Noor Shawwa is the founding Managing Director of Endeavor UAE, which he launched in 2013 to help high-impact entrepreneurs scale up their businesses. Since launch, Noor guided Endeavor UAE to become one of the top performing affiliates in the global network operating in 41 markets around the world. Endeavor counts among its portfolio entrepreneurs running some of the top startups in the region including Checkout.com, Careem, Kitopi, PropertyFinder, Mumzworld, eyewa, Bayzat, BMB Group, TruKKer, Huspy and many others. Endeavor UAE also boasts a strong group of 70+ mentors in the UAE, who are successful entrepreneurs and business professionals such as Ronaldo Mouchawar (Souq/Amazon), Rabea Ataya (Bayt.com), Salim Saicor (Saicor Brothers), and many others. In addition, Endeavor UAE’s Board of Directors includes Patrick Chalhoub (Chalhoub Group), Badr Jafar (Crescent Enterprises), Huda Al Gurg (Easa Saleh Al Gurg), Nabil Al Maskari (Al Maskari Group), Souheil Hajjar (MAF), Naja Al Midfa (Sheraa), Hani Barhoush (Mubadala), and a number of other leaders.

Before Endeavor, Noor worked with a number of leading startups in the region. He was the Head of Strategic Initiatives at Bayt.com, the Middle East’s largest job portal. Before Bayt, Noor was the Head of Content at Zawya (acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2012). Before Zawya, Noor was a lecturer on entrepreneurship and business strategy at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.