Endeavor Puerto Rico

Endeavor Puerto Rico’s Meeting of the Americas last week brought back a very special memory for us: the moment when Ironhack (Ariel Quinones & Gonzalo Manrique) joined the Endeavor network in 2019 during the 85th International Selection Panel in San Francisco. Today, years later, we’re incredibly proud to see two Puerto Rican companies—BrainHi (Emmanuel Oquendo) and FLEXIO (Adrian Figueroa & Orban Mendoza Valiente)—advance in the selection process. This milestone reflects the bright present and future of Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. 🚀 🇵🇷 At the event, our co-founder, Ariel Quinones, had the honor of moderating the panel "Building Businesses & Investing in Puerto Rico," featuring leaders who are transforming the region: 🎙 Rafael A. Somoza - QMC Telecom International/Ashford Venture Partners 🎙 Antonio J. Ortiz – nBeta Holdings 🎙 Giuseppe Cicatelli – Bacalia Group 🎙 Bastiaan Janmaat – Linse Capital A huge thanks to Endeavor for continuing to push talent and entrepreneurial vision on our island and beyond. You’re an incredible team! Cristina S. Tamayo Pérez, Elvis Balza Escalona, Angelita Gomez Campiz, Ivana Ochoa, William Garay. #Ironhack #EndeavorPuertoRico #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #PuertoRico #TechCommunity #BuildingTheFuture

🚀 Entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, we’re looking for you! If your business integrates technology into its operations, products, or services, your voice is essential. We’re building a SCAN to map Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and unlock new opportunities. 📊 With your participation, we can: ✅ Analyze the challenges and opportunities within the ecosystem. ✅ Identify key factors for the growth of tech entrepreneurship. ✅ Propose strategies to strengthen innovation on the island. Don’t miss out on sharing your input! Add your voice and help us drive the future of entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico! 🔗Link: https://lnkd.in/evzxd-Zi

March was packed with milestones 🚀✨

What a week. What a community. What a future. 🇵🇷🌎 From deep-dive interviews and founder wins to late-night celebrations and forward-thinking panels, our first-ever Regional Selection Panel – Meeting of the Americas brought together members of Endeavor across borders. This is just a glimpse of the energy, the people, and the purpose behind three unforgettable days in San Juan. We’re proud to support and foster a region where founders uplift each other 🙌  To all our partners who made it happen: THANK YOU! Popular, Evertec, Ashford Venture Partners, Abarca Health, Bacardi, Casa BACARDÍ Puerto Rico Ironhack Ironhack Puerto Rico, Formentus, nBeta Holdings, LeadWire, My Cloud Menu, Mastercard, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Invest Puerto Rico, UBS, DECA, PlateaPR, Lote 23, Fishi & Hule A special thank you to our extended team: our incredible event planners, Merodea, our photographer, Daniel Morris, and our videographer, John Tirado - we are proud to have you as part of the Endeavor Puerto Rico family!

Last Thursday, we had the honor of hosting Endeavor’s Regional Selection Panel and Meeting of the Americas at Oasis Santurce. Part of a three-day event that brought top entrepreneurs from across the region to San Juan, this gathering highlighted Puerto Rico’s unique strengths as a hub for innovation, talent, and opportunity. At Abarca Health, we’re proud to support Endeavor’s mission to empower high-impact entrepreneurs driving meaningful change around the world. 7 companies. 9 visionary founders. One incredible day of bold ideas and big wins — all within our walls. Thank you, Endeavor Puerto Rico, for choosing our space to celebrate entrepreneurship at its finest. Here’s to building the future, together. 💡🇵🇷 #EndeavorRSPSanturce #OasisSanturce #AbarcaHealth #Entrepreneurship #InnovationInPuertoRico

Puerto Rico continues to shine on the global entrepreneurship stage. Last week, Endeavor Puerto Rico hosted its first-ever Meeting of the Americas—a Regional Selection Panel that brought together more than 120 top founders, investors, and business leaders from across Latin America and the U.S. As part of this milestone event, #InvestPR CEO Ella Woger-Nieves joined fellow leaders to evaluate and support high-impact entrepreneurs ready to scale globally. The event highlighted Puerto Rico’s unique role as a bridge between the U.S. and Latin America—and reinforced the island’s potential as a business and innovation hub. Congratulations to all the founders who advanced to the next phase of the #Endeavor selection process!

