GTLQb8q_fbkW4Bh9WY8xXqqkW2FzwHd1CKNq4W3cGbKh8cZH2WW2f7pqY30qwjGVjt37G5pZ2fkN7Zds47FGdnKW6ndZx_4yGZqnW48fbnn8Zv2JtW7_-kTH2xP811V65CLx25PcDTN8wGty1hpYflVtCZ_m85wFNqW4Mv3kS967nfPN86qPBpvnBGXW4nv2TP9hC5ZTW6hCS428XbkY9W3Z_Q6J5_1MJ6W8vhk0143d917VrKty_5Vc7VRW3NN-gc5VRSW2W6bF-Np43kyyjW14045W82R2mzW24CsDf8Bsq6CW2JJhJ58kQWW1W8W3b2K634xWQW6_BPBh9cbpFLW982Wbf6vcznBW7Zstxm6jM2QBW8y9cdZ41MxGdW21X4kC9cffp4f7ykXZm02) [SmartHR-172915-0060_web](W879Z-c72znD5W2wstRj3Tr_bc0/*W6ZgjJd7vFdc5W6Ff7ws1jRny-0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd2Wf2d8M1vgq1RtbWQW2wZ0ld50SV_nW5G2mpv3ZNTwsW1-YjwX7DPXDtW2j1bD5924ctQW4RtsLw12cksQVSz8_t22g0mpW8ND6hg47KPrzW9379VP2dr3qLW1VMyDb1PdvdNW1XNnkD1Pg7cFW2pz8Bb2GvbTBN2jYB2MWyx4cW3XhLQP60kLwvMVmzGWH8q7tVx8Gt-19SzJdW1wdWrl34TWxMW2NGXvv4JR8C8N1T11JF3sXYlW2lmjtt7Z8g9nW2SKHKS1tp5zNW1p0WSL75szr9W68jNgM3W8gXzW2KdJLR5pbz-8V3KQyH4LtrgtW6cRyH_2dlnsjV2rm9j4q1ZHqW4bdXys4q1d2TW4CVyJF3cs9KjW3LXdJh7S3GhcW8MpXQP84ZLTBW5634YB1brPnJN81v1XyVbzhrW2Q9tLW5TGr9JW22jhbC50LN12W8yNFWs4TpCdtW51035d5CwY5JW88qS9L1kb3qsW37pj1t5G2bcWN866fxkj94t_W4BG75S6TWT9fN5dZqk4w692BW2l4SQs4m-512W5MftMm7y350LVtcLJP18rWSLf3P3FHs03) Announcing the First Series B from 500 Japan 500 Japan is excited to announce that their portfolio company, SmartHR, just closed their JPY 1.5 billion (~$13.3m) Series B.[Read 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