Endeavor Miami’s ScaleUP Summit Convenes Entrepreneurs and Local Leaders for Forum on High-Impact Entrepreneurship

Endeavor Miami hosted its inaugural ScaleUP Summit on September 21, featuring inspiring stories from entrepreneurs and business leaders from Endeavor’s global network, research from Endeavor Insight, and showcases of companies led by Endeavor Entrepreneurs.

The conference drew over 250 attendees from the South Florida entrepreneurship ecosystem and community, including Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who spoke in support of Endeavor Miami during the event. Key Endeavor Miami supporters also participated, including the organization’s board, as well as Alberto Ibargüen, president of Knight Foundation, who led a conversation on how to conceive and execute an idea to scale, with Jim Kelvey, founder of Invisibly and co-founder of Square.

Other highlights of the agenda included an on-stage talk with Endeavor Co-Founder and Endeavor Miami Board Member Peter Kellner and Endeavor Entrepreneur Martin Migoya, who shared his story of founding and scaling Globant, and his journey from entrepreneur to mentor to Endeavor Board member; and an interview of serial entrepreneur Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (Co-Founder of Gilt, Glamsquad, and Fitz) by Endeavor Entrepreneur Johanna Mikkola (Wyncode).

During downtime between the lively sessions, attendees had the opportunity to network, while also exploring a showcase of products and services from Endeavor companies. The full speaker lineup of the event can be viewed here.
ScaleUP Summit was organized as part of Endeavor Miami’s fifth anniversary celebrations.

Launched in 2013 with support from the Knight Foundation, the Miami office was Endeavor’s first expansion into the U.S. Since then, Endeavor Miami has selected 23 companies, and currently supports 42 entrepreneurs by providing services to help them scale. Endeavor Miami entrepreneurs have generated close to $150 million in revenues and created 1,800 jobs in the South Florida region. During ScaleUP Summit, the Knight Foundation announced a pledge to invest another $2 million in Endeavor Miami.