By Hamza Shad Endeavor Insight has studied the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems in nearly 50 markets around the world. Over the past two years, we have spoken with hundreds of entrepreneurs and dozens of investors, executives of support programs, and program officers at major funding organizations. We recently reflected on…

Endeavor Insight completed one of the largest studies ever conducted on entrepreneurship communities. This research was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in order to answer the following question: How can decision-makers empower local entrepreneurship communities to become more productive? A full copy of the report can be…

By Hamza Shad and Martin Pickering A new report by Endeavor Insight, with support from the Lemelson Foundation and Small Foundation, draws on the experiences of successful founders to understand how entrepreneurial agriculture companies can maximize their impact in developing countries. The study provides a data-backed assessment of the challenges…

By Jackie Carmel, Managing Director of Endeavor Catalyst On June 10th, Mexico minted its third unicorn: Clip. The Mexican payments fintech targeting small and midsize companies, led by Adolfo Babatz, raised $250 million from SoftBank’s Latin American fund and Viking Global Investors, achieving a $2 billion valuation. The news broke…

By Marc Cho, Jackie Carmel, Brynn Chavez — May is mental health awareness month. In a cinematic retelling of the panicked early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, future audiences may gawk at a world of overnight travel bans, a run on toilet paper, and an NBA Finals played in front of cardboard cutouts of fans. Less foreign to…

A cohort of the top founders in Endeavor’s portfolio — Endeavor is thrilled to announce the 2021 class of Outliers, a year-long experience that brings together a cohort of the top founders in Endeavor’s portfolio for curated opportunities to connect with each other and top mentors in the network. The Outliers experience combines intimate peer groups and leadership coaching with…

By Kirk Benson, Endeavor Chief of Staff — Lessons from Selection is an essay series in which we explore some of the most poignant advice our founders receive during Endeavor’s International Selection Panels. Depth Not Breadth: Why Focus Is Important. OG Endeavor mentor and Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, Bill Sahlman, likes to say that the world has unlimited problems…

By Kirk Benson, Endeavor Chief of Staff — Lessons from Selection is an essay series in which we explore some of the most poignant advice our founders receive during Endeavor’s International Selection Panels. There has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. It has nothing to do with barriers to entry, access to capital, or even…

An interview with Aldi Haryopratomo by Jackie Carmel, Managing Director, Endeavor Catalyst — With recent investments from Google, Facebook, and Microsoft making headlines, Indonesia’s tech scene has exploded onto the world stage in 2020. Meanwhile, the country’s digital economy is taking off with 40 million new internet users last year alone, leading many — including us — to predict that international attraction to…