While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’

Altogether, Endeavor Catalyst’s newest fund includes 400 limited partners, including Hoffman; famed hedge fund manager Bill Ackman; and the Dutch investment group Prosus. According to Taylor, roughly 30% of those backers are Endeavor founders themselves, including founders of Nubank, Revolut, and Checkout.com.

While so much attention is paid to what’s happening in San Francisco and its immediate environs right now, the bets of Endeavor Catalyst suggest what other investors may be missing, and Endeavor, with local teams and mentors in dozens of countries, seems particularly well-positioned to see it.

Indeed, about 90% of the venture arm’s investments are outside the U.S., it says. Europe is its fastest-growing region, with 12 new investments in the first half of 2026 compared with 14 in all of last year, though Latin America is still the largest.

Repeat founders are also becoming a bigger part of the mix. Taylor tells TechCrunch that roughly 14% of Endeavor Catalyst’s fourth fund went to second companies started by Endeavor founders at the seed or Series A stage. With this new fund, the team expects that number will reach 20%.

Pictured above: Endeavor co-founder Linda Rottenberg onstage in Turin, Italy, earlier this month.