ENDEAVOR GREECE
IMPACT REPORT 2020

Endeavor Global

Endeavor is a global non-profit organization that selects and supports fastest growing companies all over the world with the help of first-class business leaders and investors worldwide.

Endeavor’s mission is to support and promote the high-impact entrepreneurship movement. Endeavor was founded on the belief that job creation, innovation, and overall prosperity flourish where there is robust support for high-impact entrepreneurs.

Endeavor’s model is designed to SEARCH for, SELECT, and SCALE UP entrepreneurs with greatest potential for large-scale success, then SPREAD their stories and resources to SUSTAIN lasting economic and social transformation in their home markets and worldwide.

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Our Global Impact

Endeavor currently supports over 2,000 fast-growing entrepreneurs in 40 markets worldwide. Although last year travelling was not possible, we continued to expand searching around the world for markets with high-impact entrepreneurs and active startup scenes, which are in need of global entrepreneurship support.

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Endeavor has presence in

40

markets

62

cities

Endeavor is active in markets with:

  • Potential fast-growing entrepreneurs
  • A live startup scene that is in need of global entrepreneurial support
  • First-class business leaders

Endeavor Catalyst

Endeavor Catalyst is an innovative co-investment vehicle without constraints designed to support Endeavor Entrepreneurs with their equity financing rounds and contribute to the long-term sustainability of Endeavor. Following a disciplined, rules-based investment process, Endeavor Catalyst invests alongside professional venture capital and growth equity firms into the equity financing rounds of Endeavor Entrepreneurs.

Endeavor Catalyst has invested in four Greek companies

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Endeavor Catalyst complements and enhances all the other means of support of the Endeavor entrepreneurs, while all its profits go back to the organization contributing to its survival. Endeavor Catalyst has invested in four Greek companies; namely, Blueground, Workable, Hellas Direct and Nova Credit, with a total amount of 5$ millions. Since its establishment in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst has had $250 millions under its management, and has already invested in 160 companies from 31 markets. Endeavor Catalyst’s portfolio already includes more than 17 unicorns.

Endeavor Greece

Our Mission

Endeavor was established in Greece in the summer of 2012. As a global organization with a presence in 40 constantly growing technology ecosystems, Endeavor’s vision in Greece is to operate as a global support platform for Greek entrepreneurship and a portal towards the foreign markets. Having the development of the Greek ecosystem as its main objective, Endeavor creates networks and communities of innovative entrepreneurs, multiplies the impact of their success stories, connects the Greek innovation with ecosystems and networks in other markets and promotes the narrative of the Greek innovation abroad.

Our Portfolio

Endeavor Entrepreneurs

Endeavor Entrepreneurs are high-impact businessmen and businesswomen, who POSSESS the biggest, most innovative ideas and have the capacity to realize them, SCALE their businesses creating more wealth and high-quality jobs, and INVEST their knowledge, resources and experience in the new generation of entrepreneurs multiplying their influence.

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Giannis Anastasiou

Giannis Anastasiou

Frezyderm

Apostolos Atsalakis

Apostolos Atsalakis

PNOĒ

Panos Papadiamantis

Panos Papadiamantis

PNOĒ

Periklis Venieris

Periklis Venieris

Green Cola

Charis Arvanitis

Charis Arvanitis

Spotawheel

Andreas Vourkos

Andreas Vourkos

Pollfish

John Papadakis

John Papadakis

Pollfish

Nicky Goulimis

Nicky Goulimis

Nova Credit

Misha Esipov

Misha Esipov

Nova Credit

Thomas Douzis

Thomas Douzis

Ergon

Christos Papadimitriou

Christos Papadimitriou

Papadimitriou C.C.

