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.

Agoda
Startup or tech company
Online hotel booking site, part of Booking Holdings.

Airbnb
Startup or tech company
Marketplace for short-term stays and experiences that began by renting air mattresses.

Alibaba Travel
Startup or tech company
Iran's largest online travel agency for flights, trains, buses and hotels.

Booking.com
Startup or tech company
Online hotel booking site, now part of Booking Holdings.
Brian Chesky
Ecosystem figure
Co-founder and chief executive of Airbnb.
Dara Khosrowshahi
Ecosystem figure
Chief executive of Uber and former chief executive of Expedia, born in Tehran.
Eghamat24
Startup or tech company
Online booking for hotels and accommodation across Iran.

Flightio
Startup or tech company
Online travel agency for domestic and international flights, trains and buses.

GetYourGuide
Startup or tech company
Marketplace for tours and travel experiences, started by ETH students.
Hopper
Startup or tech company
Travel booking app that predicts prices.

Jabama
Startup or tech company
Marketplace for booking villas, cottages and hotels in Iran.

Jajiga
Startup or tech company
Short-term rental marketplace for villas and homes across Iran.

Klook
Startup or tech company
Travel activities booking platform in Asia.

Mrbilit
Startup or tech company
Online ticketing for trains, buses and flights across Iran.
Navan
Startup or tech company
Corporate travel and expense platform.

Otaghak
Startup or tech company
Online booking of vacation homes and eco-lodges in Iran.
Ritesh Agarwal
Ecosystem figure
Founder of the hotel chain OYO, a Thiel Fellow.

Safarmarket
Startup or tech company
Price comparison for flights, trains and hotels from many Iranian travel agencies.

Shab
Startup or tech company
Platform for renting houses and villas for short stays.

Skyscanner
Startup or tech company
Flight search engine acquired by Trip.com.

Snapp Trip
Startup or tech company
Online booking for hotels, flights and trains within Iran.

Traveloka
Startup or tech company
Southeast Asian online travel platform.

Trip.com
Startup or tech company
China's largest online travel agency.