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奋进催化剂基金完成3.2亿美元募资,欧洲成为其增长最快的市场Endeavor Catalyst closes $320M fund as Europe becomes its top growth market

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艾伦·泰勒,Endeavor Catalyst的管理合伙人 图片来源:EndeavorAllen Taylor, managing partner of Endeavor Catalyst Credit: Endeavor

Endeavor Catalyst已完成其第五期基金的募集,规模达3.2亿美元,欧洲现已成为其增长最快的市场。该公司表示,2026年上半年,其通过Endeavor在欧洲的办公室完成了12笔投资。相比之下,2025年全年为14笔,2024年为7笔。

Endeavor Catalyst has closed its fifth fund at $320M, and Europe is now its fastest-growing market. It made 12 investments through Endeavor’s European offices in the first half of 2026. That compares with 14 in all of 2025 and seven in 2024, the firm said on Wednesday.

投资者对第五期基金超额认购,使该公司的资产管理规模突破8.5亿美元。Endeavor Catalyst是Endeavor旗下的风险投资基金,Endeavor是一个全球创业者网络。该基金仅投资于由该网络选中的创始人领导的公司,并与其它风险投资和成长期投资者共同投资。

Investors oversubscribed Fund V, which takes the firm’s assets under management past $850M. Endeavor Catalyst is the venture fund of Endeavor, a global network of entrepreneurs. It invests only in companies led by founders selected into that network, alongside other venture and growth investors.

Endeavor Catalyst欧洲负责人Pete Benedetto表示:“我们正通过第五期基金加大对欧洲的投入,以确保欧洲创始人能够获得资本,从而打造下一代全球性企业。”

“We are doubling down on Europe with Fund V to help ensure European founders have access to the capital they need to build the next generation of global companies,” said Pete Benedetto, head of Europe for Endeavor Catalyst.

欧洲投资组合:该公司已在10个欧洲市场完成超过90笔投资,包括保加利亚、希腊、爱尔兰、意大利、波兰、葡萄牙、罗马尼亚、西班牙、土耳其和乌克兰。其中20家公司的估值已达到或超过10亿美元,包括Bending Spoons、语音人工智能公司ElevenLabs、Preply、ICEYE和Fever。

The European portfolio The firm has made more than 90 investments across 10 European markets: Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. Twenty of those companies have reached valuations of $1bn or more. They include Bending Spoons, voice AI firm ElevenLabs, Preply, ICEYE and Fever.

2025年至2026年上半年,欧洲公司在Catalyst参与的投资轮次中融资总额达33亿美元。该公司表示,这一数字超过其他任何地区。拉丁美洲仍是其最大的区域市场。

European companies raised $3.3bn in rounds that Catalyst joined across 2025 and the first half of 2026. That is more than in any other region, the firm said. Latin America remains its largest region.

第五期基金在欧洲的首批投资包括在保加利亚成立的EnduroSat,以及由西班牙创始人开发的HappyRobot人工智能代理。其早期投资还包括Replit、Moove、Preply、Cashea、Respond.io和Lunar Outpost。

Fund V’s first European bets include EnduroSat, founded in Bulgaria, and HappyRobot’s AI agents, from Spanish founders. Its other early investments include Replit, Moove, Preply, Cashea, Respond.io and Lunar Outpost.

共同投资模式:Catalyst在每一轮融资中投资10%。因此,其3.2亿美元的基金规模预计将吸引其他投资者至少32亿美元的资金,管理合伙人Allen Taylor在关于该基金的信函中写道。

A co-investment model Catalyst invests 10% of each round. So its $320M should bring in at least $3.2bn from other investors, managing partner Allen Taylor wrote in a letter on the fund.

根据其全球公告,Catalyst 已在 44 个市场为 437 家公司提供了支持,涉及五支基金。其中,有 83 家公司的估值达到了 10 亿美元。该基金已完成 39 次退出,其中包括 11 次 IPO。Nubank、Revolut、LinkedIn、Snowflake、Checkoum、Globant 和 Careem 的创始人均在该基金的支持者之列。Endeavor 自身的创业者占该基金投资者的 30%。

Across five funds, Catalyst has backed 437 companies in 44 markets, according to its global announcement. Of those, 83 have reached $1bn valuations. The fund counts 39 exits, including 11 IPOs. Founders of Nubank, Revolut, LinkedIn, Snowflake, Checkoum, Globant and Careem are among the fund’s backers. Endeavor’s own entrepreneurs make up 30% of the investors in the fund.

该公司预计将在 2026 年底前再投资 2500 万至 3000 万美元。

The firm expects to invest another $25M to $30M by the end of 2026.