Drew Delis

Drew Delis

Orfium

Michael Petychakis

Michael Petychakis

Orfium

Chris Mohoney

Chris Mohoney

Orfium

Rob Wells

Rob Wells

Orfium

Argyris Kaninis

Argyris Kaninis

Softomotive

Marios Stavropoulos

Marios Stavropoulos

Softomotive

Leandros Karakatsanis

Leandros Karakatsanis

Dust+Cream

Vasilis Karakatsanis

Vasilis Karakatsanis

Dust+Cream

Haris Pylarinos

Haris Pylarinos

Hack the Box

Andreas Raptopoulos

Andreas Raptopoulos

Matternet

Nikos Kontos

Nikos Kontos

Raymetrics

Tassos Roumeliotis

Tassos Roumeliotis

NumberAI

Spyros Magiatis

Spyros Magiatis

Workable

Nikos Moraitakis

Nikos Moraitakis

Workable

Vassilis Stivaktakis

Vassilis Stivaktakis

OSeven Telematics

Emilios Markou

Emilios Markou

Hellas Direct

Alexis Pantazis

Alexis Pantazis

Hellas Direct

John Tsioris

John Tsioris

InstaShop

Sotiris Bantas

Sotiris Bantas

Centaur Analytics

Gianna Tzika

Gianna Tzika

KONVA

Odysseas Ntotsikas

Odysseas Ntotsikas

Think Digital Group

Alexandros Yfantis

Alexandros Yfantis

Sychem

Alexandros Chatzieleftheriou

Alexandros Chatzieleftheriou

Blueground

Panos Paleologos

Panos Paleologos

HotelBrain

Fay Christodoulou

Fay Christodoulou

Miroculus

George Palikaras

George Palikaras

Metamaterial Technologies Inc.

Alexandros Christodoulou

Alexandros Christodoulou

CHB

Nikolaos Christodoulou

Nikolaos Christodoulou

CHB

Entrepreneurship Support Programs

The companies that join the Endeavor network are selected due to their great potential for growth and their capability of contributing to the transformation of the economy and they participate in various local or global programs. As members of a global community of successful entrepreneurs, they receive significant support and pay it back to the ecosystem, multiplying their impact on the economy and society. Endeavor supports their growth and their networking, so that they support each other, work together and acquire access to the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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OPAP Forward, the largest Entrepreneurship program in Greece is designed to offer a unique opportunity to fast growing Small Medium Businesses, so that through their development, these companies will unleash their full potential and generate new jobs. Today, the program supports 50 companies that operate in 9 industries, generate approx. €400 million and have created 36k jobs.

  • 55 companies
  • 7 industries
  • Have created 1560 new jobs
  • In 2020 they generated 875€ millions in revenues
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Endeavor Scale-up Program focuses on fast-growing, high-tech companies, founded by Greek entrepreneurs from all over the world. The participation at the program lasts 6 to 18 months and aims at contributing to the global growth of the selected companies, something that can lead to them joining the global network of Endeavor as Endeavor Entrepreneurs. To date, 26 companies have participated in the program: 17 in the first wave and 9 in the second wave.

  • 26 companies
  • 7 industries
  • Have created 500 new jobs
  • Have received a total number of 98€ millions through financing
  • In 2020, they generated 68€ millions in revenues

TECH
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM

The Tech Internship Program of Endeavor is a unique internship program in Greece that focuses on technology and aims to match talented students of technological institutions with the fastest-growing and innovative Greek companies. Practically, it aims to promote the employer branding of the Greek tech companies, to the empowerment and training of both the students and the graduates, so that they are capable of meeting the increasing needs of the deep tech market.

The program provides selected students and graduates of technological institutions with a wide range of training seminars held by specialized mentors of the Endeavor network, networking events between students and entrepreneurs, as well as training courses designed by the entrepreneurs themselves. More importantly, it offers the participants the opportunity to claim a position in leading Greek tech companies of global renown with competitive salaries, gaining invaluable hands-on experience.

Verticals

The companies that constitute Endeavor’s portfolio can be grouped in 6 verticals, depending on their sector of operation: fintech, deep tech, commerce, smart cities, food & beverage, and healthcare. For every vertical, we have created a community of entrepreneurs that operate in the same sector, and share common needs and concerns. Our aim is to offer deepdive experience and customized services that contribute to strategic cooperations and to the growth of our companies, and consequently, to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of our country.

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events

90

companies

100+

entrepreneurs

Fintech

The fintech community comprises highly-skilled executives of the market operating in the fintech industry, namely entrepreneurs and investors, business leaders and bank executives. Entrepreneurs that participate in the fintech vertical gain access to leading fintech investment schemes, such as Rakuten Ventures, Quona Capital and Bain Capital Ventures, are entitled to strategic guidance by 100+ global fintech players, who are executives from Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citibank etc., and participate in networking events alongside other top fintech company leaders worldwide.

  • 14Companies
  • 17Investors
  • $230MCapital raised
  • $100MIncome (2020)

Deep Tech

It is the business community that operates in the sector of technology providing business services and software. It is one of the emerging sectors due to technological advancement having raised in total over 150$ millions in investments. As part of the deep tech vertical, the participating companies are supported by securing financing from leading investors of the industry, gain access to strategic guidance by leading business executives that operate in the technology industry, such as Amazon, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Cisco Systems, Facebook etc., and participate in networking events with Endeavor’s global network.

