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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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284 entries

500 Global
Venture capital firm
Venture firm and accelerator active in emerging markets, formerly 500 Startups.
San Francisco, United States
Aalto University
University program
Finnish university whose students started the Slush startup event.
Espoo, Finland
Accel
Venture capital firm
Global venture firm and early investor in Facebook, Slack and Flipkart.
Palo Alto, United States
Accel India
Venture capital firm
Accel's India team, early investor in Flipkart and Freshworks.
Bengaluru, India
AfricArena
Event
Tech venture summits connecting African startups and investors.
Cape Town, South Africa
Aileen Lee
Ecosystem figure
Founder of Cowboy Ventures, who coined the term unicorn.
Palo Alto, United States
Airtable
Startup or tech company
Spreadsheet-database hybrid for building workflows.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Alchemist Accelerator
Accelerator or incubator
Accelerator focused exclusively on enterprise startups.
San Francisco, United States
Aleph Alpha
Startup or tech company
German AI company building models and tools for governments and enterprises.
Heidelberg, Germany
Algebra Ventures
Venture capital firm
Egyptian venture firm backing early-stage tech startups.
Cairo, Egypt
Algolia
Startup or tech company
Search-as-a-service API used by thousands of websites.
Paris, FranceY CombinatorUnicorn
Ali Rowghani
Ecosystem figure
Former managing director of YC Continuity and former chief operating officer of Twitter.
San Francisco, United StatesIranian diaspora
ALLVP
Venture capital firm
Mexican venture firm backing early-stage startups.
Mexico City, Mexico
American University of Beirut
University program
Leading regional university with an entrepreneurship and innovation hub.
Beirut, Lebanon
Andreessen Horowitz
Venture capital firm
Silicon Valley venture firm known as a16z, with large content and platform teams.
Menlo Park, United States
Antler
Accelerator or incubator
Day-zero investor that helps individuals find co-founders and build companies.
Singapore, Singapore
Armenia Startup Ecosystem
Support program
Growing tech hub with IT tax incentives that many Iranian founders consider.
Yerevan, Armenia
Asana
Startup or tech company
Work management platform founded by a Facebook co-founder.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic company
AstroLabs
Accelerator or incubator
Helps tech companies set up and grow in the Gulf.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Atlassian
Startup or tech company
Maker of Jira and Confluence, bootstrapped with a credit card.
Sydney, AustraliaPublic company
Atomic
Accelerator or incubator
Venture studio co-founding companies from scratch.
San Francisco, United States
Atomico
Venture capital firm
Venture firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström.
London, United Kingdom
Atomico State of European Tech
Research and data
Annual report on the state of the European tech ecosystem.
London, United Kingdom
Automattic
Startup or tech company
Distributed company behind WordPress.com and Tumblr.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Avatech
Accelerator or incubator
Tehran accelerator that invests in and mentors early-stage teams through cohort programs.
Tehran, Iran
Azadi Innovation Factory
Science and technology park
Former industrial site in west Tehran turned into a hub for startups, accelerators and investors.
Tehran, Iran
Balderton Capital
Venture capital firm
One of Europe's leading early-stage venture firms.
London, United Kingdom
Band of Angels
Angel investor or network
Silicon Valley's oldest formal angel investment group.
Menlo Park, United States
Barclays Eagle Labs
Accelerator or incubator
Barclays-run incubators and support network for UK startups.
London, United Kingdom
Basecamp
Startup or tech company
Project management tool from the makers of Ruby on Rails.
Chicago, United States
Battery Ventures
Venture capital firm
Technology-focused investment firm investing from seed to buyout.
Boston, United States
BECO Capital
Venture capital firm
Gulf venture firm and early backer of Careem.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ben Horowitz
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of a16z and author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things.
Menlo Park, United States
Benchling
Startup or tech company
Cloud software for life-science research.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicorn
Benchmark
Venture capital firm
Small partnership famous for early bets on eBay, Uber and Snap.
San Francisco, United States
Berkeley SkyDeck
University program
UC Berkeley's accelerator with its own investment fund.
Berkeley, United States
Bessemer Venture Partners
Venture capital firm
One of the oldest venture firms, famous for its anti-portfolio.
San Francisco, United States
Bill Gates
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Microsoft and the Gates Foundation.
Seattle, United States
Blume Ventures
Venture capital firm
Early-stage venture firm in India.
Mumbai, India
Bob Miner
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Oracle, born to Assyrian parents from Iran.
Redwood City, United StatesIranian diaspora
Bond Capital
Venture capital firm
Growth fund founded by Mary Meeker.
San Francisco, United States
Box
Startup or tech company
Cloud content management for businesses, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Redwood City, United StatesPublic company
Brad Feld
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Techstars and Foundry, author of Venture Deals.
Boulder, United States
byFounders
Venture capital firm
Nordic and Baltic seed fund run by founders.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Calendly
Startup or tech company
Scheduling tool built by a Nigerian-born founder.
Atlanta, United StatesUnicorn
Cambridge Judge Accelerate
University program
Entrepreneurship programs at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Canada Start-up Visa
Support program
Canadian permanent residence route for founders backed by designated investors.
Ottawa, Canada
Canva
Startup or tech company
Online design platform used by hundreds of millions of people.
Sydney, AustraliaUnicorn