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title: "While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’"
description: "Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them."
author: "Connie Loizos"
section: ai-tech
published: 2026-10-25T13:30:04.575864+00:00
canonical: https://valorandventures.media/article/7eb5b833-eb86-40d5-9afa-52e3f30b24c1
publisher: "Valor & Ventures Media"
source: "TechCrunch"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/while-vcs-crowd-into-san-francisco-endeavor-catalyst-raises-320m-for-founders-elsewhere/
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# While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’

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

## Article

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Connie Loizos · TechCrunch

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Originally published by TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/while-vcs-crowd-into-san-francisco-endeavor-catalyst-raises-320m-for-founders-elsewhere/