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.
20VC
Media, podcast or newsletter
Podcast interviewing venture capitalists and founders.

Acquired Podcast
Media, podcast or newsletter
Long-form podcast telling the stories of great companies.

Anghami
Startup or tech company
Arab world's leading music streaming service, listed on Nasdaq.

Aparat
Startup or tech company
Iran's largest video-sharing platform, run by Sabaidea.

Arzdigital
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian news and education site about cryptocurrencies.
Ben Thompson
Ecosystem figure
Analyst and writer behind Stratechery.
BetaKit
Media, podcast or newsletter
Canadian startup and tech news.
Bitkraft Ventures
Venture capital firm
Venture firm focused on gaming, esports and interactive media.

Bourse and Bazaar Foundation
Media, podcast or newsletter
Think tank and publication on economic diplomacy and business in Iran and the region.
BPlus Podcast
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian podcast about business, startups and personal growth.
BroadbandTV
Startup or tech company
Media and technology company managing creator content.

ByteDance
Startup or tech company
Parent company of TikTok and Douyin.

Cinematicket
Startup or tech company
Online cinema and theatre ticket sales.

Critical Role
Startup or tech company
Web series whose animated show campaign raised over 11 million dollars on Kickstarter.
Crunchbase
Research and data
Database of startups, funding rounds and investors.

Dailymotion
Startup or tech company
French video-sharing platform.
Dealroom
Research and data
Startup and venture data platform focused on Europe.

Deconstructor of Fun
Media, podcast or newsletter
Blog and podcast that analyses the design and business of mobile games.

Digiato
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian technology news site with extensive coverage of Iran's startups.

Digikala Mag
Media, podcast or newsletter
Technology, lifestyle and product magazine published by Digikala.

Donya-e-Eqtesad
Media, podcast or newsletter
Iran's leading economic daily, regularly covering the digital economy.

Ecoiran
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian economic news and analysis site.
Ecomotive
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian news site on startups, technology and the digital economy.
Emmett Shear
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and former chief executive of Twitch.
Farzad Nazem
Ecosystem figure
Former chief technology officer of Yahoo.

Fidibo
Startup or tech company
E-book and audiobook store and reading app.

Filimo
Startup or tech company
Subscription video-on-demand service for films and series, from Sabaidea.

Financial Tribune
Media, podcast or newsletter
English-language business daily covering Iran's economy and companies.
First Round Review
Media, podcast or newsletter
Tactical essays for founders and operators from First Round Capital.

Flickr
Startup or tech company
Photo-sharing site that emerged from a game project.

Game Developer
Media, podcast or newsletter
Trade publication for game developers, formerly Gamasutra.

GamesIndustry.biz
Media, podcast or newsletter
Trade publication covering the global games business.

Ghost
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit open-source publishing platform for newsletters and blogs, launched on Kickstarter.

GoPro
Startup or tech company
Action camera company.
Hacker News
Community or network
Y Combinator's community news site for technologists and founders.
Harry Stebbings
Ecosystem figure
Host of the 20VC podcast and founder of the fund of the same name.
How I Built This
Media, podcast or newsletter
NPR podcast where founders tell how they built their companies.

in5
Accelerator or incubator
Dubai innovation centre and incubator for tech, media and design startups.

Inc42
Media, podcast or newsletter
Indian media and data platform for startups.

Startup or tech company
Photo-sharing app acquired by Facebook for one billion dollars in 2012.

ITIran
Media, podcast or newsletter
Long-running Persian news site on Iran's IT industry and startups.
Jason Calacanis
Ecosystem figure
Angel investor, early Uber backer and podcast host.
Kasbokar News
Media, podcast or newsletter
Persian news site focused on startups and the digital economy.
Lenny Rachitsky
Ecosystem figure
Former Airbnb product lead and author of Lenny's Newsletter.

Lenny's Newsletter
Media, podcast or newsletter
Popular newsletter and podcast on product, growth and careers.
MAGNiTT
Research and data
Venture data platform tracking startup funding in emerging markets.
Maktoob
Startup or tech company
Early Arabic web portal acquired by Yahoo in 2009.

Masters of Scale
Media, podcast or newsletter
Podcast on how companies scale, hosted by Reid Hoffman.