Illuminating the roads to IPO, M&A, or Partial Liquidity

Paths to Liquidity Program

Program Overview

Now in its second year, The Paths to Liquidity program is tailored for later-stage Endeavor Entrepreneurs who are actively exploring company-wide liquidity events such as IPOs, M&A, or navigating partial liquidity in the interim. This year-long program provides unparalleled access to seasoned experts and peer-to-peer learning, empowering you to make informed, strategic decisions for your company’s next chapter.

Who This Program Is For

This program is ideal for later-stage Endeavor Entrepreneurs who are:

  • Actively exploring IPO, M&A, or PE exit opportunities in the next 1-3 years
  • Considering options for partial liquidity for founders, employees and early investors via secondary offerings
  • Seeking expert guidance and connections for positive liquidity events
  • Interested in joining a cohort of peers navigating similar challenges

Program Benefits & Learning Outcomes

By joining the Paths to Liquidity program, you will:

  • Hear from seasoned CEOs and operators on what it was like to IPO or sell their company to a strategic
  • Gain market insights from equity analysts, pre-IPO investors, and investment bankers
  • Explore multiple exit strategies in a supportive, peer-based cohort 
  • Receive tailored introductions to public market and private equity investors, as well as corporate development teams at Fortune 100 companies from Endeavor Global’s Capital team
  • Following an initial session with the Capital team, founders are matched 1:1 with our Paths to Liquidity mentor network composed of trusted advisors, peer Endeavor Entrepreneurs, and late-stage investors

Key Themes

  • Navigating the ever-changing IPO landscape amidst stock market volatility 
  • Transitioning to a public company CEO and handling stock market volatility
  • Telling your story to public market investors / potential acquirers
  • Building out the CFO function as a public company
  • Inner-workings of an M&A sale process
  • Choosing the right advisors for your IPO or M&A
  • Post-merger integration challenges and realities

Program Formats

Participants will engage through:

  • Masterclasses: Speaker sessions with public market experts, strategic acquirers and dealmakers, and seasoned operators
  • One-on-One Mentorship: Personalized introductions and tailored guidance from the Access to Capital team
  • Later-stage Roadshow support: Guidance on fundraising round positioning, investor list construction, and warm introductions to leading late-stage and pre-IPO investors and advisors
  • Peer-to-Peer Cohort: Trust-based groups for candid discussions

In-Person Gatherings

Engage with your Paths to Liquidity Peers around the world:

  • Paths to Liquidity Summit in London: During UK Fintech week on April 22nd, 2026, the cohort will gather at the London Stock Exchange.
  • Outliers Retreat: An intensive three-day experience in Comporta, Portugal with masterclasses with successfully exited founders and dedicated peer groups on relevant topics
  • Endeavor Week: Dedicated masterclasses on IPO preparation, intimate gatherings with relevant later-stage investors, founder interviews on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange

 

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