🌟 Puerto Rico is on the map—and raising the bar. Meet our 2025 Endeavor Outliers: 🚀 Jason Borschow (He/Him) of Abarca Health – transforming healthcare with a seamless, personalized approach built for everyone. 🔧 Antonio J. Ortiz & Carlos A. Nieves, CFA, CPA, CPCU, ARe of nBeta Holdings (Connect & Premier Insurance + Warranties) innovating across 5 regions in assistance, insurance, and warranties with tech-driven, reliable solutions. These founders are part of the top 10% of Endeavor Entrepreneurs globally— those breaking barriers for what’s possible in their markets. We’re proud to support these bold leaders shaping the future from right here in Puerto Rico. 🌍

Say hello to the entrepreneurs who passed our RSP🎉 These 7 companies and 9 outstanding founders have officially advanced to the next stage of the Endeavor Selection process after crushing it at Meeting of the Americas - our first Regional Selection Panel in San Juan!💥 🧪 Mauricio Navarrete - AdTech | Endeavor Chile 🧠 Emmanuel Oquendo – BrainHi | Endeavor Puerto Rico 🏥 Bianca Padilla and Jonathan Magolnick - Carewell | Endeavor Miami 🚚 Adrian Figueroa and Orban Mendoza Valiente – FLEXIO | Endeavor Puerto Rico 🛡️ Toby Rush – Ideem | Endeavor Heartland ⚕️ MJ Chey - Integral Health | Endeavor Western New York 🤖 Nikhil Teja Kolli - mokSa.ai | Endeavor Great Lakes Each founder is tackling bold challenges with big visions — and we’re thrilled to support them on their journey to the International Selection Panel 🚀 Massive thank you to our phenomenal panelists: Jason Borschow (He/Him) Ankur Gopal Juan Garay Lisanne Dorion Jose Fernandez Daniel Green Martin Babinec Julia Regan, MBA Mac Schuessler Andy Eastes Felipe Chediak 🙌 Your insights and commitment are what makes this process so powerful. And to our Endeavor offices: we’re so proud to be working together to champion these high-impact entrepreneurs across the Americas 🌎 Endeavor Endeavor Perú Endeavor Colorado Endeavor Ecuador

Day Three of Meeting of the Americas was all about looking ahead 🇵🇷✨ We closed out an unforgettable week with our Puerto Rico Market Access Program — an initiative designed to help founders from across Latin America and the U.S. learn about what Puerto Rico has to offer 🚀Thank you to Popular for hosting us! The day featured thought-provoking conversations with business and ecosystem leaders on why Puerto Rico is uniquely positioned as a growth hub, and what it takes to build and scale from here. 💡Info Session: Puerto Rico - The Ideal Gateway for Business Opportunities Ella Woger-Nieves – Invest Puerto Rico 🎤 Keynote Panel: Puerto Rico as a Business Growth Hub Featuring: Mac Schuessler – Evertec Jason Borschow (He/Him) – Abarca Health Ignacio Alvarez, Esq. - Popular 🔥 Fireside Chat: Building Businesses & Investing in Puerto Rico With: Ariel Quinones - Ironhack Rafael A. Somoza - QMC Telecom International Ashford Venture Partners Antonio J. Ortiz – nBeta Holdings Giuseppe Cicatelli – Bacalia Group Bastiaan Janmaat – Linse Capital As we support more founders, we’re also working towards a future — sooner rather than later — where local entrepreneurs are not just in the room, but sitting on these very panels, sharing how they scaled to new heights. The future of high-impact entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico is already here. We're just getting started 🌟

Day Two of our Regional Selection Panel - Meeting of the Americas 🌎 7 companies. 9 founders. Four hours of interviews followed by deliberations. The verdict? ALL PASSED 🎉 And it all happened right here in Santurce at Abarca Health 🚀 Thank you to our incredible panelists for your time and dedication. And thank you to all the offices for bringing in such an amazing group of founders that we will now support together as a region to get them to the next stage of Selection 🙌 A special thank you to Bacardi for taking the candidates on an exclusive tour at Casa BACARDI. It set the tone for the evening ahead! With beautiful Old San Juan as our background, we celebrated the wins Boricua-style 🇵🇷🎉 Endeavor Endeavor Miami Endeavor Great Lakes Endeavor Colorado Endeavor Heartland Endeavor Western New York Endeavor Chile Endeavor Perú Endeavor Ecuador