Iranian Startups News
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September 20,2019The Oil Ministry will support startups and knowledge-based firms in related industries, the Oil Minister said on the weekend. Visiting the construction site of a new technology park in Shahr-e Rey... -
September 17,2019UNIDO experts met with Iran IT Organization officials in Tehran on Sunday, discussing ways to support Iranian startups and technology firms. ITO’s website reports that the meeting is part of...
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August 23,2019To promote technological firms and startups, the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has reached an agreement with the Electronic Support Fund for Research and Development,...
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August 18,2019UNIDO has held talks with the Iranian Information and Communications Technology Ministry’s top brass to help Iranian startups establish a foothold in neighboring countries. Managing Director of...
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July 30,2019Iranian startups, with help from tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, have launched a campaign to help restore businesses in provinces affected by severe flooding in March and April. The move,...
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July 27,2019Insurance industry plans to allow startups to handle 10% of Iran’s insurance market in the current fiscal year that started on March 21, said the head of Central Insurance company of Iran.
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July 17,2019Iran has great potential for leading the water sector entrepreneurship in the region, co-director of Cewas, a Swiss non-profit association involved in improving business practices in water and...
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July 09,2019Urban authorities, tech enthusiasts and startup owners gathered in Tehran on Monday to discuss smart solutions for overhauling location-based urban services. Titled InnoTehran, a portmanteau made...
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July 07,2019Startups and tech firms active in space science gathered for a three-day event in Tehran on July 7 to review challenges and opportunities in the field.
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June 23,2019With the Iranian economy in shambles and the shadow of war looming on the horizon, a large segment of the young workforce employed in the Iranian startup ecosystem is mulling immigration. The...
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June 18,2019Iran's National Innovation Fund has offered 2.69 trillion rials ($19.9 million) in loans to help emerging startups flourish during February-May. Siavash Malekifar, the deputy head of INIF, said...
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May 28,2019The Iranian government is granting financial aid and loans to startups and tech firms to accelerate their growth. The move is in line with President Hassan Rouhani’s agenda to support fledgling...
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May 24,2019A homegrown online shop has recently signed an agreement with Iran Post Company to improve its delivery services throughout the country. The startup named “Ba Salam” (Persian for "Hello") seeks to...
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May 21,2019Iran National Innovation Fund and the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology have signed an agreement to support startups working on water management issues.
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May 14,2019Six marine technology startups are to receive support from the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology to expand the sector through smart solutions.
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May 05,2019At a time when most Iranian startups are devising damage control strategies to weather economic headwinds caused by US sanctions, Iran’s major online package delivery firm has launched an expansion...
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May 05,2019A three-day startup weekend titled In-Tech was held at Azadi Innovation Factory in Tehran from May 1-3, mainly focusing on the participation of women in tech.
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May 04,2019Tap30, the second most popular ride-hailing app in Iran, is planning to connect its security system directly to the police for improving the safety of passengers. The plan was discussed when a...
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April 30,2019Urban authorities, tech enthusiasts and startup owners gathered in Tehran on Monday to discuss smart solutions for overhauling waste management in the Iranian capital. Households in Tehran...
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April 23,2019Iran Post Company and a local startup Alopeyk have forged an agreement as per which postal services will be modernized and get more user-friendly. A deal was signed between the online package...
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April 13,2019Iran’s ride-hailing firm TAP30 has signed a $7.3 million investment agreement with two subsidiaries of Bank Saman. In return for a stake in the online taxi company, Saman Electronic Payment (SEP...
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April 09,2019Tehran will host the first edition of Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum on June 10-12, an event jointly organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Iran's...
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March 12,2019The government-backed Innovation and Prosperity Fund (NSFund) has allocated 9 trillion rials ($69 million) in loans to support knowledge-based firms and technology companies. Funding will be made...
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March 08,2019A new startup accelerator was inaugurated late last week in Shiraz, Fars Province, to support knowledge-based companies in the key biotech sector.
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March 06,2019In return for an 8.5% stake in online taxi company TAP30, Saman Electronic Payment (SEP), affiliated to Bank Saman, has invested an undisclosed amount in the ride-hailing firm.
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