tag Iran startups

Visualized Database of Iranian Startups Online

EghtesadOnline: A new service has been launched named NopaHub (fledglings’ hub in Persian) which operates as an interactive visualized database of Iranian startups and accelerators. Using the service with a few clicks you can see who is who in Iran’s startup environment.
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Publish Date:27/January/2018 | 06:52

Tourism Bank to Help Startups

EghtesadOnline: The privately-owned Tourism Bank has signed an agreement with the Presidential Office for Science and Technology to help create a startup accelerator.
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Publish Date:21/January/2018 | 13:20

NSFund, Parsian Bank Supporting Startups

EghtesadOnline: Parsian Bank and the government-backed Innovation and Prosperity Fund (NSFund) signed a memorandum of understanding over the weekend under which the bank will offer loans to knowledge-based businesses and startups.
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Publish Date:25/December/2017 | 06:23

Bank Melli Iran Invests $25m in Startups

EghtesadOnline: Bank Melli Iran, owned by the government and the largest commercial bank in Iran, has invested more than 1 trillion rials ($25.6 million) in three knowledge-based startups, an official at the Presidential Office for Science and Technology announced.
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Publish Date:07/October/2017 | 06:00

$600m in Guarantees for Startups

EghtesadOnline: In light of the significant jump in Cooperative Investment Guarantee Fund’s capital adequacy ratio, the fund’s managing director announced that it is ready to issue up to 25 trillion rials ($658 million) worth of guarantees for knowledge-based and startup companies.
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Publish Date:06/August/2017 | 13:31

University Holding Startup Summer Camp

EghtesadOnline: Shahid Beheshti University launched a startup accelerator summer camp on July 2 in Tehran where young businesses can participate in a wide range of programs.
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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 09:07

The Sad Story of Startups

EghtesadOnline: It’s no secret that almost 90% of all startups globally disappear before their first anniversary. Of the remaining 10% many are on the way out in the second and third year.
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Publish Date:30/June/2017 | 13:24

Easy Paz Startup for Healthy Diets

EghtesadOnline: A startup has launched a new service that aims to assist residents in Tehran maintain a healthy and diverse diet.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 07:38

Startups Help Cut Dole Queues

EghtesadOnline: Mostafa Meisami has given up on farming life, trading his old job raising cattle for a better-paying gig ferrying commuters through the notoriously clogged streets of the Iranian capital.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 10:39

Tehran Tech Fair Wraps Up

EghtesadOnline: The 6th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX2017) wound up on Friday with record crowds and local startups attending the event.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 08:39

Startup Demo Day on May 25

EghtesadOnline: Iran Tech Mart (locally known as Fan Bazaar) and Pardis Technology Park are set to hold the third round of Iran Startup Demo Day on May 25.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 09:44

Startups Account for 0.8% of Iran’s GDP

EghtesadOnline: Startups account for 0.8% of Iran’s gross domestic product, the deputy for education, research and technology with the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade said.
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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 07:23

Tourist Payment App Wins Top Fintech Award

EghtesadOnline: ZPay, a payment application for foreign tourists in Iran, won Bank Pasargad Iran’s award for best financial innovation in the First Fintech Festival.
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Publish Date:13/March/2017 | 24:29

New Super App Joins the Race to Efficacy

EghtesadOnline: As the battleground for work optimization continues with the introduction of several sites, bots and apps to help one work more efficiently, one Iranian startup group has entered the fray.
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Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 10:26

Fund Director Chides Iranian Startups for Copycat Attitude

EghtesadOnline: 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 platforms with many local entrepreneurs denouncing the official’s comments.
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Publish Date:04/August/2018 | 13:09

Carpooling Goes Trendy in Iran

EghtesadOnline: With a green agenda in mind, several Iranian startups have started offering carpooling services, among which a Tehran-based team "Hampasho" has managed to gain over 10,000 active users so far.
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Publish Date:23/June/2018 | 10:18

Iranian Startups Fostering Sustainable Rural Growth

EghtesadOnline: Iranian companies are trying to follow suit and catch up with the global trend of promoting and offering organic food products, with several startups connecting consumers directly with producers based in rural and underdeveloped areas.
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Publish Date:20/June/2018 | 06:25

Rejecting Direct Intervention, Government Taps Education

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani's administration has no intention to interfere in the activities of Iranian startups or impose its will on the sector since authorities are of the opinion that deregulation along with providing younger generations with proper education are the key to boosting the sector, an official with the ICT Ministry told reporters.
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Publish Date:18/June/2018 | 08:00