  • 17Companies
  • 12Investors
  • 13Exits

Retail & Consumer Tech

It is the business community that specializes in discovering new technologies and ways of connecting with consumers transforming the field of commerce. It includes major entrepreneurs and mentors of the commercial sector both in Greece and abroad. Being part of the Retail & Consumer Tech community, the participating companies are supported in securing financing, gain access to strategic guidance from leading players of the global commercial market, such as Amazon, Facebook, Shopify, Dixons Carphone, etc., and participate in networking events with Endeavor’s global network.

  • 10Companies
  • 12Investors
  • $270MCapital raised
  • $164MIncome (2020)

Smart City

The Smart City community aims at transforming cities worldwide, introducing innovative high-tech solutions in traditional sectors, such as constructions, real-estate, transport and logistics. It includes 17 entrepreneurs leading 11 innovative companies that utilize technologies, such as the Internet of Things, machine learning and other tools, aiming to make life in the city cheaper, safer, cleaner and better-organized.

  • 11Companies
  • 17Investors
  • $110MCapital raised
  • $35MIncome (2020)

Healthcare

The healthcare business community includes various professionals of the sector, ranging from entrepreneurs and investors in healthcare companies to pharmaceutical executives and global leaders of the healthcare industry. There are representatives from over 20 companies, who receive strategic guidance from 100+ leading professionals operating in the healthcare industry, and gain access to investors and global networking.

  • 20Companies
  • 24Investors
  • $146MCapital raised
  • $104MIncome (2020)

Food & Beverages

The food and beverage community includes important entrepreneurs and mentors of the foodservice sector both in Greece and abroad. To date, the community comprises 20 companies, both traditional and modern, which employ more than 3,000 people in total. Through their participation in discussions and workshops, they are offered guidance and support in order to expand into foreign markets and transform digitally in order to achieve their competitive advantage.

  • 29Companies
  • 32Investors
  • $426MIncome (2020)

Communities

Endeavor has created 5 communities, which are addressed to the leading executives of the companies in our portfolio, who have assumed similar roles, share common growth opportunities and face the same challenges. Every community (Outliers, Investors’ Network, CTOs, Marketing Managers, Human Resources Managers) is composed of executives with the same specialization and common concerns, who share their best practices, knowledge and experience. By creating these communities, Endeavor aims at connecting less experienced executives with a committee of people with many years of experience in each sector. In this way, it effectively helps the entrepreneurs expand their potential, to the overall growth of each company, and consequently to the expansion of the business ecosystem of the country.

80+

events

600

members

400+

companies

Outliers

The Outliers community includes 70+ fast growing high-impact entrepreneurs of Endeavor Greece’s portfolio, who meet and exchange their experiences and viewpoints. Being part of this community, the Outliers have access to strategic guidance from first-class business leaders of the global network of Endeavor, and to networking events that help them build their contacts and form strategic cooperations. The community aims to turbocharge the growth of the companies, and help entrepreneurs grow to their potential and multiply their impact.

Investor Network

The Investor Network of Endeavor Greece consists of 400+ investors from 350+ investment schemes that are active in more than 50 countries. In the context of this community, some of the most active investors, family offices owners, angel investors and entrepreneurs in companies that have been acquired exchange ideas, share the challenges they have faced, look into investment opportunities and support fast-growing entrepreneurs of the Endeavor network providing them with their strategic guidance in their fundraising efforts.

Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)

The Chief Technology Officers’ community consists of more than 40 highly-qualified executives in the technology industry. With the invaluable contribution of an eight-member steering committee, Chief Technology Officers of Endeavor Network meet, interact, exchange experiences and best practices.

Marketing Managers

The Marketing community comprises over 40 executives working in the field of Marketing. Being part of this community, Marketing Managers of the fastest-growing companies in Greece have the chance to leverage the opportunities provided by the Endeavor network, to attend training seminars especially tailored to their needs and to participate in networking events alongside other representatives of the field.

Endeavor as a Platform

As Greek companies are particularly successful and rapidly growing, Endeavor’s mission is to spread these success stories, and with the proper support, to multiply their impact. In this context, Endeavor operates as a platform, a means through which the entrepreneurs of our network can be heard, can share their stories and their achievements, can attract interest, and contribute to the empowerment of the Greek ecosystem.

WorkInTech

WorkInTech was launched by Endeavor Greece aiming to attract global talent interested in working in Greek startups and shaping the narrative of the transformation of the Greek technology. This platform is addressed to talented Greek and non-Greek experts based in Greece and abroad, who are keen to contribute their experience to the transformation of the Greek market.

