Our portfolio of high-impact entrepreneurs help to drive innovation, produce role models, and maximize wealth and job creation. Endeavor selects and supports a group of extraordinary entrepreneurs who have the potential to transform industries, communities and countries. Through a rigorous, multi-step selection process (9-12 months), candidates pass a series of local and regional interviews before presenting to panelists from our global business network at International Selection Panels (ISP) held five to six times each year.

We select individuals of all ages, ethnicities and educational backgrounds, delivering a meritocratic message to the developing world: through hard work, creativity and values-driven leadership, individuals living anywhere, from any background, can turn an entrepreneurial idea into a world-class venture. Learn more about the high-impact entrepreneurs in our network.

We help our entrepreneurs’ companies grow throughout their business “life-cycle” by developing and providing a comprehensive, unparalleled array of demand-driven services and programs. At the heart of Endeavor’s innovative model is our world-class network built to support Endeavor Entrepreneurs.

Once selected, entrepreneurs are provided with customized services from a volunteer network of more than a thousand global and local business leaders who serve as mentors, advisors, connectors, investors, and role models. These services take place on both the affiliate and global levels. Learn more about the global programs and services Endeavor offers.

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Endeavor’s impact is exemplified by showcasing Endeavor Entrepreneurs as role models who influence education and policy reform, spur local investment, and inspire others to take risks. In each country, state, and city where Endeavor operates, we highlight our entrepreneurs as role models, helping them to transform social norms around entrepreneurship and to inspire future generations to innovate, take risks, and “think big” – the multiplier effect.

Learn more about how entrepreneurs multiply their impact in ecosystem studies conducted by Endeavor Insight.

Endeavor has always been an organization of, by and for entrepreneurs. To support Endeavor’s goal of long-term sustainability, Endeavor Entrepreneurs are motivated to pay it forward, reinvesting their financial gains, expertise, and time.

In support of Endeavor’s long-term goal of sustainability, Endeavor Entrepreneurs are expected to contribute to Endeavor through an annual donation and, upon a liquidity event, are asked to donate 2% of their personal cash out to the organization. Today, we proudly count dozens of Endeavor Entrepreneurs among our Limited Partners in Endeavor Catalyst—investing to grow the next generation of high-impact entrepreneurs and completing the cycle.