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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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83 entries

Aalto University
University program
Finnish university whose students started the Slush startup event.
Espoo, Finland
Amirkabir University of Technology
University program
Major technical university in Tehran with an active incubator and startup community.
Tehran, Iran
Anduril
Startup or tech company
Defence technology company building autonomous systems.
Costa Mesa, United StatesUnicorn
Atomico
Venture capital firm
Venture firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström.
London, United Kingdom
Azadi Innovation Factory
Science and technology park
Former industrial site in west Tehran turned into a hub for startups, accelerators and investors.
Tehran, Iran
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
University program
Technical university in northern Iran.
Babol, Iran
Band of Angels
Angel investor or network
Silicon Valley's oldest formal angel investment group.
Menlo Park, United States
Berkeley SkyDeck
University program
UC Berkeley's accelerator with its own investment fund.
Berkeley, United States
Cambridge Judge Accelerate
University program
Entrepreneurship programs at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge, United Kingdom
CDL Creative Destruction Lab
Accelerator or incubator
Objectives-based program for science-based startups, founded at the University of Toronto.
Toronto, Canada
Chalmers University of Technology
University program
Swedish technical university in Gothenburg.
Gothenburg, Sweden
Climeworks
Startup or tech company
ETH Zurich spin-out that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air.
Zurich, Switzerland
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Startup or tech company
MIT spin-out building compact fusion power plants with high-temperature superconducting magnets.
Devens, United StatesUnicorn
Delft University of Technology
University program
The largest technical university in the Netherlands.
Delft, Netherlands
Earlybird
Venture capital firm
German venture firm, early backer of UiPath.
Berlin, Germany
East Azerbaijan Science and Technology Park
Science and technology park
Science and technology park in Tabriz serving tech companies in north-west Iran.
Tabriz, Iran
Entrepreneur First
Accelerator or incubator
Talent investor that builds companies from individuals before they have a team or idea.
London, United Kingdom
EPFL
University program
Swiss federal technology institute in Lausanne.
Lausanne, Switzerland
EPFL Innovation Park
University program
Innovation park at EPFL hosting startups and corporate labs.
Lausanne, Switzerland
ETH Zurich
University program
Swiss technical university with a large spin-off program.
Zurich, Switzerland
EU Horizon EIC Accelerator
Support program
European Innovation Council grants and equity for deep-tech startups.
Brussels, Belgium
Fars Science and Technology Park
Science and technology park
Technology park in Shiraz with incubators for tech startups in southern Iran.
Shiraz, Iran
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
University program
Largest university in eastern Iran with research centres and startup support.
Mashhad, Iran
Founders Fund
Venture capital firm
Peter Thiel's venture firm known for bold bets on SpaceX and Palantir.
San Francisco, United States
Georgia Institute of Technology
University program
Public technical university in Atlanta.
Atlanta, United States
Global Innovation Index
Research and data
Annual ranking of countries by innovation capacity, published by WIPO.
Geneva, Switzerland
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
University program
Hong Kong research university whose alumni founded DJI.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
IIT Bombay SINE
University program
Technology business incubator at IIT Bombay.
Mumbai, India
Imperial College London
University program
London university focused on science, engineering, medicine and business.
London, United Kingdom
Imperial Enterprise Lab
University program
Imperial College London's hub for student and staff founders.
London, United Kingdom
Indian Institute of Science
University program
India's leading research institute for science and engineering.
Bengaluru, India
Inotex
Event
Annual innovation and technology exchange hosted by Pardis Technology Park.
Tehran, Iran
Iran National Innovation Fund
Fund or financial institution
Public fund that provides loans, guarantees and co-investment for knowledge-based companies.
Tehran, Iran
Iran University of Science and Technology
University program
Technical university in Tehran with engineering research centres and an incubator.
Tehran, Iran
Isfahan Science and Technology Town
Science and technology park
One of Iran's oldest science and technology parks, with incubators and hundreds of tech firms.
Isfahan, Iran
Isfahan University of Technology
University program
Leading technical university in Isfahan linked to the Isfahan Science and Technology Town.
Isfahan, Iran
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
University program
Technical university known for electrical, computer and aerospace engineering.
Tehran, Iran
KAIST
University program
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Daejeon, South Korea
KAUST
University program
Saudi research university with a venture fund and accelerator.
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Khalifa University
University program
Science and technology university in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Khorasan Razavi Science and Technology Park
Science and technology park
Science and technology park in Mashhad supporting startups in eastern Iran.
Mashhad, Iran
Knowledge-Based Companies Program
Support program
Certification that gives qualifying Iranian tech companies tax, customs and financing benefits.
Tehran, Iran
KTH Innovation
University program
Startup support at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Stockholm, Sweden
LEAP
Event
Large annual technology conference in Riyadh.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Middle East Technical University
University program
Leading Turkish technical university in Ankara.
Ankara, Türkiye
MIT
University program
Institute whose labs and alumni have created thousands of companies.
Cambridge, United States
MIT delta v
University program
Summer accelerator for MIT student teams run by the Martin Trust Center.
Cambridge, United States
MIT Engine
University program
Venture firm backing tough-tech companies from MIT and beyond.
Cambridge, United States