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THE FOUNDERS of four Endeavor KSA companies —Lomar, TalentS, Shawarmer, and LSS —were included in Forbes Middle East rank- ing, "Leaders Inspir- ing a Kingdom in the Middle East." DAVE MCCLURE , the founder of 500 Startups, joined the board of OTS. Dave met Ahmed and Hassan Hamdan, the company's founders, at an Endeavor Inter- national Selection Panel in Johannesburg. ENDEAVOR KSA selected 11 high-impact entrepreneurs out of 28 screened and provided 140+ mentoring hours to candidates and selected entrepreneurs. NAIF ALQAHTANI of LSS signed a US$20 million contract with Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services company. LOAI NASEEM, the found- er of Lomar, launched a new line for women with support from Endeavor and an EY Vantage Advisor. He also pub- lished his first book. FOCUS Amr Al-Madani & Saeed Saeed COMPANY TalentS INDUSTRY Professional Services / Education & Management YEAR SELECTED 2013 EMPLOYEES AT SELECTION 100 EMPLOYEES 2014 142 REVENUE GROWTH SINCE SELECTION 48% AFTER AMR AL-MADANI and Saeed Saeed grew frustrated with hands- on education in Saudi Arabia, where only 3% of students perform to international math standards, they founded TalentS to improve the quality of STEM (science, engineer- ing, and math education) throughout the country. In conjunction with premier global educational institu- tions, TalentS develops and provides hands-on, creative and engaging methods for teaching science, engineering, and math. These meth- ods include robotics competitions, traveling exhibits, and science fairs. Building on their success, the entrepreneurs have begun applying their expertise to managing STEM museums, designing exhibits, organizing corporate social respon- sibility programs for large multina- tional companies. TalentS has received the back- ing of large corporations, public- foundations, and private schools. Co-Founder Amr Al-Madani was a panelist at the 2014 Global Competitive Forum, where he discussed Endeavor's role in sup- porting his company's growth. Endeavor KSA currently supports 11 entrepreneurs from 8 companies. ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE Riyadh (2012) 53 NETWORK