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JAPAN JORDAN p R AK SUL , an online printing and on-demand logistics company founded by Endeavor Entrepreneur Yasukane Matsumoto, was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market on May 31, 2018. Raksul was selected as the first Endeavor Japan company at the at 65th International Selection Panel in Bali, Indonesia, in 2016. WHILL , a company which designs and creates personal mobility products and electric wheelchairs, was named one of the most innovative companies in 2018 by Fast Company. Founded by Endeavor Entrepreneur Satoshi Sugie, WHILL has raised $90 million and has a presence in both Japan and the U.S., where it has received FDA approval. UZ ABA SE , a global business information services company, has expanded with branches in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and New York, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In 2018, UZABASE acquired prominent online media platform Quartz. The com- pany has two platforms: SPEEDA, a market data collection and analytics tool, and NewsPicks, an economic business and news platform with social networking. GLOBAL MOBILIT Y SERVICE , a fintech company that provides auto loans to individuals who fail credit checks, raised $11 million in Series C funding, with more than 10 major operational companies joining as strategic investors—the most ever raised in the domestic mobility, IoT, and FinTech unlisted venture company sectors. ENDE AVOR JORDAN announced a partnership with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudStart program, offering each of its portfolio companies up to $5,000 in AWS promotional credits, AWS resources, and more. The partnership will support Endeavor Entrepreneurs in developing solutions and services for the public sector using cloud technology to benefit the citizens of Jordan. ENDE AVOR JORDAN launched BeyondCapital together with Silicon Badia, with funding from USAID. The initiative is aimed at growing the local entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem by providing comprehensive support to three main beneficiaries: entrepre- neurs, finance entrepre- neurs and angel investors. MOHA M M ED AL-SHAK ER 'S company, ArabiaWeather, was recognized by Google as one of the top apps of 2017, and received the 'Best Daily Helper' award for the MENA region. The acknowledgement was part of Google's prestigious 'Best of 2017' awards announcement. { M AWDOO3 .COM announced the launch of the company's Arabic Siri- like AI assistant, 'Salma,' which aims to bridge the gap between different dialects of Arabic language for Arabic natural language processing. Salma will be a resource to the 45 million monthly users worldwide of Mawdoo3.com. ENTREPRENEURS 9 ENTREPRENEURS 37 COMPANIES 6 COMPANIES 24 FLAG FLAG FOUNDED 2016 FOUNDED 2008 5 6 EN D E AVO R I M PAC T R EP O RT 20 17–1 8