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Digital Health Festival in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Iran University of Medical Sciences and the Ministry of Health held the first Digital Health Festival at the campus of the prominent center of learning in Tehran. Leading startups in the health sector participated in a contest during the event and winners were announced.
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Publish Date:22/October/2018 | 09:48

Iran Health Ministry Engages With Startups

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s health minister held a meeting on Sunday with managers of startups active in the field of healthcare, discussing ways to further expand mutual collaborations, while acknowledging the current barriers in the way of such firms’ expansion.
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Publish Date:15/August/2018 | 07:12

Rouhani Cabinet to Introduce More Incentives for Startups

EghtesadOnline: 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 Cabinet.
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Publish Date:07/August/2018 | 09:40

Tehran to Host Startup Week

EghtesadOnline: Attended by fintechs and startups, Tehran is to host a week-long event aiming to bring together the entrepreneur community to create an atmosphere of collaboration and idea sharing, and to provide opportunities to build constructive links and exchange innovative knowledge and experience.
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Publish Date:18/July/2018 | 24:48

Telecom Ministry Steadfast in Backing Startups

EghtesadOnline: 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 the ICT Ministry. During a recent press conference, officials with the ministry outlined the administration’s latest strategies involved in the provision of assistance to these burgeoning firms.
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Publish Date:11/July/2018 | 13:03
Here's the caveat: Most of its returns are still on paper.

FundersClub, Where Folks Can Back Startups Online, Says It's Beating the Pros

EghtesadOnline: The 2012 Jobs Act let regular Americans invest in startups, spawning a glut of crowdfunding sites offering real ownership stakes in return for cash, rather than the new smartwatches or electric skateboards available on pioneering platform Kickstarter.
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 07:19

Startups to Unveil Sports Apps

EghtesadOnline: Two Iranian startups specialized in sports will unveil their latest products during the 19th International Exhibition of Sports, Sporting Goods and Equipment (also called SPORTEX 2020) now underway at Tehran's International Fairground since Saturday.
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Publish Date:28/September/2020 | 19:15

Covid-19 Taking Toll on 50% of Iranian Startups

EghtesadOnline: Around 50% of Iranian startups will most probably collapse due to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact, Iran's ICT Guild Organization declared in a report.
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Publish Date:19/August/2020 | 10:28

Loans for Startups , Tech Firms

EghtesadOnline: State-backed Iran National Innovation Fund is planning to loan 45 trillion rials ($277.7 million) to knowledge-based companies and tech firms in the current fiscal year (ending March 2021).
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Publish Date:13/April/2020 | 18:17

Tehran Municipality Eyes Potentials of Startups

EghtesadOnline: In an effort to upgrade urban services via the internet of things, smart technologies and innovative ideas, Tehran Municipality is planning to tap into the potentials of local startups.
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Publish Date:07/March/2020 | 07:09

State Scheme to Finance 100 Startups Annually

EghtesadOnline: A group of state institutions has launched an initiative to grant financial support to 100 startups per year to help them flourish.
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Publish Date:19/February/2020 | 10:53

Iranian Startups Set for Foreign Forays

EghtesadOnline: Iran's Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology is planning to help startups and knowledge-based companies tap the market potentials of regional countries like Russia and Uzbekistan.
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Publish Date:17/February/2020 | 24:42

OTP and a New Opportunity for E-Wallets

EghtesadOnline: Rules announced by the Central Bank of Iran to make one-time password obligatory can help foster the business of e-wallet startups, says a board member of Tehran Chamber of Commerce.
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Publish Date:01/January/2020 | 11:25

Post Bank of Iran Promoting Digital Economy, Startups

EghtesadOnline: Managers of Post Bank of Iran should put greater focus on promoting smart banking and digital economy by involving fintechs and startups, Information and Communication Technologies Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said in a statement on the occasion of the bank's 24th anniversary on Sunday.
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Publish Date:25/December/2019 | 11:48

Central Bank of Iran Lends Tech Firms $500 Million

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran has offered 70 trillion rials ($500 million) in loans since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21) to help emerging startups and knowledge-based companies flourish, the CBI chief says.
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Publish Date:11/December/2019 | 09:56