ENDEAVOR INSIGHT

Endeavor’s Research Division

About

Endeavor Insight is the research division of Endeavor that provides data-driven analysis and visualizations showing what makes entrepreneurial ecosystems thrive. Our research team of economists, data scientists, and policy analysts specialize in understanding the needs of high-impact entrepreneurs and evaluating the networks that enable them to scale and pay it forward.

Our data-backed thought leadership on global entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation provides partners with valuable strategies and practical recommendations.

The Endeavor Insight Difference

We bring more than a decade of experience researching entrepreneurial ecosystem growth in emerging and understudied markets.
Our studies show how entrepreneurs drive economic outcomes, going beyond typical state-of-the-field reports.
Our findings are informed by primary data from interviews with entrepreneurs. We achieve industry-leading response rates by leveraging Endeavor’s deep relationships with founders in over 40 markets.
We produce visually stunning publications with actionable insights for policymakers, investors, support programs, and entrepreneurs.

Research Services

Endeavor Insight provides a range of research and evaluation services.

Network Mapping

How does a founder’s multiplier effect help ecosystems thrive?

This research assesses how founders are connected to one another to pay it forward and grow their ecosystems over time. Using social network analysis, Endeavor Insight’s distinctive mapping studies have benefited more than 50 markets around the world by identifying the entrepreneurial strengths and constraints that founders face. Findings from these reports help decision makers attract investment to their market and create a more enabling environment for high-impact founders.

Founder Pathways

What do high-impact entrepreneurs do differently along their founder journey?

Founders gain important experience early in their careers that helps them scale their companies later on. This provides an in-depth look at the founder journey by examining the pre-launch educational and professional experiences, as well as the post-launch activities, that are associated with scaling their companies. Findings help decision makers better understand how to identify promising companies and focus on the interventions that matter most for entrepreneurs, especially those from underrepresented groups.

Global Connectivity

How do global networks and international connections spur innovation?

Innovation can come from anywhere in the world, and founders often rely on international networks to scale cutting-edge solutions. Endeavor’s approach demonstrates how cross-border support helps founders access the mentorship, investment, and other resources needed to scale. This research identifies the worldwide systems and analyzes the flow of global support that can accelerate innovation.

Featured Reports

Endeavor Insight’s reports inform policymakers, philanthropies, and support organizations around the world.

2022 Guide

Self-Propelling Ecosystem Development

Research Reports Global

Scaling Climate Tech

Research Reports Africa

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare

Research Reports Africa

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Agriculture

Our Partners

Endeavor Insight provides research services to partners including foundations, multilaterals, corporate sponsors, and other organizations supporting entrepreneurs.