Endeavor Western New York

Endeavor Western New York is thrilled to share our 4-year Impact Report, celebrating the most promising entrepreneurs from our region and their successes since the office launched in 2020. In that time, EWNY has selected 14 entrepreneurs from 8 companies at either the local, national or international level. Since their selection, these companies have: - Generated $548M in revenue - Achieved a combined valuation of $2.3B - Created 649 jobs Endeavor is built on the belief that high-impact entrepreneurs transform economies. Lasting impact is measured in decades, not years, and we are extremely proud of the progress to date and excited to continue supporting the fastest growing, late-stage founders in Upstate NY (and beyond...). A special thank you to our board of directors, corporate sponsors, and the founders who are the real MVPs! John Somers, Martin Babinec, Rajat Shah, Songe LaRon, Gregory Duval, Deborah Biedenkopf, MBA, MIA, John Gavigan, Marc Izzo Independent Health, Newmark Ciminelli, TalentRise, An Aleron Company, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, HSBC

Great insights from Allen Taylor! Business models can be drastically different, and the path for a founder is as unique as a fingerprint, but we see shared traits for our high-impact entrepreneurs. Bringing the best high-impact entrepreneurs from around the globe together is what Endeavor is all about!

Excited to (Shear)SHARE that Courtney Caldwell, MBA and Dr. Tye Caldwell, DPB were selected into Endeavor's National Servicing Program earlier this month! The co-founders now have access to the power of Endeavor's US network - peers, capital providers, mentors and staff from our 8 US offices! More than that, Endeavor Western New York's local staff are already working closely with them to identify key challenges, then go into the network to find the right person at the right time to further accelerate their growth and learn from the successes (and mistakes!) of other high-impact entrepreneurs.

Congratulations to Endeavor Entrepreneur, Jon M. Williams of Viridi for being named EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2024 New York! Jon and team have built an incredible company and scaling fast. Well deserved recognition!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the newest Endeavor Entrepreneur from Western NY is Jon M. Williams, founder & CEO of Viridi! Jon's selection became official when he was unanimously approved by a panel of 6 expert mentors from around the world as part of the 99th International Selection Panel in Nairobi, Kenya. Both our local WNY team and the broader Endeavor team are excited to work closely with Jon as he and Viridi move into the scale-up phase, helping address the myriad challenges that arise when you achieve product-market-fit and hit the gas to #GoBig and #ScaleUp. Congratulations, Jon! This is just the beginning! https://lnkd.in/dimxpYHZ

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the newest Endeavor Entrepreneur from Western NY is Jon M. Williams, founder & CEO of Viridi! Jon's selection became official when he was unanimously approved by a panel of 6 expert mentors from around the world as part of the 99th International Selection Panel in Nairobi, Kenya. Both our local WNY team and the broader Endeavor team are excited to work closely with Jon as he and Viridi move into the scale-up phase, helping address the myriad challenges that arise when you achieve product-market-fit and hit the gas to #GoBig and #ScaleUp. Congratulations, Jon! This is just the beginning! https://lnkd.in/dimxpYHZ

Each year Endeavor recognizes the best performing, fastest-growing companies from the Endeavor community as Endeavor Outliers. This year, those companies include 63 unicorns, 14 publicly-listed, median revenue of $77M, 1.3M jobs created, and come from 33 countries. Endeavor Western New York is thrilled to share that Songe LaRon & Dave A. Salvant of SQUIRE are amongst this years Outliers class. They continue to embody the value of Endeavor and the results speak for themselves! Check out the other 2024 Outliers at https://lnkd.in/eJ8zfFwQ. Alan Rosenhoch, Alex Killian, John Somers, Deborah Biedenkopf, MBA, MIA, Martin Babinec, John Gavigan, Rajat Shah, Gregory Duval, Marc Izzo

What's Endeavor? Our Global Team did an amazing job explaining what we do and why Endeavor is such a powerful tool to transform ecosystems. Endeavor Western New York is proud to be one of the nodes that connects Upstate NY to the most powerful global network of high-impact entrepreneurs! Alan Rosenhoch, Alex Killian

Huge milestone for the Endeavor Western New York office! We are thrilled to formally share that Songe LaRon (Endeavor Entrepreneur and Outlier) of SQUIRE has joined the Endeavor WNY Board! Endeavor's model is predicated on paying it forward and the ultimate goal is to have Endeavor Entrepreneurs join their local office boards. A true signal of the value Endeavor brings to its Endeavor Entrepreneurs, and the desire to give back to the next generation of founders. The Buffalo News highlighted this exciting milestone, capturing the work Endeavor Western New York has done since launching in WNY 4-years ago, and what is to come! Check out the article below with insights from our Managing Director, Alan Rosenhoch. John Somers, Scott Stenclik, Martin Babinec, Deborah Biedenkopf, MBA, MIA, Rajat Shah, Marc Izzo, Gregory Duval, John Gavigan https://lnkd.in/ecB3SZkM

A big shoutout to our ecosystem partner, 43North on celebrating its 10 year anniversary! 43North is a critical partner of Endeavor Western New York, helping scale the best and brightest founders from around the world who come to Buffalo to continue to build their startups. We are proud to count the majority of our Endeavor Entrepreneurs (Songe LaRon, Dave A. Salvant, Irfan Khan, MD), National Selection Program Founders (Jonathan Strimling, Sean De Clercq), and numerous candidate companies as 43North portfolio companies! Congratulations to Colleen E. Heidinger and the entire 43North team on the big milestone!