The Multiplier Effect

In today's episode we're celebrating 25 years of the Multiplier Effect and 100 episodes of The Multiplier Effect podcast!

For the past 25 years, Endeavor has worked to catalyze the growth of emerging and underserved innovation ecosystems by inspiring high-growth founders to dream bigger, investing in them to scale faster, and providing a platform for them to pay it forward. While entrepreneurs and the business media often focus on companies’ financial successes, Endeavor has seen that these metrics only tell half the story. Equally important for the growth of ecosystems is the Multiplier Effect — the compound impact entrepreneurs have by mentoring, inspiring, and investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs.

In her speech during our 25th Anniversary Gala, Linda Rottenberg celebrates Endeavor Entrepreneurs who create successful businesses and become Multipliers in their local ecosystems.

Elaine Coughlan has over 25 years of experience in running and scaling technology companies, including successful realisations through IPOs and M&A. Based in Dublin, Elaine was previously co-founder and director of Glonav, a GPS company that was acquired by NXP for $110 million. Elaine served as CFO or vice president of finance for three successful technology IPOs − Parthus, IONA and Smartforce – that realized more than $5 billion in value for investors. She is currently on the board of Atlantic Bridge portfolio companies FieldAware, WellAir and Swrve (observer), and is an Endeavor Ireland board member. She was named one of Europe’s Top 50 Inspiring Women in Technology, one of Ireland’s Top 50 Women in Technology. Elaine holds an MSc in Corporate Governance, is a qualified Chartered Director and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

In this episode, Elaine discusses her experience as both a founder and a funder, advice for first-time founders in times of crisis, and the funding landscape for women founders.

Co-hosted by Ellen Ryall, Entrepreneur Experience & Marketing Associate at Endeavor Ireland.

Endeavor Entrepreneur Anabel Perez is the CEO and Co-Founder of NovoPayment, a pioneering financial infrastructure company that enables financial institutions, neobanks, and fintechs across the Americas to build and deploy digital financial and payment products through its API-based platform. Anabel was named by FinTech Magazine as one of the Top 100 Women in #FinTech in 2023. She also served on the board of Endeavor’s Miami affiliate from 2018 to 2020.

In this episode, Anabel discusses trends in BaaS solutions, creating value to clients, maintaining financial health, operations and growth, and generating innovation in FinTech.

Co-hosted by Claudia Duran, Managing Director of Endeavor Miami.

In partnership with 46VC, Endeavor co-hosted a virtual Strategy Session focused on decentralizing healthcare through digital technology. In this episode, you will gain a greater understanding of the benefits of digital health technologies, hear local and national leaders speak about emerging virtual health-tech innovation, and discover opportunities for investors in the Heartland to support this important initiative.

Moderated by Tracy Poole, Founder and Managing Partner at 46VC. Panelists include Shawna Khouri, Jordan Carlisle, Nathan Sundheimer, Thomas Fondren, and Matt Scovil.

Recorded in October 2022.

Ricardo Pero is an Endeavor Entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of SellersFi. He has 25+ years experience in Corporate Treasury, Wealth and Asset Management. He is also an investor and advisor to companies in the US and LatAm as well as a former Director in Leading Financial Institutions such as JPMorgan, Citigroup & Merrill Lynch.

In this episode, Ricardo discusses the rapidly changing e-commerce landscape, his experience raising capital during the pandemic, the process of raising debt facilities over the past few years, and trends he's seeing in the e-commerce sector.

Co-hosted by Claudia Duran, Managing Director of Endeavor Miami.

Martin’s entrepreneurial journey officially launched when he founded TriNet in 1988. He served as CEO for the company’s first 20 years and Chairman until 2010.  Playing a role in TriNet’s growth from startup to $1 billion+ in revenue has been a life shaping experience that now drives much of Martin’s other activities. Not just the experience of building a big company, but also personally benefiting from the Silicon Valley environment in ways which he now shares with others through activities across multiple causes and geographies. Martin also currently serves as a board member for Endeavor Western New York.

In this episode, Martin discusses his view on the current economic landscape, investing in venture vs. investing in public equities, and lessons learned from his experience as an investor and founder in previous recessionary times. 

Co-hosted by Alan Rosenhoch, Managing Director of Endeavor Western New York.

Devin Baptiste is a serial entrepreneur and investor who is the co-founder and CEO of GroupRaise, a marketplace for large group charitable bookings at restaurants, active in over 500 cities with 10,000+ restaurant clients. He has raised venture capital and investment from investors such as Techstars Ventures, Magma Partners, Kapor Capital and various top tier angels. As an advisor, Devin has translated the lessons he’s learned to help founders raise just over $30 million+ for their companies raising pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds; the vast majority of which have been underrepresented founders from LATAM and USA.

In this episode, Devin discusses how to fundraise in any circumstance, strategies on effectively raising capital, best practices on navigating relationships with investors, and shifting mindsets about investing in a recession.

Hosted by Cristina Tamayo, Endeavor Puerto Rico.

In partnership with 46VC, Endeavor co-hosted a virtual Strategy Session focused on the HALO three-state hydrogen hub coalition, a partnership between Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, that assists the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in setting parameters and shaping the discussion for implementing and investing in clean hydrogen hub strategies.

Moderated by Tracy Poole, Founder and Managing Partner at 46VC. Panelists include Lawrence Bengal, Maki Ikeda, Matt Newman, and Stephen Brooks. 

Recorded in September 2022.

In this episode, Tim Barr Jr., an Associate at Endeavor Midwest, sits down with SoLo Funds founders Travis Holoway and Rodney Williams to discuss the impact of community lending and how SoLo Funds has cultivated financial stability and grown investment opportunities for marginalized communities. They also take a deeper dive into how SoLo is making investments globally.

Welcome back! To kick off Season 6: Investing in a Recession, Allen Taylor, Managing Partner at Endeavor Catalyst, joins Canem Arkan, Managing Director of Endeavor Heartland, on the show to discuss Endeavor’s rules-based co-investment fund. In this episode, Allen shares how Endeavor Catalyst supports Endeavor Entrepreneurs, global VC trends, and how founders can get attention from investors in a downturn.