Startups and companies
Startups and tech companies from Iran and around the world that inspire the startup community, from unicorns and listed companies to products that began on crowdfunding platforms.
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Paymob
Startup or tech company
Payment services provider for the Middle East and Africa.
Cairo, Egypt
Payoneer
Startup or tech company
Cross-border payments for freelancers and businesses.
New York, United StatesPublic company
PayPal
Startup or tech company
Online payments pioneer whose alumni became known as the PayPal Mafia.
San Jose, United StatesPublic company
PayPing
Startup or tech company
Online payment services for freelancers and small online shops.
Tehran, IranPaystack
Startup or tech company
Nigerian payments company acquired by Stripe in 2020.
Lagos, NigeriaY CombinatorAcquiredPaytm
Startup or tech company
Indian digital payments and financial services company.
Noida, IndiaPublic company
Paziresh24
Startup or tech company
Online appointment booking with doctors and clinics.
Tehran, IranPeak Design
Startup or tech company
Camera and travel gear company built on a series of Kickstarter campaigns.
San Francisco, United StatesKickstarter
Peak Games
Startup or tech company
Turkish mobile game studio acquired by Zynga.
Istanbul, TürkiyeAcquiredPebble
Startup or tech company
Smartwatch maker whose campaigns set Kickstarter records; its assets were sold to Fitbit.
Palo Alto, United StatesKickstarterAcquired
Peloton
Startup or tech company
Connected fitness company.
New York, United StatesPublic company
Perplexity
Startup or tech company
AI-powered answer engine with cited sources.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Personio
Startup or tech company
HR software for small and medium companies.
Munich, GermanyUnicorn
Petcube
Startup or tech company
Pet camera company with Ukrainian founders that began on Kickstarter.
San Francisco, United StatesKickstarter
Phantom
Startup or tech company
Self-custody crypto wallet that started on Solana.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
PhonePe
Startup or tech company
India's leading UPI payments app.
Bengaluru, IndiaUnicorn
Physical Intelligence
Startup or tech company
Foundation models that let robots learn many physical tasks.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Picnic
Startup or tech company
App-only grocery delivery with electric vans and fixed delivery slots.
Amsterdam, NetherlandsUnicorn
Picsart
Startup or tech company
Photo and video editing app founded in Armenia.
Yerevan, ArmeniaUnicornPillars of Eternity
Startup or tech company
Role-playing game funded on Kickstarter by Obsidian Entertainment.
Irvine, United StatesKickstarter
Pinduoduo
Startup or tech company
Chinese group-buying e-commerce platform.
Shanghai, ChinaPublic company
Pinecone
Startup or tech company
Vector database used to build search and memory for AI applications.
New York, United States
Pinterest
Startup or tech company
Visual discovery engine for ideas and inspiration.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic company
Pipedrive
Startup or tech company
Sales CRM founded in Estonia.
Tallinn, EstoniaUnicorn
Plaid
Startup or tech company
API that connects apps to users' bank accounts.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Planet Labs
Startup or tech company
Fleet of small satellites that photograph the whole Earth every day.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic company
PlanetScale
Startup or tech company
Database platform built on Vitess, the system that scaled YouTube's MySQL.
San Francisco, United States
Playrix
Startup or tech company
Mobile game maker of Homescapes and Gardenscapes, founded by two brothers.
Dublin, Ireland
Playtika
Startup or tech company
Mobile games company behind Slotomania and Bingo Blitz, listed on Nasdaq.
Herzliya, IsraelPublic company
Ponisha
Startup or tech company
Freelance marketplace connecting businesses with Iranian freelancers.
Tehran, IranPono Music
Startup or tech company
High-resolution music player backed by Neil Young.
Los Angeles, United StatesKickstarterClosed
Porsline
Startup or tech company
Online survey and form builder in Persian.
Tehran, Iran
Postex
Startup or tech company
Shipping aggregator that compares and books parcel delivery services.
Tehran, Iran
Postman
Startup or tech company
API development platform that began in Bengaluru.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Property Finder
Startup or tech company
Leading property portal in the Gulf.
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUnicorn
Prusa Research
Startup or tech company
Open-source 3D printer maker from Prague.
Prague, CzechiaPushe
Startup or tech company
Push notification and engagement service for app developers.
Tehran, IranPuya Arts
Startup or tech company
Iranian studio behind the Quest of Persia series, among the country's first 3D video games.
Tehran, Iran
Qonto
Startup or tech company
Business banking for European SMEs and freelancers.
Paris, FranceUnicorn
Quera
Startup or tech company
Programming education, contests and tech hiring platform for Iranian developers.
Tehran, Iran
QuintoAndar
Startup or tech company
Brazilian rental housing marketplace.
São Paulo, BrazilUnicorn
Quizlet
Startup or tech company
Study app founded by a high-school student.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Rahavard 365
Startup or tech company
Market data and analysis app for the Tehran Stock Exchange.
Tehran, IranRahnema College
Startup or tech company
Bootcamps that train and place software engineers and product talent.
Tehran, Iran
Rakuten
Startup or tech company
Japanese e-commerce and fintech group.
Tokyo, JapanPublic company
Ramp
Startup or tech company
Corporate cards and finance automation.
New York, United StatesUnicorn
Ramzinex
Startup or tech company
Online cryptocurrency exchange.
Tehran, Iran
Rappi
Startup or tech company
Latin American super-app for delivery and services.
Bogotá, ColombiaY CombinatorUnicorn