Successful startups from Iran and the world, venture capital and angel investors, accelerators, technology parks, universities, crowdfunding platforms, media, events and the people who built the ecosystem.
Kavenegar
Startup or tech company
SMS and voice messaging API for developers.
Keith Rabois
Ecosystem figure
PayPal alumnus and investor at Khosla Ventures.
Khorasan Razavi Science and Technology Park
Science and technology park
Science and technology park in Mashhad supporting startups in eastern Iran.
Kleiner Perkins
Venture capital firm
Pioneering Silicon Valley venture firm, early backer of Google and Amazon.
KTH Innovation
University program
Startup support at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Lakestar
Venture capital firm
European venture firm with early stakes in Spotify and Revolut.

Lattice
Startup or tech company
People management software for reviews, goals and engagement.
LEAP
Event
Large annual technology conference in Riyadh.

Lightspeed Venture Partners
Venture capital firm
Multi-stage venture firm and early investor in Snap.
Linda Rottenberg
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of Endeavor.
LocalGlobe
Venture capital firm
London seed fund run by Saul and Robin Klein.
London Tech Week
Event
Annual week of technology events in London.

M12
Corporate venture capital
Microsoft's venture fund.
MAGNiTT
Research and data
Venture data platform tracking startup funding in emerging markets.
Mailchimp
Startup or tech company
Bootstrapped email marketing company acquired by Intuit for 12 billion dollars.
Marc Andreessen
Ecosystem figure
Co-creator of the Mosaic browser, Netscape co-founder and co-founder of a16z.
Marc Benioff
Ecosystem figure
Founder and chief executive of Salesforce.
Mary Meeker
Ecosystem figure
Investor famous for her Internet Trends reports, founder of Bond Capital.
Mary Meeker Internet Trends
Research and data
Influential annual reports on internet and technology trends.

MassChallenge
Accelerator or incubator
Zero-equity nonprofit accelerator.

Matrix Partners
Venture capital firm
Early-stage venture firm, investor in Zendesk and HubSpot.

Metrix
Startup or tech company
Mobile attribution and analytics for app marketers.
Microsoft
Startup or tech company
Software company behind Windows, Office and Azure.

Middle East Venture Partners
Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm investing across the Middle East since 2010.
MIT delta v
University program
Summer accelerator for MIT student teams run by the Martin Trust Center.

Mixpanel
Startup or tech company
Product analytics for web and mobile apps.

Monashees
Venture capital firm
Brazilian venture firm investing across Latin America.

monday.com
Startup or tech company
Work management platform for teams, listed on Nasdaq.

Monk's Hill Ventures
Venture capital firm
Series A venture firm for Southeast Asia.

Najva
Startup or tech company
Web and app push notification service for marketers.
Nandan Nilekani
Ecosystem figure
Infosys co-founder who led India's Aadhaar digital identity program.
National University of Singapore
University program
Leading Asian university whose enterprise arm runs overseas startup colleges.
Neo
Venture capital firm
Venture fund and mentorship network for young engineers, founded by Ali Partovi.
Netherlands Startup Visa
Support program
Residence permit for founders working with an approved facilitator.

Notion
Startup or tech company
All-in-one workspace for notes, docs and projects.
Notion Capital
Venture capital firm
European SaaS-focused venture firm.

Nuvemshop
Startup or tech company
E-commerce platform for Latin American merchants.

Oasis500
Accelerator or incubator
Jordanian seed investor and accelerator.

Odoo
Startup or tech company
Open-source suite of business apps from accounting to inventory.
Okta
Startup or tech company
Identity and sign-in platform for companies, listed on Nasdaq.
Oracle
Startup or tech company
Database and enterprise software company.
Oxford Foundry
University program
University of Oxford's entrepreneurship centre for students.

Oyster HR
Startup or tech company
Global hiring platform for distributed teams.

Paddle
Startup or tech company
Merchant of record for software companies.

PagerDuty
Startup or tech company
Incident response platform for engineering teams.

Palantir
Startup or tech company
Data analytics software for governments and enterprises.
Pardis Technology Park
Accelerator or incubator
Iran's largest technology park, east of Tehran, home to hundreds of tech companies and the Inotex expo.
Partech
Venture capital firm
Global venture firm with a large Africa fund.