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Endeavor Impact Report 2015–2016

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p PROPERT YFINDER GROUP, founded by entrepreneur Michael Lahyani, sold a ten percent stake in its business to the Swedish investment firm Vostok New Ventures for an estimated $20 million. The deal marks a $200 million valuation for the company, which was started in 2007 as the UAE's first online real estate catalog. MUMZWORLD, founded by Mona Ataya, closed a Series B funding round with a multi-million dollar investment led by Wamda Capital, twofour54, and Endeavor Catalyst. This marks Endeavor Catalyst's first investment in a female entrepreneur and second overall in the UAE. Mumzworld is a mother and child-focused e-commerce website. ENDEAVOR UAE hosted the inaugural Scale-Up UAE event, bringing together over 140 participants in a day of networking and knowl- edge sharing. Attendees heard from Endeavor Entrepreneurs, mentors and board members from across the MENA region. y FETCHR , co-founded by Idriss Al Rifai, was named the most promising UAE-based startup by Forbes Middle East and featured on the cover. Fetchr helps local merchants and global brands grow profitable e-commerce businesses with shipping and logistics solutions. q LOOG GUITARS, founded by Rafael Atijas, has been fea- tured in WIRED, CNN, Fast Company and TechCrunch. The company works with manufacturing partners in Asia and fulfillment partners such as Amazon in the U.S., while keeping design, product development and marketing in-house. IN 2015, ENDEAVOR URUGUAY celebrated its 15th anniver- sary with a Gala Dinner with more than 750 participants including government members, foreign affairs executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and media. Endeavor Miami Board Co-Chair Adriana Cisneros was also a keynote speaker. p GL AMST, founded by Carolina Bañales and Agustina Sartori, expanded to the U.S. and formed partnerships with brands such us Clarins (this partnership began thanks to the support of Endeavor Mexico), Maybelline and Great American Retail. GlamST helps retailers and beauty brands provide a multi-channel and customized experience to customers through a mobile and web experience. ENDEAVOR URUGUAY is leading a program co-financed with the IDB to promote female entrepre- neurs in Uruguay. Within the program, more than 160 women entrepreneurs have been accelerated and men- tored, helping them make better management deci- sions for their companies. L A RG E ST G A L A I N U RU G UAY , co-founded by Idriss Al Rifai, was named the most promising UAE-based startup by Forbes Middle East and featured on the cover. merchants and global brands grow profitable e-commerce businesses UAE URUGUAY Endeavor UAE supports 20 entrepreneurs leading 14 companies. Endeavor Uruguay supports 39 entrepreneurs leading 24 companies. ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE MONTEVIDEO (2000) ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE DUBAI (2013)

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