Solidgate has become the fourth Ukrainian company to join Endeavor, the global community for high-impact entrepreneurs. The news was shared with Scroll.media by Endeavor representatives.
- Founded in Ukraine in 2016 by Yuri Alekseev, Solidgate is a payment platform that helps digital businesses accept and manage online payments worldwide. Tailored for fast-growing companies, Solidgate provides its own payment orchestration, recurring payment capabilities, fraud prevention tools, and intelligent transaction routing to boost authorization rates and cut costs.
- Its unified API supports local payment methods and handles over 150 currencies across more than 150 countries, while a real-time analytics dashboard gives clients full control and deep insights.
- Solidgate works with businesses in B2C subscriptions, SaaS, e-commerce, and digital services.
The company was launched to tackle a major infrastructure challenge: the lack of reliable global payment solutions for export-focused tech companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Today, Solidgate serves everyone from ambitious startups to large corporates looking to build and scale globally.
Each year, Endeavor reviews over 5,000 applicants, but only around 80–90 companies make the cut. Each company is individually voted on to determine whether it meets Endeavor’s criteria. Among those who evaluated and selected Solidgate were:
- Martin Escobari, General Atlantic and Endeavor Global Board of Directors
- Ilan Benhaim, Veepee.com
- Larry Chu, SilverCircle; Goodwin Law
- Lucas Vargas, Nomad
- Amr Shady, TA Telecom
- Mike Cassidy, D-Orbit
Solidgate joins three other Ukrainian companies in the Endeavor network:
To become a member, companies must meet three criteria: an innovative scalable business model; a founder, who lives in or has strong ties to Ukraine; and a founder with industry influence who is ready to invest in, mentor, or support other entrepreneurs.
About Endeavor
Founded in 1997, Endeavor is a global community that now connects entrepreneurs across nearly 50 countries. Its mission is to help founders grow their businesses faster and make an outsized impact on their local ecosystems. Today, Endeavor counts more than 2,900 entrepreneurs worldwide.
In 2024, Endeavor launched operations in Ukraine under the leadership of Managing Director Sviatoslav Sviatnenko.
The organization also runs Endeavor Catalyst, a co-investment firm that has backed over 360 companies in more than 35 countries. The firm invests up to $2 million per round, provided this does not exceed 10% of the total round size. According to Sviatnenko, Endeavor Catalyst could make its first investments in Ukraine as soon as 2025.
