On Thursday I attended the 500 Global holiday party in San Francisco. 

What's happening: Carta and Silicon Valley Bank helped sponsor the holiday party for 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups). 

We were part of Batch 18 in San Francisco back in 2016. The latest Batch 36 recently held their demo day.

A neat connection I made, fellow email guy Alex Moore, Co-Founder of Boomerang. He was part of Batch 0, which I didn’t know existed.

Enjoy the pics!

Two people at 500 Global's Holiday Party 2025

Catching up with Clayton Bryan (Partner, 500 Global), my former roommate in North Beach


It wouldn't be a tech party without stacked pizza boxes | 500 Global's Holiday Party 2025

It wouldn't be a tech party without stacked pizza boxes


Two people smiling at a holiday party event

Selfie with Eugene Lee (CEO, ChannelMeter), whom I hadn't seen since 2019


Speaker addressing audience at 500 Global holiday party event

Clayton Bryan kicking off the 500 Global holiday party


Entry to the SVB Experience Center on Market Street | 500 Global's Holiday Party 2025

Entry to the SVB Experience Center on Market Street