Abadis
Startup or tech company
Online Persian and English dictionary and translation tool.
Tehran, Iran
Allameh Tabataba'i University
University program
Iran's largest university for social sciences, economics and management.
Tehran, Iran
Aparat
Startup or tech company
Iran's largest video-sharing platform, run by Sabaidea.
Tehran, Iran
Automattic
Startup or tech company
Distributed company behind WordPress.com and Tumblr.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Blogfa
Startup or tech company
One of the earliest and best-known Persian blogging services.
Tehran, IranBPlus Podcast
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian podcast about business, startups and personal growth.
Iran
Critical Role
Startup or tech company
Web series whose animated show campaign raised over 11 million dollars on Kickstarter.
Los Angeles, United StatesKickstarter
Digiato
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian technology news site with extensive coverage of Iran's startups.
Tehran, Iran
Digikala Mag
Media, podcast or newsletter
Technology, lifestyle and product magazine published by Digikala.
Tehran, IranEcomotive
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian news site on startups, technology and the digital economy.
Tehran, Iran
Fidibo
Startup or tech company
E-book and audiobook store and reading app.
Tehran, Iran
Filimo
Startup or tech company
Subscription video-on-demand service for films and series, from Sabaidea.
Tehran, IranGanjoor
Startup or tech company
Free, open online library of classical Persian poetry.
Iran
Ghost
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit open-source publishing platform for newsletters and blogs, launched on Kickstarter.
London, United KingdomKickstarter
Gisoom
Startup or tech company
Large database and search engine for Persian books.
Tehran, Iran
Gumroad
Startup or tech company
Platform for creators to sell digital products directly.
San Francisco, United StatesIran Web and Mobile Festival
Event
Long-running annual awards for Iran's best websites and mobile apps.
Tehran, Iran
ITIran
Media, podcast or newsletter
Long-running Persian news site on Iran's IT industry and startups.
Tehran, Iran
Ketabrah
Startup or tech company
Digital bookstore for Persian e-books and audiobooks.
Tehran, Iran
Kickstarter
Crowdfunding platform
Reward crowdfunding platform for creative projects, now a public benefit corporation.
New York, United States
Medium
Startup or tech company
Online publishing platform from Twitter's co-founder.
San Francisco, United States
Mozilla
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit behind the Firefox browser.
San Francisco, United States
Naavik
Media, podcast or newsletter
Games industry research and newsletter on strategy and business models.
United States
Namava
Startup or tech company
Subscription video-on-demand platform for Iranian and foreign films and series.
Tehran, Iran
Namnak
Startup or tech company
Popular Persian lifestyle and how-to content site.
Tehran, Iran
Navaar
Startup or tech company
Persian audiobook and podcast platform.
Tehran, Iran
Netscape
Startup or tech company
Web browser company whose IPO helped start the dot-com boom.
Mountain View, United StatesAcquired
Newzoo
Research and data
Games market research firm whose global games market reports are widely cited.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ninisite
Startup or tech company
Large Persian community and content site for parents.
Tehran, Iran
Oasis500
Accelerator or incubator
Jordanian seed investor and accelerator.
Amman, Jordan
Our World in Data
Research and data
Open research and data on the world's largest problems.
Oxford, United Kingdom
Patreon
Crowdfunding platform
Membership platform for creators to earn recurring income from fans.
San Francisco, United StatesPaul Graham Essays
Media, podcast or newsletter
Influential essays on startups, by the co-founder of Y Combinator.
United States
Peivast
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian media covering Iran's digital economy, startups and ICT policy.
Tehran, IranPerry Chen
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Kickstarter.
New York, United StatesRasta
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian media on innovation, startups and the knowledge economy.
Tehran, Iran
Sabaidea
Startup or tech company
Digital media group behind Aparat and Filimo.
Tehran, Iran
Shenasname
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian news site on Iran's digital economy and startups.
Tehran, Iran
Startup360
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian news and analysis on Iran's startup ecosystem.
Tehran, Iran
Substack
Startup or tech company
Paid newsletter platform for writers.
San Francisco, United StatesY Combinator
Taaghche
Startup or tech company
Popular e-book and audiobook app for Persian readers.
Tehran, Iran
TechRasa
Media, podcast or newsletter
English-language news site about Iran's startup and tech ecosystem.
Tehran, Iran
TEDxTehran
Event
Independently organised TEDx talks in Tehran on ideas, technology and society.
Tehran, Iran
Tumblr
Startup or tech company
Microblogging platform, now part of Automattic.
New York, United StatesAcquired
Ulule
Crowdfunding platform
European crowdfunding platform for creative and social projects.
Paris, France
Unsplash
Startup or tech company
Free stock photo library acquired by Getty Images.
Montreal, CanadaAcquired
Vajehyab
Startup or tech company
Persian dictionary search engine across major reference dictionaries.
Tehran, Iran
Virgool
Startup or tech company
Persian publishing platform for writers, blogs and publications.
Tehran, Iran