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ENDEAVOR IMPACT REPORT 2011 – 2012 earned a 48% Internal Rate of Return and a 2.9x Return on Invested Capital, at the top end of us and emerging market venture capital and private equity benchmarks. Shortly thereafter a subcommittee of the Board of Directors crafted rules for Catalyst, a passive donor fund that co-invests in profes- sionally managed funding rounds for Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Proceeds from the fund will be reinvested in Catalyst for future rounds as well as used to support Endeavor's plans to double the number of entrepreneurs it supports and countries in which it operates. Endeavor has raised over usd $10 million for Catalyst thus far, including donations from major business leaders, plus a usd $5 million "anchor tenant" pledge from Omidyar Network as part of its second round of funding. In early 2012, the fund began making initial investments. These include an investment in Globant, a soft- ware developer based in Argentina, in Yemeksepeti, the leading online food ordering platform in Turkey and the uae, and in Minha Vida, an online health portal in Brazil. (Side note: Endeavor introduced Minha Vida to Intel Capital, the lead investor). In addition to furthering Endeavor's sustain- ability goal, Catalyst is in fact an extension of the ENDEAVOR COMPANIES GROWING AS FAST AS THE INC. 500 28 TO READ THE REPORT, CLICK HERE In 2012, thirteen Endeavor companies would qualify for the Inc. 500 list, which ranks the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States over the previous three years. In order to qualify, companies must grow at an average of over 100% per year for three consecutive years. VIVERE HDS THE BAKERY SHOP ACESSO DIGITAL CLEARSALE INGENIA ENOVA BETAZETA B-FIT CICEKSEPETI.COM DBS PAEZ DIGITOUCH TOP 10 TOP 100 TOP 200 TOP 300 TOP 400 TOP 500 From 1997 – 2012, 73 Endeavor Entrepreneur companies would have qualified for the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing US companies. METRIC INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN OF ACTIVE ENDEAVOR COMPANIES Consumer Goods & Services 31% 31% Technology Professional Services 15% 11% Manufacturing Healthcare & Life Sciences Investment & Finance .7% 4% 7% Energy