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Endeavor welcomes 28 new High-Impact Entrepreneurs from seven countries!
On October 19, Endeavor selected 28 Entrepreneurs from seven countries (Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey) at its 40th International Selection Panel in Amman, Jordan. Endeavor now supports 631 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from 399 companies in 12 emerging growth countries. Endeavor also held its inaugural Global Acceleration Panel to offer feedback to current Entrepreneurs. [ More] 
For top metrics and highlights, download Endeavor's new 2011 Impact Report
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT [PDF] for insight into how Endeavor is transforming the world through High-Impact Entrepreneurship. From Entrepreneur spotlights to country snapshots to colorful photos of events and network members, it’s all here. For a quick glance at our most recent impact metrics, click here.
2011 Endeavor Gala raises over $2 million; event to honor Reid Hoffman, Fadi Ghandour
Endeavor has surpassed our $2 million fundraising goal for the 2011 Endeavor Gala, to be held November 10th in New York City. This year's event, which will bring together over 600 international business leaders to celebrate high-impact entrepreneurship, will honor two of our own: Reid Hoffman, Founder & Executive Chairman, LinkedIn, and Endeavor Global Board Member, and Fadi Ghandour, Founder & CEO, Aramex International, and Endeavor Jordan Board Member, as High-Impact Entrepreneurs of the Year. View the invitation here.
We hope you will join us at what promises to be a memorable evening, including musical guest and new British sensation Lianne La Havas! Seats are limited, so email gala@endeavor.org to reserve your table today!
Highlights from the Middle East
Khaled Ismail, first Endeavor Entrepreneur in Middle East, appointed Endeavor Egypt Board Chairman
Endeavor Egypt announced that Khaled Ismail has been elected as the organization’s Board Chairman. After being selected as Endeavor’s first high-impact entrepreneur in the Middle East in 2007, Khaled built his tech firm, SySDSoft, into one of the leading companies designing wireless communications systems. SySDSoft sold most of its IP and assets to Intel in March 2011. Ismail now serves as the Managing Director of Intel Mobile Communications. [ More]
Endeavor co-hosts angel investing summit in Turkey
The event, targeted at cultivating an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Turkey, brought together leading Turkish and international investors, entrepreneurs, academics and top executives. [ More]
Endeavor featured in The Middle East magazine
A feature article on Endeavor and High-Impact Entrepreneurship in the region appears along with spotlights of 10 Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Read the articles starting on page 41 and 44 of the digital edition.
Report from World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan
Endeavor's Joanna Harries summarizes the top issues discussed at the WEF's Special Meeting on Economic Growth & Job Creation for the Arab World (Oct 21-23). [ More]
UAE newspaper The National spotlights Endeavor
Latin American Endeavor Entrepreneurs in the news
Endeavor Chile firm Atakama acquired by Japan's DeNA
Atakama Labs, a mobile gaming startup founded by Chilean Endeavor Entrepreneurs Tiburcio de la Carcova and Esteban Sosnik, has been acquired by prominent Japanese mobile-social company DeNA. Through this acquisition, Atakama has become the first Latin American subsidiary in DeNA’s growing global portfolio. [ More]
Debut exit for Colombia VC firm: Ecoflora spins off agriculture business
Ecoflora, a Colombian biotech and natural products company pioneered by Endeavor Entrepreneur Nicolás Cock Duque, has spun off its agricultural business unit to create Ecoflora Agro. The new subsidiary company was formed in partnership with Gowan Company, LLC. Gowan’s share in Ecoflora was purchased from Promotora venture capital fund Progresa Capital, making this transaction the first exit of a Venture Capital fund in Colombia. [ More]
Daniel Daccarett receives crime prevention award
Daniel, who runs Producto Protegido, has received a major government award safety award for the company's work in theft protection. [ More]
Forbes.com profiles Lilian Simbaqueba
In the Forbes.com article “Predicting the Path Out of Poverty: Microfinance & Credit Risk Analysis” by Elmira Bayrasli, Lilian is recognized for the success of her Colombian risk analysis company, LiSim. [ More]
5 Endeavor companies to present at 2011 Americas Venture Capital Conference
Endeavor firms APPI (Brazil), Buscalibre (Chile), Business News America (Chile), Cinemagic (Mexico), and Conexia (Argentina) have been invited as award nominees at the Florida International University's conference on November 16-17. [ More]
Video (The 99 Percent conference): Linda Rottenberg offers advice to entrepreneurs in creative industries
In this newly-posted talk from Behance’s 99% conference, Endeavor co-founder and CEO Linda Rottenberg addresses some of the key challenges facing creative startups. She urges entrepreneurs to push their “crazy” ideas, think big, and engage in peer mentorship. [ More]
In case you missed it: Endeavor and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor release report on what makes the world's most successful entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial advice: blog posts from Endeavor.org
The Endeavor.org blog (especially the Voices section) is becoming a hot spot for helpful articles and reprints on how to succeed as an entrepreneur, including the recent posts below:
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