In WorkInTech.gr, interested parties can demonstrate their interest in working in Greek tech companies, and enter their profile to a global registry of talented individuals, which is submitted to hiring experts all over the country.

Learn more at workintech.gr

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entries

89

companies

200+

interviews

10+

recruitments

530

job opportunities

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Outliers Podcast

In the Outliers podcast, the first Endeavor Greece’s podcast series, the people behind the most successful startups in Greece and abroad, narrate their own journey, and pinpoint the challenges and the opportunities they see in their industry. Through simple everyday discussions, we meet the entrepreneurs who transform entire markets and change the narrative of entrepreneurship in Greece and abroad.

2

seasons

15

episodes

25.000

listeners

Visit outliers.gr to learn more.
You can listen our podcast on:

Charis Arvanitis

Charis Arvanitis

Founder & CEO, Spotawheel

Kostas Tsaousis

Kostas Tsaousis

Founder & CEO, Netdata

Argyris Kaninis & Marios Stavrakopoulos

Argyris Kaninis & Marios Stavrakopoulos

Founders, Softmotive

Haris Pylarinos

Haris Pylarinos

CEO, Hack the Box

John Papadakis

John Papadakis

Co-Founder & CEO, Pollfish

Thanos Papaggelis

Thanos Papaggelis

Co-Founder & CEO, Epignosis

Michael Petychakis

Michael Petychakis

CTO, Orfium

Alexis Pantazis & Emilios Markou

Alexis Pantazis & Emilios Markou

Co-Founders and Executive Directors, Hellas Direct

Nikos Moraitakis

Nikos Moraitakis

Co-Founder & CEO, Workable

Panos Paleologos

Panos Paleologos

Founder & CEO, HotelBrain

Philipp Deutscher

Philipp Deutscher

Vide Precident Software Development, TeamViewer

Alex Loizou

Alex Loizou

Co-Founder & CEO, Trouva

Nikos Drandakis

Nikos Drandakis

Serial Entrepreneur

Nicky Goulimis

Nicky Goulimis

Co-Founder & COO, Nova Credit

Andreas Raptopoulos

Andreas Raptopoulos

Founder & CEO, Matternet

George Chatzigeorgiou

George Chatzigeorgiou

Co-Founder & President, ZOE

Maria Katris

Maria Katris

Co-Founder & CEO, Built In

George Chatzigeorgiou

George Chatzigeorgiou

Co-Founder & CEO, Skroutz

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Rethink Webinars

Immediately after the outbreak of the pandemic, we launched the “Rethink” webinar series. It is a series of webinars, in which global-level high-qualified executives share their stories, reveal the lessons they learned from their mistakes and their accomplishments, and provide insight to the Endeavor Entrepreneurs, so that our of entrepreneur network is better-equipped and prepared for the current and the future challenges.

  • 10 webinars
  • 4,000+ registrations
  • 2,000 participants

Innovative Greeks

In cooperation with SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises), we launched Innovative Greeks, an initiative that aims at uniting all the innovative Greeks from all over the world. SEV, having a remarkable network in Greece, and Endeavor, with its global network, have the potential and combine their efforts to create a community that will confer considerable benefits on the Greek economy.

  • 14,000 individuals registered and watched the launch event
  • 1,000+ individuals are registered members of the community

Mentors

Mentoring guidance is the fundamental principle of our support model to our fast-growing entrepreneurs, as it is our belief that it accelerates the growth of their companies and contributes to their potential to transform the economy. Endeavor mentors are leading entrepreneurs, executives, consultants and investors with successful careers that offer their time on a voluntary basis to support new entrepreneurs.

250

mentors

2.500+

hours

1.200+

mentoring sessions

Here are some of our mentors:

Stergios Anastasiadis

Angel Investor, Advisor, Board Member, Sea and Sand Foundation

Nikitas Koutoupes

Managing Director, Insight Partners

Ioannis Antonellis

Head of Data Science & Data Engineering, AI Platform, FacebookHead of Data Science & Data Engineering, AI Platform, Facebook

Antonis Kyrkos

Group Strategic Planning Director, Group Executive Committee, TITAN Cement Group

Apostolos Apostolakis

Founder and Partner, VentureFriends

Christina Crosby

Managing Director at Astir Capital Advisors

Evangelos Argyropoulos

Vice-Chairman, PAPADOPOULOS, E. J., S.A.

