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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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105 entries

Amir Fassihi
Ecosystem figure
Studio director of Dead Mage, the Iranian studio behind Children of Morta.
Iran
AppLovin
Startup or tech company
Mobile app marketing and monetisation platform used by many game studios.
Palo Alto, United StatesPublic company
Arduboy
Startup or tech company
Credit-card-sized open-source game console.
Los Angeles, United StatesKickstarter
Bitkraft Ventures
Venture capital firm
Venture firm focused on gaming, esports and interactive media.
United States
Brandon Beck
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Riot Games.
United States
Cai Haoyu
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of miHoYo, the studio behind Genshin Impact.
China
Cards Against Humanity
Startup or tech company
Party card game that began as a small Kickstarter campaign.
Chicago, United StatesKickstarter
CD Projekt
Startup or tech company
Polish maker of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 and owner of the GOG store.
Warsaw, PolandPublic company
David Baszucki
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of Roblox.
United States
Dead Mage
Startup or tech company
Iranian game studio behind Garshasp and the acclaimed action RPG Children of Morta.
Tehran, Iran
Deconstructor of Fun
Media, podcast or newsletter
Blog and podcast that analyses the design and business of mobile games.
Discord
Startup or tech company
Voice and chat platform for communities and gamers.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Double Fine Adventure
Startup or tech company
Game project whose 3.3 million dollar campaign kicked off the crowdfunding boom for games.
San Francisco, United StatesKickstarter
Dream Games
Startup or tech company
Mobile game studio behind Royal Match.
Istanbul, TürkiyeUnicorn
Dream11
Startup or tech company
India's largest fantasy sports platform.
Mumbai, IndiaUnicorn
Embracer Group
Startup or tech company
Swedish games group built through hundreds of acquisitions.
Karlstad, SwedenPublic company
Emmett Shear
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and former chief executive of Twitch.
San Francisco, United States
Epic Games
Startup or tech company
Maker of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine.
Cary, United StatesUnicorn
Exploding Kittens
Startup or tech company
Card game that became one of the most-backed Kickstarter projects ever.
Los Angeles, United StatesKickstarter
Fanafzar
Startup or tech company
Iranian game studio and publisher that co-developed Garshasp: The Monster Slayer.
Tehran, Iran
Frosthaven
Startup or tech company
Sequel to Gloomhaven that became the most-funded board game on Kickstarter at launch.
Indiana, United StatesKickstarter
Gabe Newell
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Valve and the Steam store.
United States
Game Developer
Media, podcast or newsletter
Trade publication for game developers, formerly Gamasutra.
United States
Game Developers Conference
Event
The largest annual professional conference for game developers.
San Francisco, United States
Gamescom
Event
The world's largest games fair, held every August in Cologne.
Cologne, Germany
GamesIndustry.biz
Media, podcast or newsletter
Trade publication covering the global games business.
United Kingdom
Gloomhaven
Startup or tech company
Strategy board game whose Kickstarter campaigns raised millions.
Indiana, United StatesKickstarter
Godot Engine
Startup or tech company
Free, open-source game engine used by a fast-growing community of independent developers.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gram Games
Startup or tech company
Mobile puzzle studio with teams in London and Istanbul, maker of Merge Dragons, bought by Zynga in 2018.
London, United KingdomAcquired
Griffin Gaming Partners
Venture capital firm
Venture fund backing game studios and gaming technology.
Los Angeles, United States
Housemarque
Startup or tech company
Finnish studio behind Returnal, bought by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2021.
Helsinki, FinlandAcquired
HoYoverse
Startup or tech company
Chinese studio also known as miHoYo, maker of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail.
Shanghai, China
Humble Bundle
Startup or tech company
Pay-what-you-want game bundles that raised money for charity, bought by IGN in 2017.
San Francisco, United StatesAcquired
Ilkka Paananen
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of Supercell.
Helsinki, Finland
Index Ventures
Venture capital firm
Venture firm working across Europe and the US, investor in Supercell and Revolut.
London, United Kingdom
Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation
Support program
Public foundation supporting Iran's game industry with grants, events and market research.
Tehran, Iran
itch.io
Startup or tech company
Open marketplace where independent developers sell and share their games.
United States
Jade Raymond
Ecosystem figure
Producer behind Assassin's Creed who founded Haven Studios in Montreal.
Canada
Jam City
Startup or tech company
Mobile game maker of Cookie Jam and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.
Culver City, United States
John Hanke
Ecosystem figure
Founder of Niantic; earlier he co-founded Keyhole, which became Google Earth.
United States
Kickstarter
Crowdfunding platform
Reward crowdfunding platform for creative projects, now a public benefit corporation.
New York, United States
Kim Jung-ju
Ecosystem figure
Founder of Nexon, the online games company.
South Korea
King
Startup or tech company
Mobile games company behind Candy Crush Saga, bought by Activision Blizzard in 2016 for 5.9 billion dollars.
Stockholm, SwedenAcquired
Kingdom Death Monster
Startup or tech company
Miniatures board game whose second campaign raised over 12 million dollars.
Los Angeles, United StatesKickstarter
Konvoy Ventures
Venture capital firm
Venture firm investing in video game infrastructure and studios.
Denver, United States
Krafton
Startup or tech company
Publisher of PUBG: Battlegrounds, founded as Bluehole.
Seongnam, South KoreaPublic company
Lilith Games
Startup or tech company
Mobile game maker of AFK Arena and Rise of Kingdoms.
Shanghai, China
Ma Huateng
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of Tencent, known as Pony Ma.
Shenzhen, China