Endeavor Jordan hosts DealMakers 2015 event

Press release

Published November 17th, 2015 - 09:42 GMT

Endeavor

As part of its mission to support high-impact entrepreneurship around the world and to enable Jordanian entrepreneurs to unleash their potential, Endeavor Jordan is hosting the DealMakers 2015 - the biggest annual ICT investment match-making event in Jordan - for the third consecutive year on Friday 20 November, 2015, at the Grand Hyatt Amman. Connecting top international, regional and local investors with some of the Technology sector’s most promising entrepreneurs, the exclusive event will present participants with an ideal platform to network, discuss investment opportunities and share industry knowledge. Sponsored by Umniah, along with Bank al-Etihad, Capital Bank, Jordan Kuwait Bank and King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), the event will be attended by 120 investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders.

DealMakers 2015 will commence with an opening talk by Co-Founder and CEO of Souq.com, Ronaldo Mouchawar. This will be followed by a full program of five entrepreneur workshops addressing Design Thinking; Marketing Strategies; Raising Capital; Innovation through Intellectual Property; and Navigating the Legal Landscape. All workshops will be delivered by a group of high-caliber international speakers comprising: Karim Cherif, Managing Director of Cirquest - Netherlands; Mike Keriakos, Co-Founder and Advisor at Everyday Health - USA; David Frazee, Managing Partner at Richmond Global Ventures - USA; Jon Layman, Partner at Hogan Lovells - USA; and Brandon Simmons, General Counsel and Head of Growth Engineering at Tachyus - USA.

In addition to the workshops, the Endeavor Investor Network will be hosting an Investor Roundtable, giving investors the chance to explore investment opportunities and learn about the latest developments in the MENA ICT sector. The main attraction at the event will be the One-on-One speed networking sessions that aim at connecting Jordanian entrepreneurs with international, regional and local investors.

Endeavor Jordan focuses its efforts on supporting companies that have been selected into its network to scale their businesses by assisting them in accessing talent, markets, mentors and networks. “The annual DealMakers event corresponds with our ongoing efforts to support the wider entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Kingdom by helping companies in the ICT sector connect with Endeavor’s international and regional network of investors,” commented Rasha Manna, Managing Director of Endeavor Jordan. “We believe good ideas run by ambitious entrepreneurs can find funding. Therefore, our role here is to provide them with the platform to connect with the angel and Venture Capital community.”

Endeavor Jordan’smission isto catalyze sustainable, long-term economic growth and support the creation of employment opportunities in the local market by accelerating high-impact entrepreneurial companies that have a positive and tangible impact on society. Endeavor offers entrepreneurs support through its global network that spans 25 country offices spread around the world, access to an unrivaled mentorship network, as well as other tools that are key to achieving entrepreneurial success.

Background Information

Endeavor

In 1997, Linda Rottenberg and Peter Kellner sat down and, like many entrepreneurs before and after, sketched their vision on the back of a napkin. Peter had just returned from a Harvard Business School trip to China, where he had witnessed first-hand the boom in entrepreneurship that would transform that country.