Endeavor Ireland has selected five founders to participate in its Scale Up Programme for Northern Ireland.
Endeavor is a global not-for-profit organisation with a mission to support and accelerate high-impact entrepreneurs by connecting them with talent, capital and a worldwide peer and mentor network. As part of this mission to support the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, Endeavor Ireland runs a Scale-Up Programme. Its first Scale Up Programme was in 2023 and focused on women entrepreneurs. This year, given its all-island mission, it is focusing on founders with global ambition in Northern Ireland.
Following a call for applications in January, the following Northern Ireland-based founders have been selected to take part in this programme:
The five entrepreneurs will now participate in a five-month programme that will include 10 one-on-one mentorships tailored to their specific needs. The inaugural session of the programme was held at the KPMG office in Belfast this week. KPMG is one of Endeavor Ireland’s corporate partners.
The Endeavor Ireland Board is made up of 11 board members - all established businesspeople who are giving back to the next generation of entrepreneurs. The Board includes businesspeople from Northern Ireland such as Paddy McKillen Snr and Angela Moore. Rosaleen Blair, Deputy Chair of Kainos and founder of AMS which has extensive operations across Northern Ireland, is also a Board member and the Edge from U2 is the Founding Chair.
Managing Director of Endeavor Ireland, Rory Guinan, said; “Endeavor is a not-for-profit organisation with a focus on supporting entrepreneurs with high-impact potential to scale up, and to ultimately provide a societal benefit for the island of Ireland. The mission for Endeavor Ireland has always been an all-island one, but while we have engaged with some great founders in Northern Ireland since we established in 2019, none of the companies that have advanced to become Endeavor Entrepreneurs are from Northern Ireland, and that’s why we chose to focus on founders in this area as part of our second Scale Up Programme. We had a great response to the call for applications and have been blown away by the founders selected for this programme. We’re very excited to get started with them. This programme will provide them with mentorship and advice to help create a lasting impact for their companies and for their communities.”
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The founders made the following comments on their selection to take part in the programme:
Source: Written from press release