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.
Anousheh Ansari
Ecosystem figure
Iranian-American entrepreneur, chief executive of the XPRIZE Foundation and the first female private space explorer.

California Institute of Technology
University program
Small science and engineering university that runs NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Elon Musk
Ecosystem figure
Entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX and an early PayPal founder.

Founders Fund
Venture capital firm
Peter Thiel's venture firm known for bold bets on SpaceX and Palantir.
Jeff Bezos
Ecosystem figure
Founder of Amazon and the space company Blue Origin.
Peter Diamandis
Ecosystem figure
Founder of the XPRIZE Foundation and co-founder of Singularity University.

Planet Labs
Startup or tech company
Fleet of small satellites that photograph the whole Earth every day.

Rocket Lab
Startup or tech company
Small-satellite launcher founded in New Zealand, listed on Nasdaq.
SpaceX
Startup or tech company
Rocket and satellite company that made reusable launch vehicles routine.

XPRIZE Foundation
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit running incentive prizes for breakthroughs; Anousheh Ansari is its chief executive.