Introducing 9 New Endeavor Entrepreneurs Selected in October

This month, Endeavor selected nine entrepreneurs leading four companies at our 54th virtual International Selection Panel (ISP) held on October 27-29.

Each ISP is the culmination of a rigorous, multi-step selection process to identify high-impact entrepreneurs from all over the world. We seek founders with the greatest growth potential and those who commit to reinvesting time and resources into their local entrepreneurial ecosystems. By doing so, they help build the next generation of entrepreneurs, sparking a Multiplier Effect™. During the ISP, our panelists interviewed entrepreneurs about their businesses and evaluated their potential for high-impact growth. The panelists then discuss the candidates and vote on whether to select them to become Endeavor Entrepreneurs.

Panelists

Thank you to our outstanding group of panelists:

Nicolás Szekasy, Kazek Ventures (Endeavor Entrepreneur, Endeavor Global Board Member); Danila De Stefano, Unobravo (Endeavor Entrepreneur); Luca Ferrari, Bending Spoons (Endeavor Entrepreneur); Mateo Marietti, CookUnity (Endeavor Entrepreneur); Santiago Suarez, ADDI (Endeavor Entrepreneur); Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Riverwood Capital (Endeavor Global Ambassador); Luis Lora, Globo Ventures (Endeavor Global Ambassador); Dan Green, Gunderson Dettmer; Danielle Du Toit, SeatGeek; David Wells, Former Netflix; Matt Tucker, American Express Global Dining; Shari Loessberg, MIT Sloan.

Our New Entrepreneurs

Learn more about the entrepreneurs and the innovative companies they are building.

Alaan

Entrepreneurs: Parthi Duraisamy and Karun Kurien
Endeavor Office: UAE

What they do: Alaan is a Dubai-based fintech founded in 2021 that offers businesses in the UAE and KSA an integrated expense-management platform, corporate cards and accounting automation tools. Instead of relying on outdated, time-consuming corporate spend, Alaan allows companies to instantly issue cards (physical and virtual) to employees, set customised spending limits and vendor locks, and track spending analytics in real-time. The company is tailored to the Middle East, offering AI receipt matching, localized VAT compliance, and regional payment rails. In Q3 2025, Alaan announced its $48M Series A led by Peak XV Partners, the largest Series A in the region’s history.

Who they are: Parthi and Karun are both engineers turned fintech product leaders. They both built their careers in tech and consulting before co-founding Alaan in 2021. Parthi studied engineering in Singapore, then worked at Airbus, Barclays Investment Bank (London), and McKinsey (Dubai). Karun joined Deloitte’s IT consulting practice before joining McKinsey (Dubai). While at McKinsey together, they encountered firsthand the frustrations of manual expense management, cash-flow disruptions, and outdated corporate card systems, inspiring them to launch Alaan.

Blipay

Entrepreneurs: Felipe Ziliotti, Rodrigo Nakaura, and Carlos Rodolfo Nascimento
Endeavor Office: Brazil

What they do: Founded in 2021, Blipay is a São Paulo-based Brazilian fintech that offers real-time salary advances through a simple, app-based process. Users can access a portion of their wages via Pix before payday for a fixed fee and no compound interest or employer intermediation. The app leverages Open Finance data to assess creditworthiness and help users access their wages quickly and securely. Having amassed over 1M downloads and a 4.8-star rating on the Google Play Store, Blipay is committed to expanding financial inclusion within the Brazilian market, offering accessible credit solutions for salaried workers and professionals.

Who they are: Blipay was co-founded by Felipe (CEO), Rodrigo (COO), and Carlos (CTO). Both Rodrigo and Felipe worked at JP Morgan for nearly ten years executing M&A and capital market transactions. Felipe served as a Vice President at the Investment Banking Technology Group in San Francisco after working in the LatAm Investment Banking Group in São Paulo. Rodrigo was also a Vice President at the LatAm Investment Banking Group, where he worked in the São Paulo and New York offices. Carlos, who Felipe met in college, is a seasoned software engineer with nearly 15 years of experience at companies like iFood and Nubank, leading microservices development, engineering mentorships, and high-pressure product launches.

Covalto

Entrepreneurs: David Poritz and Allan Apoj
Endeavor Office: Mexico

What they do: Founded in 2015, Covalto is a digital banking platform serving Mexico’s small and medium-sized enterprises. The company offers a full suite of SME financial services, including credit, deposits, leasing, factoring, and treasury management tools. In 2021, Covalto became the first Mexican fintech to acquire a regulated bank, gaining access to low-cost deposits. Covalto is on track to manage a $420M loan portfolio and $303M in deposits by the end of 2025.

Who they are: Covalto was co-founded by David and Allan, who met as undergraduates at Brown University. After college, David pursued a master’s degree at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and continued his work at Equitable Origin, an ESG certification startup that he had previously founded, which immersed him in Latin American policy and global fundraising. Allan started his career in Mexico City’s investment banking and private equity ecosystems at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. When the alternative-lending wave hit in 2014, the two reconnected and founded Covalto.

Maisa

Entrepreneurs: David Villalon and Manuel Romero
Endeavor Office: Spain

What they do: Founded in 2024, Maisa is a next-generation agentic process automation platform allowing regulated enterprises to automate and execute end-to-end processes with dependable and auditable AI agents. Maisa combines a natural language-based user interface with deterministic code-based execution to reduce errors and create fully auditable workflows—important for industries like finance, energy, and manufacturing. Earlier this year, Maisa raised a $25M Seed Round from the likes of Village Global and NFX, representing Spain’s largest Seed round in history.

Who they are: David (CEO) and Manuel (CSO) combine complementary strengths in product and deep tech. David has a product and AI background, having held senior product roles at Closca and Voicemod and served as Chief AI Officer at Clibrain and Clidrive, where he led AI infrastructure and product integration. Manuel is an engineering-first AI expert who was a senior NLP/ML engineer at Narrativa and lead ML engineer at Clibrain. Notably, Manuel is one of the world’s top Hugging Face contributors, with 700+ models uploaded and 180M+ downloads. The pair met at Clibrain, where they realized the need for deterministic, auditable automation for enterprises.

Stay tuned for next month’s batch of high-impact entrepreneurs and change-makers.