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ENDEAVOR IMPACT REPORT 2012 – 2013 CHILE Endeavor Chile supports 89 entrepreneurs from 64 companies. Since engagement with Endeavor, Chilean Endeavor Entrepreneurs have grown revenues by 51% and jobs by 48%. ATACAMA: ANTOFAGASTA (2011) ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE SANTIAGO (1998) CONCEPCIÓN (2010) TEMUCO (2010) PUERTO VARAS (2008) news BBC News highlighted SIRVE, a seismic protection services provider founded by entrepreneur Juan Carlos de la Llera. After the devastating 2012 earthquake in Chile, the 13 buildings with Sirve's system remained standing—even the country's highest building. Frontier Investments, an arm of U.S. microfinance lender Accion, invested $3m in Tiaxa, a services provider for prepaid mobile phone users. Last year, Tiaxa's co‐founder and CEO, Felipe Valdés, moved to Hanoi in order to lead business development in Asia. 48 La Nacion named Leo Prieto, the co‐founder & CEO of Betazeta, Entrepreneur of the Year in Latin America. Betazeta is a network of vertical communities, including some of the most popular blogs in the Southern Cone. Endeavor Chile company ComparaOnline.com, a comparison site for financial products and insurance, signed a strategic alliance with Buscapé, founded by Endeavor Brazil Board Member Romero Rodrigues. FOCUS Give-Back Serial entrepreneur Sergio Lopez was selected in 1999 for Gemelo Storage Solutions, an internet application service provider and developer. Since leaving Gemelo— where he still serves as an advisor— in 2003, Sergio has gone on to found or co-found a number of new ventures, including ProactiveOffice.com, a project management platform, and ASECH, an association for Chilean entrepreneurs. Through the years, Sergio has remained an active and dedicated member of the Endeavor network, both globally and locally. Notably, in 2012, Sergio attended Stanford Business School's leadership program for Endeavor Entrepreneurs. He also donated hundreds of hours to mentoring the next generation of Endeavor Entrepreneurs—the most time of anyone in the Endeavor Chile network. The Endeavor Chile network at their annual retreat in Valle Nevado.