Iranian Startups News

Sharif University of Technology is to hold the fourth round of an exhibition focused on commercializing innovative ideas in autumn. Titled “Sharif Technology Family and Knowledge-Based Economy…

Digikala, a carbon copy of Amazon in Iran and one of the country's leading startups, in an open letter to employees announced that while the company has been forced to lay off 175 people, it…

Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization signed an agreement with the Labor Ministry on Monday in a move to offer support for tourism startups. The document was inked by…

The Iranian government is a step closer to achieving its long-sought objective of involving the private sector in the startup and knowledge-based ecosystem with the inauguration of a privately-…

Iranian knowledge-based firms are set to be granted a 4% discount on customs duties when bringing goods into the country.

Unperturbed by the current economic volatility that Iran is grappling with, the ICT minister envisions a bright prospects for local startups saying he still believes that at least five Iranian…

Drafted by the ICT Ministry, a bill concerning tax relief for startups is making its way up the bureaucratic ladder to help new businesses flourish and subsequently spur economic growth. …

A pending bill which envisages tax relief and provision of insurance coverage at lower rates for startups along with cutting the red tape is awaiting the approval of President Hassan Rouhani's…

Samsung and Amirkabir University of Technology through their jointly established Tech Center in Tehran are to hold a joint startup acceleration contest on August 18 in Iran.

Director of a government-backed investment fund has called Iranian startups sheer copycats who just duplicate examples of successful foreign firms, unleashing a heated debate on social media…

A meeting has been held between Iranian and European startups, knowledge-based firms and investors at Iran-Europe Business Center in Berlin aimed at fostering collaborations and expanding…

The local accelerator Novintech is set to hold a Q&A session intended to provide startups and young entrepreneurs with proper business counsel and finance tips. Starting on July 27, several…

The emergence of ride-hailing services has presented citizens with a variety of comforts among which is facilitating the retrieval process of items lost on a ride, in contrast with the old-…

Supporting startups has been on top of President Hassan Rouhani’s agenda since he assumed the mantle of the government in 2013. One of the government entities spearheading the efforts has been…

Iranian startups and major online businesses are on the cusp of a profound change, getting listed on the stock market. The move as described by the head of Iran's Securities and Exchange…

Privately owned Bank Pasargad is poised to increase its investment in startups and knowledge-based firms through its venture capital fund named Shenasa.

The 5th round of Iran’s Financial Technology Event known as FinUp is set to put women active in financial technologies in the spotlight trying to draw attention to their significant…

Praising venture capital funds, Iran's Vice President for Science and Technology believes that old-school means of financing are of no use to startups, as the creative and dynamic nature of such…

The University of Tehran and the Noor Credit Institution have jointly established “Tehran Startup Studio”, an accelerator trying to expedite the process of transforming ideas into business…

Over 3,500 knowledge-based firms and several thousand startups are operating in Iran. The revenue of these companies during the last fiscal which ended in March surpassed 600 trillion rials ($14…

In recent weeks speculations on blocking the messaging app Telegram in Iran have become a hot topic in the local media. The ICT minister says, while the government plans to promote locally…

Kish Island in the Persian Gulf will host a startup conference named Silk Road which aims to connect a select group of Iranian startups with foreign investors.

The Silk Road Startup…

Iranian officials are yet to reach a consensus on how to finance startups and knowledge-based firms since some insist on loans as the wisest choice and others propose venture capital and angel…

One of the grim realities local startups usually put up with is government bureaucracy.

Censuring “unnecessary regulations” Gholamhossein Shafei, head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce,…

The second Startup Weekend titled ‘Entrepreneurship in Fashion and Technology’ was held this week focusing on developing new talent in the fashion and retail industry in Tehran.

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