Alaa
Startup or tech company
Free online video lessons for Iranian high-school and university entrance exam students.
Tehran, Iran
Bourse and Bazaar Foundation
Media, podcast or newsletter
Think tank and publication on economic diplomacy and business in Iran and the region.
London, United Kingdom
Code.org
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit expanding access to computer science in schools.
Seattle, United States
Endeavor
Community or network
Global network supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in growth markets.
New York, United States
Ethereum Foundation
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit supporting the Ethereum blockchain.
Zug, SwitzerlandGanjoor
Startup or tech company
Free, open online library of classical Persian poetry.
IranGDG Tehran
Community or network
Google Developer Group community in Tehran running meetups and DevFest.
Tehran, Iran
Ghost
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit open-source publishing platform for newsletters and blogs, launched on Kickstarter.
London, United KingdomKickstarter
Girls Who Code
Community or network
Nonprofit closing the gender gap in computing.
New York, United States
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Research and data
Long-running research project measuring entrepreneurship in dozens of countries.
London, United KingdomGlobal Entrepreneurship Network
Community or network
Network behind Global Entrepreneurship Week in more than 180 countries.
Washington, United StatesGlobal Entrepreneurship Week
Event
Annual week of entrepreneurship events in more than 180 countries.
Washington, United States
Godot Engine
Startup or tech company
Free, open-source game engine used by a fast-growing community of independent developers.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kauffman Foundation
Research and data
Foundation funding research and programs on entrepreneurship.
Kansas City, United States
Khan Academy
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit offering free world-class education online.
Mountain View, United States
MassChallenge
Accelerator or incubator
Zero-equity nonprofit accelerator.
Boston, United States
Mozilla
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit behind the Firefox browser.
San Francisco, United States
Omidyar Network
Venture capital firm
Philanthropic investment firm created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Redwood City, United States
Our World in Data
Research and data
Open research and data on the world's largest problems.
Oxford, United Kingdom
Rest of World
Media, podcast or newsletter
Nonprofit publication on technology outside the Western world.
New York, United StatesSal Khan
Ecosystem figure
Founder of Khan Academy.
Mountain View, United States
Signal
Startup or tech company
End-to-end encrypted messaging app run by a nonprofit.
Mountain View, United States
Slush
Event
Student-run startup event that became a major meeting place for founders and investors.
Helsinki, Finland
Stanford StartX
University program
Nonprofit accelerator for Stanford-affiliated founders.
Stanford, United StatesStartup Weekend
Community or network
Weekend events where people build startups in 54 hours, now run by Techstars.
Seattle, United States
TEDxTehran
Event
Independently organised TEDx talks in Tehran on ideas, technology and society.
Tehran, Iran
UK Business Angels Association
Angel investor or network
Trade body for angel and early-stage investing in the UK.
London, United Kingdom
Wikipedia
Startup or tech company
Free encyclopedia written by volunteers.
San Francisco, United States
Women Who Code
Community or network
Global nonprofit that supported women in engineering careers.
San Francisco, United States
XPRIZE Foundation
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit running incentive prizes for breakthroughs; Anousheh Ansari is its chief executive.
Culver City, United States
Y Combinator Startup School
Accelerator or incubator
Free online course and community for founders from Y Combinator.
San Francisco, United States