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.

Allbirds
Startup or tech company
Sustainable footwear brand whose idea was tested on Kickstarter.

Anker Eufy
Startup or tech company
Consumer electronics maker that has launched many products through crowdfunding.

Anova Culinary
Startup or tech company
Sous-vide cooker brand that grew through Kickstarter and was acquired by Electrolux.

Arduboy
Startup or tech company
Credit-card-sized open-source game console.
Boosted
Startup or tech company
Electric skateboard company launched on Kickstarter; it later shut down.
Bragi
Startup or tech company
Early truly wireless earbuds that raised millions on Kickstarter.

Cards Against Humanity
Startup or tech company
Party card game that began as a small Kickstarter campaign.
Coolest Cooler
Startup or tech company
Record-breaking cooler campaign that later failed to deliver to many backers.

Critical Role
Startup or tech company
Web series whose animated show campaign raised over 11 million dollars on Kickstarter.
Double Fine Adventure
Startup or tech company
Game project whose 3.3 million dollar campaign kicked off the crowdfunding boom for games.

Elevation Lab
Startup or tech company
Accessory maker that began with the Elevation Dock on Kickstarter.
Eric Migicovsky
Ecosystem figure
Founder of Pebble, the Kickstarter-funded smartwatch.

Exploding Kittens
Startup or tech company
Card game that became one of the most-backed Kickstarter projects ever.
Formlabs
Startup or tech company
Desktop 3D printer maker from MIT Media Lab that launched on Kickstarter.

Frosthaven
Startup or tech company
Sequel to Gloomhaven that became the most-funded board game on Kickstarter at launch.

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

Gloomhaven
Startup or tech company
Strategy board game whose Kickstarter campaigns raised millions.
Gravity Blanket
Startup or tech company
Weighted blanket brand that took off on Kickstarter.

Kano
Startup or tech company
Build-it-yourself computer kits for children.
Kingdom Death Monster
Startup or tech company
Miniatures board game whose second campaign raised over 12 million dollars.
LIFX
Startup or tech company
Wi-Fi smart light bulb that started on Kickstarter.
Lockitron
Startup or tech company
Smart lock project that crowdfunded on its own site after Kickstarter declined it.

Mighty No. 9
Startup or tech company
Game by the creator of Mega Man, funded on Kickstarter.
Oculus VR
Startup or tech company
VR headset maker that raised 2.4 million dollars on Kickstarter and was bought by Facebook.
Onewheel
Startup or tech company
Self-balancing electric board made by Future Motion, launched on Kickstarter.

Oura
Startup or tech company
Smart ring for sleep and health tracking that launched on Kickstarter.
Ouya
Startup or tech company
Android game console that raised 8.6 million dollars before shutting down.
Palmer Luckey
Ecosystem figure
Founder of Oculus, which started on Kickstarter, and of the defence company Anduril.
Peak Design
Startup or tech company
Camera and travel gear company built on a series of Kickstarter campaigns.
Pebble
Startup or tech company
Smartwatch maker whose campaigns set Kickstarter records; its assets were sold to Fitbit.

Petcube
Startup or tech company
Pet camera company with Ukrainian founders that began on Kickstarter.
Pillars of Eternity
Startup or tech company
Role-playing game funded on Kickstarter by Obsidian Entertainment.
Pono Music
Startup or tech company
High-resolution music player backed by Neil Young.
Shenmue III
Startup or tech company
Sequel funded by fans on Kickstarter after more than a decade of waiting.

SmartThings
Startup or tech company
Smart-home platform funded on Kickstarter and acquired by Samsung.

Snapmaker
Startup or tech company
Modular 3D printer and laser engraver brand built on Kickstarter campaigns.
TikTok and LunaTik
Startup or tech company
Watch kits for the iPod nano, one of Kickstarter's first million-dollar projects.
Veronica Mars Movie
Startup or tech company
Feature film funded by fans on Kickstarter in 2013.