History

30+ Years of Endeavour

1991
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2011
2013
2015
2021
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2022
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January 1991

January 1991

Endeavour founded by John von Schlegell and Rocky Dixon

February 2000

February 2000

Endeavour raises its $125 million Fund III, its first institutional investment fund

February 2000

February 2000

Portland office moves downtown

June 2001

June 2001

Aaron Richmond moves to Seattle and spearheads the opening of the Seattle office

April 2002

April 2002

Stephen Babson leaves Stoel Rives law practice and joins Endeavour

July 2006

July 2006

Leland Jones moves to Los Angeles and spearheads the opening of the LA office

January 2009

January 2009

Endeavour Structured Equity and Mezzanine Fund is formed, later renamed True West Capital Partners

November 2011

November 2011

Endeavour crosses $1 billion under management following the close of Fund VI

2011-2013

2011-2013

Derek Eve, David Golberg, Rachel Senko Foltz, and Luke Redfern join Endeavour

September 2015

September 2015

Endeavour makes its 50th platform investment

June 2021

June 2021

Rocky Dixon retires 30 years after co-founding Endeavour

July 2021

July 2021

Fund VIII raised in the midst of COVID19 pandemic – $850 million

March 2022

March 2022

Endeavour closes on its $850 million Fund VIII

June 2022

June 2022

Endeavour makes its 70th platform company investment in Portland Bolt

Steady as She Goes

In 1991, John von Schlegell and Rocky Dixon decided to build a private investment firm that was intentionally different from others then in existence.

They wanted this firm to embrace a philosophy centered around stewardship, community and relationships.

Captain James Cook was arguably the greatest explorer of all time. From 1768 through 1779, his voyages encompassed half the planet and produced one of the first comprehensive maps of the Pacific Northwest. The significance of Cook’s voyages was measured not in territory, but in knowledge.

His style was patient and methodical where his predecessors had been more hurried and reckless. The ship he used for his first voyage was a converted coal carrier renamed the H.M.S. Endeavour. The ship was not swift, elegant or luxurious, but it proved to be superbly seaworthy in the reef-strewn waters of the Pacific.