INCREASED INNOVATION
BETWEEN THE U. S. COASTS
Endeavor has been supporting
high-impact entrepreneurs
in the United States since
establishing its first Local Office
in South Florida in 2013.
Launching a presence in the U.S.
marked a major inflection point in
Endeavor's mission: expanding beyond
emerging markets outside of the
U.S. and refocusing more broadly on
long-term economic growth driven
by high-impact entrepreneurship.
In 2012, when Endeavor first began
exploring the possibility of expanding
to Miami, entrepreneurship was
thriving in pockets of the U.S., but
support for high-growth founders
remained highly concentrated
toward investment hotbeds on the
coasts, such as New York and Silicon
Valley. Miami in particular, had
some of the highest startup activity
in the country — yet, the city ranked
low in scale-ups. Companies were
forming rapidly, but failing to thrive,
z Kyle Hoff and
Alex O'Dell,
Co-founders, Floyd
(Detroit).
t Rodney Williams,
Founder and CCO,
LISNR (Louisville).
