ENDEAVOR IMPACT REPORT 2012 – 2013
2012/2013 HIGHLIGHTS:
4.
MULTIPLY
Through presence in global
media, events, and prestigious
awards programs, Endeavor
and its entrepreneurs
are leading the high-impact
entrepreneurship movement.
Four Endeavor
Entrepreneurs represented
Endeavor Mexico in a
meeting with President
Obama during his May 2013
visit to Mexico City.
Endeavor was featured
in a number of leading
publications including
Financial Times,
Harvard Business Review,
Miami Herald, Stanford
Social Innovation Review,
and USA Today.
THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT
IN ACTION
An Endeavor Insight study found that
Endeavor Entrepreneurs played
a major role in the evolution of the tech
sector in Turkey. Yemeksepeti.com,
for example, had inspired or mentored
the founders of almost 30 tech
companies in Istanbul. Yemeksepeti.com
is the leading online food delivery
platform in the Middle East. In 2012,
General Atlantic led a $44 million investment round in the company.
Entrepreneurs who have
received investments from
Melih, Nevzat and/or Cem
Entrepreneurs who have
been inspired by Melih, Nevzat
and/or Cem
Entrepreneurs who were former
employees of Yemeksepeti
Entrepreneuers who have
been mentored by Melih, Nevzat
and/or Cem
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Nevzat Aydin
Yemeksepeti.com
The Schwab Foundation
named three Endeavor
Entrepreneurs—Moís
Cherem (Enova, Mexico),
Bedriye Hülya (b-fit, Turkey),
and Sugianto Tandio (Tirta
Marta, Indonesia)—winners
of its Social Entrepreneur
of the Year 2013 Award.
Both The Wall Street
Journal and The Economist
highlighted Endeavor Turkey
companies Peak Games and
Yemeksepeti.com in articles
on the entrepreneurial
ecosystem in Turkey.
