Endeavor Saudi Arabia

What Endeavor Saudi Arabia does

Endeavor Saudi Arabia is the Saudi Arabian chapter of the global Endeavor network, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Riyadh. It operates as a nonprofit entrepreneurial support organization whose mandate is to identify, select, and back high-impact entrepreneurs across Saudi Arabia and the broader GCC. Selection is governed by Endeavor's global methodology: more than 100,000 companies are screened worldwide, with fewer than 2.5% admitted into a network that now spans 42 markets and 2,400+ entrepreneurs. The Saudi chapter's publicly showcased portfolio includes Tamara (a leading buy-now-pay-later fintech in the GCC), Floward (an online flowers and gifting platform founded in 2017), and Merit Incentives (a global employee and customer engagement SaaS business).

The organization's offering is delivered through an interconnected set of programs rather than a single product. The Entrepreneur Experience provides structured scaling support to selected founders; Endeavor Catalyst is a co-investment fund that invests alongside lead investors in growth-stage companies; a Mentorship Program links founders to a global roster of operators; Endeavor Ambassadors formalizes the "pay it forward" loop among alumni; and a Knowledge Center produces research, news, and events including the Endeavor Experience Summit: Riyadh Forward and the annual Entrepreneurs Retreat. The underlying "technology" is not a software platform but rather a curated methodology, a global peer network, and a brand — anchored by globally recognized backers including Reid Hoffman and Jason Green — that confers selection prestige on admitted founders.

Endeavor Saudi Arabia does not generate revenue from product or service sales and operates on a community-led, non-commercial model. Selected entrepreneurs are admitted at no cost, typically via nomination through a referral pipeline; the organization is funded as part of Endeavor Global (a nonprofit parent founded in 1997) through catalytic investment returns, corporate partners, and institutional supporters. Go-to-market is direct engagement with high-growth founders supported by LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, newsletter, and event channels, with no disclosed pricing structure or ARR-generating contracts.

Name

Endeavor Saudi Arabia

Legal name

Endeavor Saudi Arabia

Website

https://endeavor.sa

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Endeavor Saudi Arabia, founded in 2022, is the Riyadh-based Saudi chapter of the global Endeavor network. It identifies, selects, and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia and the GCC through mentorship, capital via Endeavor Catalyst, and access to a global peer network spanning 42 markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entrepreneur Support Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Entrepreneur support services
• Startup mentorship
• Venture catalyst
• High-impact entrepreneurship
• Startup ecosystem development

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Organizational funding model: Endeavor Saudi Arabia operates as part of the global Endeavor network and receives funding through Endeavor Catalyst (the investment vehicle) and likely through grants, partnerships, and institutional support to build Saudi Arabia's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Revenue is not generated from product/service sales but from ecosystem development and investment returns.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Endeavor Saudi Arabia is the Saudi chapter of the global Endeavor nonprofit network that identifies, selects, and supports high-impact entrepreneurs. It provides selected founders with multi-year mentorship, introductions to global peer networks, and access to the Endeavor Catalyst co-investment fund, operating as one of 42 Endeavor country markets.

Product overview

Endeavor Saudi Arabia is a global entrepreneurial support organization that operates as a multi-faceted platform rather than a single software product. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs including the Entrepreneur Experience (support and resources for high-growth entrepreneurs), the Endeavor Catalyst co-investment fund, Mentorship Programs, Endeavor Ambassadors (peer-to-peer support network), Knowledge Center & Events (research and industry content), and a curated Companies Portfolio. These components work together to create a 'Multiplier Effect' — inspiring entrepreneurs to dream bigger, supporting them to scale faster, and enabling them to pay it forward to the next generation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Endeavor Entrepreneur Experience (Selection & Support Program) Multi-stage selection and ongoing support program for high-impact Saudi and GCC-based founders, providing curated mentorship, talent connections, and introductions to global markets. Targeted at founders scaling companies from seed through Series C.
• Endeavor Catalyst (Co-Investment Fund)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.1M+ jobs created by Endeavor Entrepreneurs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Endeavor GlobalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndeavor Saudi Arabia is the Saudi Arabia office of the global Endeavor network, which identifies and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging and underserved markets. The global network spans 42 markets with 500+ team members, providing a peer network of 2400+ entrepreneurs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ashoka: Global non-profit organization supporting social entrepreneurs through fellowship and network programs. The closest non-profit peer in structure and mission, supporting mission-driven founders via selection, mentorship, and global community, though focused on social rather than tech entrepreneurship.
• Acumen: Non-profit impact investor and fellowship organization supporting entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Closely comparable as a non-profit that combines community-building, capital deployment, and founder support with a mission-driven orientation toward emerging-market ecosystems.
• Endeavor Global: The parent non-profit organization operating the global Endeavor network across 42 markets. Endeavor Saudi is functionally an extension of Endeavor Global, sharing the same selection methodology, Catalyst investment fund, and mentor network, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Antler: Global early-stage VC and residency program with active presence in the Middle East. Comparable in combining founder selection, mentorship, and capital deployment through a structured global platform that targets high-impact early-stage founders.
• Founder Institute: Global pre-seed accelerator and founder development program with chapters across emerging markets. Comparable in operating a structured, selective founder-support program with a global network footprint, including in MENA.
• 500 Global: Venture firm and accelerator with strong MENA presence through 500 Global's regional programs. Comparable in combining capital deployment with founder education and global network effects, and is a direct competitor for Saudi founder mindshare.

Broad incumbents

• Plug and Play: Global innovation platform operating accelerator programs, corporate partnerships, and venture investments. Comparable in building curated founder communities with corporate and VC ecosystem linkages, including in MENA.
• Y Combinator: The world's most prominent startup accelerator with a selective application process and global alumni network. While YC operates a for-profit model with equity stakes and is much larger, it competes for the same high-impact founder mindshare that Endeavor Saudi targets.
• Techstars: Global accelerator network operating mentorship-driven programs across multiple verticals and geographies. Comparable in its global, community-led model of supporting early-stage founders, though for-profit and accelerator-based rather than non-profit selective.

Regional players

• Sanabil Investments: Saudi Arabia's sovereign-affiliated investment vehicle backing venture capital and emerging managers in KSA. Comparable as a major capital and ecosystem force shaping the Saudi startup landscape, though operating as an LP/investor rather than as a direct entrepreneur-support organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EndeavorSaudi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/endeavorsaudi
• Instagraminstagram.com/endeavorsaudi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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