Bruno Bolsens

Partner, Big Pi Ventures

Lazarus Vekiarides

Product Leader, AWS

Dino Boukouris

Founding Director, Momentum Cyber

Nikos Bonatsos

Managing Director, General Catalyst

Akis Georgacacos

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Rio Investment Partners

Elena Pantazi

Head of Operations & People, Northzone

Vlasis Georgatos

Chairman & Managing Director, Gregory's

Panos Papadopoulos

Partner, Marathon VC

Yiannis Giokas

VP R&D, PCCW Global

Yannis Pavlidis

Senior Director of Data Science at Walmart eCommerce

John Prot

CEO, Stromasys

George Daskalakis

Co-founder & CEO, Stoiximan

Dimitris Ramfos

Chief Buyer, Sklavenitis

Nikos Drandakis

Founder, Beat

Vassili Samolis

Product Lead, Instagram

Philipp Deutscher

Managing Director, TeamViewer Greece

George Sarmonikas

Global Head of Product Management, AI Solutions, Ericsson Digital Services

Stelios Elia

Managing Director, BC Partners

Bassim Haidar

Founder & Group CEO at Channelit Group

Vassilis Tziokas

Global Industry GTM Lead, Data & AI

Panayiotis Ioannou

Regional Director, Public Sector, Multi-Country CEE at Microsoft

Christos Tryfonas

Founder & Chief Architect, Aisera

Nikos Kaliagkopoulos

Principal at Prime Ventures

Konstantinos Polychronopoulos

Vice President, 5G and Telco Cloud at Juniper Networks

Christina Karapataki

Investor, Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Michail Zekkos

Partner, Head of London, Permira

George Kartakis

Cross Segment Lead – GoToMarket (GTM), Partners, Marketplaces & Developers at PayPal

Board Members of Endeavor Greece

Konstanza Sbokou Constantakopoulou

Chairwoman, Phāea Resorts, Senior Architect of T.E.MEΣ. S.A.- Chairwoman of Endeavor Greece

Ioanna Papadopoulou

President & Managing Director of E.J. PAPADOPOULOS S.A.

Eftichios Vassilakis

Managing Director of Autohellas S.A. / Hertz & Chairman of Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air

Dimitri Papalexopoulos

Chairman of the The Group Executive Committee of TITAN Cement International

Marco Veremis

Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Upstream, Partner at BigPi Venture Capital

Yiannis Stasinopoulos

CEO VIOHALKO S.A.

Andreas Stavropoulos

Partner, Threshold Ventures

Ioannis Martinos

CEO, The Signal Group

Michael D. Chandris

Advisor of CHANDRIS GROUP

Nikos Moraitakakis

CEO, Workable

National Bank of Greece

Representative: Pavlos Mylonas, CEO

Board Members of Endeavor Global

Edgar Bronfman, JR. (Chairman)

General Partner, Accretive LLC

James Wolfensohn (Emeritus)

Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company LLC

Peter Kellner (Emeritus)

Founder & Managing Partner, Richmond Global; Co-founder, Endeavor Global

Nick Bein

Partner, Venrock

William E. Ford

CEO, General Atlantic

Jason Green

Founder & General Partner, Emergence Capital Partners

Matt Harris

Bain Capital Ventures

Reid Hoffman

Co-founder, Linkedin; Partner, Greylock Partners

Javier Olivan

Vice President of Central Products, Facebook

Linda Rottenberg

Co-founder & CEO, Endeavor Global

Nicolas Szekasy

Co-founder & Managing Partner, Kaszek Ventures

Partners

Donors/Supporters

  • Constantinos Constantinidis, Managing Director, Pelopac
  • Minas Mertzanidis, Chairperson, Almi Foods
  • Despoina Xynou, President & Managing Director, OK!Markets
  • Nikos Imeridis, CEO, Milkplan
  • Kyriakos Kostarelos, CEO, Kostarelos
  • Lambros Kaliakatsos, Founder & CEO, Plex.Earth

Endeavor Greece Team

Anna Natsvlishvili

Programs Manager, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth

Aphrodite Theodorakopoulou

Entrepreneur Selection & Growth Associate

Elena Valkana

Entrepreneur Selection & Growth Associate

Ilia Tzortzopoulou

Portfolio Growth Manager, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth

Ioanna Yiannakopoulou

Junior Programs Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth

Katerina Raptopoulou

Content Manager, Marketing & Communications

Konstantinos Iliopoulos

Digital Marketing Specialist, Marketing & Communications

Maria-Cristina Grelloni

Head of Entrepreneur Selection & Growth

May Galani

Data & Insights Manager, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth

Panagiotis Karampinis

Managing Director

Periklis Vassileiadis

Junior Insights Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth

Ria Kassiora

Office Manager

Thanassis Melissidis

Entrepreneur Selection & Growth Associate

For more information about Endeavor, please visit www.endeavor.org.gr.