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Startup ecosystem directory: Iran and the world | StartupNetwork

1,253 entries in 16 sections

Startup ecosystem directory

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.

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All · 1,253 Startups and companies · 677 Venture capital firms · 98 Angel investors · 11 Accelerators and incubators · 38 Corporate investors · 15 Funds and institutions · 7 University programs · 89 Science and technology parks · 9 Associations · 6 Support programs · 21 Crowdfunding platforms · 11 Communities · 15 Media and newsletters · 50 Events · 27 Research and data · 14 People · 165

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284 entries

Paul Graham
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Y Combinator and essayist whose writing shaped startup culture.
London, United Kingdom
Peak XV Partners
Venture capital firm
Venture firm for India and Southeast Asia, formerly Sequoia India.
Bengaluru, India
Pear VC
Venture capital firm
Pre-seed and seed firm co-founded by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson.
Palo Alto, United States
Pejman Nozad
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Pear VC and early investor in Dropbox, who started out selling Persian rugs.
Palo Alto, United StatesIranian diaspora
Personio
Startup or tech company
HR software for small and medium companies.
Munich, GermanyUnicorn
Pieter Levels
Ecosystem figure
Solo founder known for building profitable products such as Nomad List alone.
Pioneer
Accelerator or incubator
Online tournament-style accelerator for founders anywhere.
San Francisco, United States
Pipedrive
Startup or tech company
Sales CRM founded in Estonia.
Tallinn, EstoniaUnicorn
PitchBook
Research and data
Private market data provider owned by Morningstar.
Seattle, United StatesAcquired
Point Nine
Venture capital firm
Berlin seed fund focused on B2B SaaS and marketplaces.
Berlin, Germany
Porsline
Startup or tech company
Online survey and form builder in Persian.
Tehran, Iran
Pushe
Startup or tech company
Push notification and engagement service for app developers.
Tehran, Iran
Raed Ventures
Venture capital firm
Early-stage venture firm in Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Raychat
Startup or tech company
Live chat and customer messaging tool for websites.
Tehran, Iran
Redpoint Ventures
Venture capital firm
Venture firm that backed Netflix and Twilio.
San Francisco, United States
Remote
Startup or tech company
Global employment and payroll platform.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Retool
Startup or tech company
Platform for building internal tools quickly.
San Francisco, United StatesY CombinatorUnicorn
Rippling
Startup or tech company
Workforce management platform for HR, IT and finance.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Ron Conway
Angel investor or network
Prolific angel investor known as the godfather of Silicon Valley.
San Francisco, United States
SafetyCulture
Startup or tech company
Workplace inspection and operations software.
Sydney, AustraliaUnicorn
Sahab
Startup or tech company
Data and AI company offering analytics and machine learning services.
Tehran, Iran
Salesforce
Startup or tech company
Pioneer of cloud software and the CRM market.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic company
Salesforce Ventures
Corporate venture capital
Salesforce's investment arm for enterprise software companies.
San Francisco, United States
Salla
Startup or tech company
E-commerce store builder for Saudi merchants.
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Samsara
Startup or tech company
Connected operations platform for fleets and industry.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic company
Saudi Venture Capital Company
Fund or financial institution
Government-backed fund of funds catalysing venture capital in Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Seedcamp
Accelerator or incubator
European seed fund and early backer of Wise and Revolut.
London, United Kingdom
Seedstars
Accelerator or incubator
Investor and startup competition focused on emerging markets.
Geneva, Switzerland
Segment
Startup or tech company
Customer data platform acquired by Twilio.
San Francisco, United StatesY CombinatorAcquired
Sepidar
Startup or tech company
Accounting and business management software.
Tehran, Iran
Sequoia Capital
Venture capital firm
One of the oldest and most successful venture firms, early investor in Apple, Google and WhatsApp.
Menlo Park, United States
ServiceTitan
Startup or tech company
Software for home and commercial service contractors, founded by Armenian-Americans.
Glendale, United StatesPublic company
Shahid Beheshti University
University program
Major Tehran university with science, engineering and management schools and an incubator.
Tehran, Iran
Sharif University of Technology
University program
Leading engineering university whose alumni founded many of Iran's best-known startups.
Tehran, Iran
Sharif University Technology Park
Science and technology park
Technology park supporting companies founded by Sharif University students and alumni.
Tehran, Iran
Shenasa
Venture capital firm
Tehran-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage Iranian tech startups.
Tehran, Iran
Sherpa Capital
Venture capital firm
Growth-stage venture firm.
San Francisco, United States
Shopify
Startup or tech company
Commerce platform powering millions of online stores.
Ottawa, CanadaPublic company
Shorooq Partners
Venture capital firm
Abu Dhabi investment firm focused on MENA technology companies.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sierra
Startup or tech company
Conversational AI agents that handle customer service for large companies.
San Francisco, United States
Slack
Startup or tech company
Team messaging app that began as a game company's internal tool; acquired by Salesforce.
San Francisco, United StatesAcquiredPublic company
Slush
Event
Student-run startup event that became a major meeting place for founders and investors.
Helsinki, Finland
Snowflake
Startup or tech company
Cloud data warehouse that set a software IPO record in 2020.
Bozeman, United StatesPublic company
SoftBank Vision Fund
Venture capital firm
The largest technology fund ever raised, led by Masayoshi Son.
Tokyo, Japan
Speedinvest
Venture capital firm
Pan-European seed fund based in Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
Squarespace
Startup or tech company
Website builder started by its founder in a college dorm.
New York, United States
Stanford StartX
University program
Nonprofit accelerator for Stanford-affiliated founders.
Stanford, United States
Stanford University
University program
University at the heart of Silicon Valley whose alumni founded Google, Nvidia and many more.
Stanford, United States