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.

Anova Culinary
Startup or tech company
Sous-vide cooker brand that grew through Kickstarter and was acquired by Electrolux.

Baemin
Startup or tech company
Korea's leading food delivery app, acquired by Delivery Hero.

Bolt
Startup or tech company
European ride-hailing, scooter and delivery platform.
Bolt Food
Startup or tech company
Food delivery service of the Estonian company Bolt.

Careem
Startup or tech company
Middle East ride-hailing pioneer acquired by Uber in 2020, now a super-app.
Deepinder Goyal
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of Zomato, now Eternal.

Delino
Startup or tech company
Online food ordering from restaurants in Iranian cities.

Deliveroo
Startup or tech company
Food delivery platform in Europe and Asia.

Delivery Hero
Startup or tech company
Global food delivery group operating in dozens of countries.
DoorDash
Startup or tech company
Largest food delivery platform in the United States, started by Stanford students.

Foodics
Startup or tech company
Restaurant management and point-of-sale platform.

Glovo
Startup or tech company
Multi-category delivery app, majority-owned by Delivery Hero.

Gojek
Startup or tech company
Indonesian super-app that merged with Tokopedia to form GoTo.

Grab
Startup or tech company
Southeast Asian super-app for rides, food and payments.

iFood
Startup or tech company
Brazil's leading food delivery app.
Iran Internet Group
Corporate venture capital
Holding company behind Snapp and related ventures, backed by MTN.

Jahez
Startup or tech company
Saudi food delivery app listed on the Saudi exchange.
Kitopi
Startup or tech company
Cloud kitchen platform for restaurant brands.

Kopi Kenangan
Startup or tech company
Grab-and-go coffee chain and Southeast Asia's first F&B unicorn.

Meituan
Startup or tech company
Chinese super-app for food delivery and local services.

Prosus
Corporate venture capital
Global consumer internet investor, majority-owned by Naspers.

Rappi
Startup or tech company
Latin American super-app for delivery and services.

Snappfood
Startup or tech company
Iran's leading online food ordering and grocery delivery platform, formerly ZoodFood.

Swiggy
Startup or tech company
Indian food and grocery delivery company.

Talabat
Startup or tech company
Food and grocery delivery platform owned by Delivery Hero and listed in Dubai.
Toast
Startup or tech company
Restaurant point-of-sale and management platform.
Tony Xu
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of DoorDash.

Too Good To Go
Startup or tech company
App that rescues surplus food from shops and restaurants.
Travis Kalanick
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and former chief executive of Uber.

TwinLand
Startup or tech company
Gamified map of Tehran's cafés: find cafés, check in, complete missions and earn real rewards and discounts.

Uber
Startup or tech company
Global ride-hailing and delivery platform.
Uber Eats
Startup or tech company
Uber's food delivery service.

Wolt
Startup or tech company
Food and retail delivery platform acquired by DoorDash.

Yassir
Startup or tech company
Algerian super-app for rides, food and groceries.

Zomato
Startup or tech company
Indian restaurant discovery and food delivery company.