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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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20 entries

Anousheh Ansari
Ecosystem figure
Iranian-American entrepreneur, chief executive of the XPRIZE Foundation and the first female private space explorer.
Los Angeles, United StatesIranian diaspora
Asiatech
Startup or tech company
Internet service provider and data centre operator.
Tehran, Iran
Ghasedak
Startup or tech company
SMS sending platform and API for businesses.
Tehran, Iran
Hamrah-e Aval
Corporate venture capital
Iran's largest mobile operator, which runs its own digital services and innovation programs.
Tehran, IranPublic company
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
University program
Technical university known for electrical, computer and aerospace engineering.
Tehran, Iran
Kavenegar
Startup or tech company
SMS and voice messaging API for developers.
Tehran, Iran
M-Pesa
Startup or tech company
Mobile money service launched by Safaricom that transformed payments in Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya
Masayoshi Son
Ecosystem figure
Founder of SoftBank and its Vision Fund.
Tokyo, Japan
Mobile World Congress
Event
Largest annual event of the mobile industry.
Barcelona, Spain
Mobinnet
Startup or tech company
Wireless broadband internet provider across Iran.
Tehran, Iran
MTN Group
Corporate venture capital
African telecom group that has invested in Iranian internet companies through a joint venture.
Johannesburg, South AfricaPublic company
MTN Irancell
Corporate venture capital
Iran's second mobile operator, part-owned by South Africa's MTN.
Tehran, Iran
Niklas Zennström
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder of Skype and founder of Atomico.
London, United Kingdom
Rightel
Corporate venture capital
Iran's third mobile network operator.
Tehran, Iran
Shatel
Startup or tech company
One of Iran's largest private internet service providers.
Tehran, Iran
Skype
Startup or tech company
Internet calling service built by an Estonian engineering team; acquired by Microsoft.
Tallinn, EstoniaAcquired
SpaceX
Startup or tech company
Rocket and satellite company that made reusable launch vehicles routine.
Hawthorne, United StatesUnicorn
Twilio
Startup or tech company
Communications APIs for SMS, voice and video.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic company
WhatsApp
Startup or tech company
Messaging app acquired by Facebook in 2014.
Mountain View, United StatesAcquired
Xavier Niel
Ecosystem figure
French telecom entrepreneur who founded Free and the Station F campus.
Paris, France