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

By Connie Loizos · TechCrunch · Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 22:59 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them.

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