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ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE CAIRO (2008) N E T WO R K EGYPT GREECE Endeavor Egypt supports 41 entrepreneurs leading 25 companies. Endeavor Greece supports 22 entrepreneurs leading 16 companies. q MAI MEDHAT, co-founder of event planning app Eventtus, sat on a panel discussion with President Barack Obama and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg during the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University. p ZOOBA , founded by Chris Khalifa, is a restaurant chain that offers classic Egyptian street foods with a gourmet twist. The companies' falafels were officially voted best in the world at the 2016 London Falafel Competition. BEFIT, founded by Aly Mazhar, teamed up with Ahl Masr, a local organiza- tion that provides financial and medical support to burn victims. This is an on-going partnership, and for Ramadan, BeFit provided donation boxes at all its sports arenas. Aly Mazhar has also leveraged his public visibility to raise awareness on leading a healthy lifestyle. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL conducted a case study on Mohamed Azab, co-founder of Egypt's Hassab Labs, and his entrepreneurial journey to building one of the region's fastest growing medical lab companies. p ENDEAVOR GREECE produced reports and infographics on "Business in Greece Under Capital Controls" and the "Greek Business Exodus" which generated extensive media coverage, inlcuding features in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. SYCHEM , founded by Alexandros Yfantis, signed a partnership agreement with IDE Technologies, the Israeli global leader in water treat- ment solutions. The two companies plan to develop water treatment plants worldwide. Sychem designs, manufactures and operates water treatment and geo- thermal energy systems. PAPADIMITRIOU, entered the UAE market with Endeavor's help, growing its presence in major retailers including Carrefour, Spinney's, and Waitrose. Papadimitriou is a family-owned food com- pany that focuses on 100% natural balsamic vinegar and sauces produced exclusively from Corinthian currants. y BLUEGROUND, founded by Alexandros Chatzieleftheriou, was hon- ored with the 2016 Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award, a program which rewards the most innovative Greece- based entrepreneurs with mentorship and funding sup- port. Blueground is creating a technology-enabled chain of serviced apartments, houses and villas created by transforming existing resi- dential properties in Athens, Istanbul and Dubai. 3 9 ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE ATHENS (2012) MAI MEDHAT