Endeavor (non-profit)

Not to be confused with Endeavors (non-profit).

Endeavor

Company type	Non-profit
Founded	1997
Founders	Linda Rottenberg and Peter Kellner [1]
Headquarters	New York City, New York , United States
Area served	40+ affiliate offices in Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe [2]
Key people	Linda Rottenberg (CEO) Edgar Bronfman Jr. (chairman) Adrian Garcia-Aranyos (president)
Revenue	10,759,332 United States dollar (2016)
Total assets	22,667,622 United States dollar (2022)
Number of employees	500+ worldwide
Website	endeavor.org

Endeavor is an organization headquartered in New York City which supports entrepreneurs with potential for economic and social impact in their regions. ^[3] The organization provides the entrepreneurs in its network with services that assist them in growing ventures, creating jobs, transforming economies, and supporting future generations of entrepreneurs. ^[4]

History

Founded in 1997, ^[5] Endeavor has supported over 50,000 candidates and selected over 2,000 entrepreneurs from 1,200 companies. Supported and mentored by a network of more than 3,500 local and global business leaders, these entrepreneurs have created over 650,000 jobs and generated $10 billion in revenues in 2016. ^[6] In 2001, Endeavor launched Endeavor Mexico and Time magazine recognized Endeavor's founders as among the "Top 100 Innovators for the 21st Century" in its November 5, 2001, issue. ^[7]

In 2002, the Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum endorsed Endeavor as one of 40 leading examples of social entrepreneurship worldwide. ^[8] In 2007, MercadoLibre was the first Endeavor company to go public on NASDAQ.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2008, Wences Casares, one of the first Endeavor entrepreneurs, joined its board of directors. ^[9] In 2009, Endeavor co-founder Linda Rottenberg co-chairs the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, in Egypt. ^[10] In the same year, Endeavor received a commitment of $10 million from the Omidyar Network. ^[11] Also in 2009, Endeavor launched its Mentor Capital Program, Global 25 Program, Endeavor Jordan, and Endeavor's Center for High-Impact Entrepreneurship research arm. ^[12]

Evaluation

As of August 2023, Charity Navigator rates Endeavor as 3 out of 4 stars. ^{[13] [14]}

Notable Endeavour Entrepreneurs

• Guillaume Pousaz of Checkout.com ^[15]
• Achmad Zaky of Bukalapak
• Olugbenga Agboola of Flutterwave
• Pierpaolo Barbieri of Ualá

Sources

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