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DETROIT ECUADOR SK YSPEC S , an award-win- ning provider of drone- based inspections for the wind energy industry, raised a Series B of $8 million with participation from Endeavor Catalyst to scale its operations. In 2018, SkySpecs inspected the world's largest offshore wind turbine in the Irish Sea. They also opened an office in Amsterdam. x FOR MUL AFOLIOS , a financial advisory and money management platform, was named the 10th fastest-growing company in America by Inc. 500 in 2017. Founder Jason Wenk was also awarded EY's 2018 Regional Entrepreneur of the Year. AK ERVALL TECHNOLOGIE S was named to the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies in the US. The company manufactures state-of-the-art mouth- guards for athletes and night grinders, and aims to become the world's leading mouthguard producer. In 2018, co-founder Sassa Akervall was named one of Michigan's notable women in manufacturing by Crain's Detroit Business. FLOY D, an e-commerce furniture company led by Kyle Hoff and Alex O'Dell, raised $5.6 million this year with participation from Endeavor Catalyst. Floyd recently launched three new products and a headquarters in the heart of Detroit with a brick-and- mortar showroom. The rapidly-growing company is proud to offer same-day shipping in select cities. LOC ATION WORLD, an IOT company that develops telematics solutions, is offering a powerful connected car platform for the automotive, transport and auto insurance value chain under its brand CarSync. Over the past 12 months, the company has doubled its workforce and opened offices in Peru, Colombia and Argentina. JOBSIT Y, a company led by Endeavor Entrepreneur Andres Garzon which outsources highly skilled tech services to the U.S., launched Jtalent 2.0, an internal recruiting software that improves the hiring process by 35%. The new version includes several tools to vet and filter devel- opers on a technical level. GRUP O AR S , founded by Endeavor Entrepreneurs Ronald Nankervis and Sebastian Muller, acquired Panafinanzas, a consumer finance subsidiary of Scotiabank, in June 2018. The 6,000-client, $18 mil- lion portfolio will increase Grupo ARS's impact through re-integrating debtors into the financial system, and incorporating their offering of mar- ket-leading solutions. y PAC ARI , the top premium and most awarded global chocolate brand, was rec- ognized as a "Best For The World 2018 Honoree" by the global B-Corp network in May 2018. Founded by Endeavor Entrepreneurs Carla Barbotó and Santiago Peralta, Pacari has won over 200 awards, including "World's Best Chocolate" at the International Chocolate Awards in London. ENTREPRENEURS 27 ENTREPRENEURS 15 COMPANIES 15 COMPANIES 6 FLAG FLAG FOUNDED 2015 FOUNDED 2017 5 3 T H E N E T WO R K