500 Canada folding in wake of recent sexual misconduct allegations
500 Startups Canada, the Canadian fund operation of Silicon Valley's 500 Startups, is folding and will not make any new investments as a result of recent sexual misconduct allegations involving co-founder Dave McClure, according to reports, including from the Canadian tech news site BetaKit. 500 Canada launched in March 2016 and was reportedly halfway to raising its US$30 million targeted fund when news of McClure’s conduct became public. McClure, under pressure for alleged inappropriate behaviour toward several women, resigned in early July from 500 Startups, which he co-founded seven years ago. In addition to serving as managing partner of the main fund, McClure also was listed as a partner on each of its microfunds, such as 500 Canada.
1 August 2017•1 min read
