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LOUISVI LLE MAL AYSIA EL TORO, a digital adver- tising company led by Endeavor Entrepreneur Stacy Griggs, was named the 13th fastest-growing tech company in North America by Deloitte in the fall of 2017. Over a four-year period, El Toro achieved a growth rate of 12,032%. RODNE Y WILLIA MS , co-founder & CEO of LISNR, was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur at the 80th ISP in Milan. LISNR is setting the new standard for device connectivity by using sound to transmit data, and has been named three times to CNBC's Disruptor 50—a world ranking of the most innovative companies—alongside Lyft, Airbnb and 23&Me. K AVEH Z A M ANIAN cut the tape on Rabbit Hole's new distillery—the 16th largest bourbon distillery in the world—in May of 2018. Kaveh, Rabbit Hole's founder and CEO, was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur at the 79th ISP in Louisville. { EDJANALY TIC S , co-founded by Sean O'Leary, earned a spread in the New York Times for their work with 2018 Super Bowl champi- ons Philadelphia Eagles, who used technology and analytical insights from Edj to improve their in-game decision making. ENDE AVOR M AL AYSIA launched Scaleup Stories, a new fireside chat series. The program provides attendees with an intimate look inside the minds of successful entrepreneurs. Speakers have included Datuk Ameer Mydin, CEO of Mydin Holdings, as well as Mac Chung Lynn, Founder & CEO of Nando's Malaysia & Singapore. ACE EDVENTURE , a pioneer in alternative education, won two awards at the Star's Outstanding Business Awards. Founder and Endeavor Entrepreneur Anne Tham received the Female Entrepreneur of the Year award, while the company also won the Best Employer award. The Star is Malaysia's leading English publication. DSC AFF GROUP, an engineering scaffold- ing and construction equipment solutions provider received an undisclosed investment from Navis Capital's $1.5 billion Navis Asia Fund VII. FashionValet, a leading fashion e-commerce platform also closed a a Series C investment round of an undisclosed amount from Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia. p FERUNI CER A MICHE , a tile company led by CC Ngei, expanded to China, opening an outlet within an upscale mall in Guangzhou. In their first ever expan- sion outside of Malaysia, Feruni hopes to bring their differentiated way of selling tiles to more consumers across mainland China. ENTREPRENEURS 11 ENTREPRENEURS 23 COMPANIES 9 COMPANIES 16 FLAG FLAG FOUNDED 2015 FOUNDED 2013 5 8 EN D E AVO R I M PAC T R EP O RT 20 17–1 8