Iran Startups - Building Bridges - Iranian Brain Gain 2014
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The document discusses the growing startup ecosystem in Iran. It notes that over 60% of Iran's population is under 30 and highly educated, and entrepreneurship is socially accepted. The ecosystem has many active leaders organizing events and there is high motivation among entrepreneurs. However, the ecosystem still needs improvements in areas like startup education, access to investors, and international recognition. The diaspora can help by providing mentorship, raising awareness abroad, and collaborating with the ecosystem leaders inside Iran.
Iran Startups - Building Bridges - Iranian Brain Gain 2014
- 1. Iran Startups – Building Bridges from In- and Outside by Puja Abbassi Iranian Brain Gain 2014-05-07
- 2. ? Researcher & PhD Candidate - University of Cologne ? Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital ? Diversity ? Cyber Security ? Supply Chain (& Food) Security ? Work in and advise startups since 2004 ? Organizer, Speaker, Startup Mentor: Puja Abbassi http://pujaabbassi.com @puja108 Who am I
- 3. Iran Startup Ecosystem in 2 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEmZvD9FOwo
- 4. ? More than 60% of the people are under 30 years old ? High proportion of technical educated young people ? High motivation and acceptance in society for entrepreneurs ? Internet penetration at 60%. Mobile penetration is 120%!! ? Internetspeed low, but imporivng. Mobile speeds even lower, but first 3G net is up. ? Online/Mobile Banking is getting possible. ? Often many sources of early-stage money from family and friends ? Lower risk ? Maybe that‘s why there‘s no angels? Iran – State of the Union
- 5. Iran Startups – State of the Union ? Highly motivated and growing scene - often up to 40% women. ? Highly active, motivated, and experienced leaders ? Many internationally renowned events like Startup Weekend, NEXT, FailCon, LeanStartupMachine, Seedstars, … ? Own big events with intl. speakers like “Iran Web and Mobile Conference” ? Many opportunities still open ? Entrepreneurs motivated to do more ? Startup education still needs work ? Investors still rare and term sheets mainly in their favor (50% equity for a round is not unheard of) https://angel.co/iran
- 6. Iran Web and Mobile Conference ? Biggest Conference on Iran Startups ? http://conf.iranwebfestival.com
- 7. Startup Weekend in Iran ? 2000 entrepreneurs ? 120 teams ? 15 events ? 9 cities ? 18 months ????????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ????????? ??? ?????? ??????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? ??? ??? ???
- 8. Iran Startups are Gaining Intl. Interest ? Startup Rising: Iran | PandoDaily | Christopher M. Schroeder ? http://pando.com/2014/05/20/startup-rising-iran/ ? The startup community in Iran is “drawing a lot of inspiration from what’s happening in the West.” | L'Atelier - Paris | Roxanne Varza ? http://www.atelier.net/en/trends/articles/startup-community-iran- drawing-lot-inspiration-what-happening-west_429292 ? VC Firms Start Investing in Iran’s IT Market | Angle Chronicle | Mahboobeh Khorshidi ? http://www.anglechronicle.com/vc-firms-start-investing-in-irans-it- market/454/ ? What It’s Like Being a Business Traveler in Iran | Harvard Business Review| Christopher M. Schroeder ? http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/05/what-its-like-being-a-business- traveler-in-iran/
- 9. What does the Ecosystem need (Inside) ? More Startups ? First big exits ? More entrepreneurs ? Education ? Events ? Seminars ? Accelerators ? Money ? Angels ? Accelerators ? Early-Stage Funds ? VCs ? International Publicity and Recognition Tech (AT) is the ?rst ian startup accelerator gram. It provide startups h seed funding, of?ce space, ntorship and access to an ensive network of investors corporates.
- 10. What does the Ecosystem need from the Diaspora? ? ?Mentorship and guidance. IEA could help connect these two together.“ ? Adopt-A-Founder Program ? Mentors for first Accelerator (AvaTech) ? ?Be an ambassador of Iranian startups. Just spread the word and raise awareness.“ ? Articles, talks, interviews, panels, etc. ? See Roxanne, Daniel, Christopher, etc. ? Iran’s tech ecosystem struggles to catch up to Persian diaspora startups ? http://www.vancouverobserver.com/world/middle-east/iran’s- tech-ecosystem-struggles-catch-persian-diaspora-startups All RightsReserved - IEA 2013 Adopt&a&Founder ajoint initiative by IEA &AvaTech Monday, April 28, 14
- 11. Notable Iranian Entrepreneurs ? Roxanne Varza (@roxannevarza) ? startup lead @microsoft / @msftventures. cofounder @tech_eu @girlsintech_uk @gitparis & @failcon paris. ex techcrunch france editor @TCFR ? Shervin Pishevar (@shervin) ? GP @Sherpa, Advisor & Board Observer @Uber. Investor @Uber, @MachineZone, @WarbyParker, @Munchery, @Tumblr, @Fab. Co- Founder @Webs, SGN, WebOS. Crown Fellow 2014. ? Arash Ferdowsi (@arashf) ? Founder & CTO at Dropbox ? Salar Kamangar (CEO/SVP Youtube) ? Ali Jafari (@jafari) ? VP, Direct Sales Europe at Twitter
- 12. What Can You Do? Spread the Word! Get in Touch! Work together!
- 13. Recources from Iran ? StartupCast by Hadi Farnoud (English) ? https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/startupcast/id878112085 ? https://soundcloud.com/hadifarnoud/sets/startupcast ? Medium Collection (English) ? https://medium.com/iran-startups ? Iran Startups ? https://www.facebook.com/groups/startupir/ ? http://irstartups.com (@Startupir) ? Iran Entrepreneurship Association (Farsi) ? http://iranea.com ? https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/iran ? http://karya.ir (@KaryaEdu)
- 14. Startup Ecosystem Leaders in Iran ? Mohsen Malayeri (@malayeri) ? Hamidreza Ahmadi (@hrahmadi8) ? Hadi Farnoud (@hadifarnoud) ? Shayan Shalileh (@shayanshalileh) ? Mobin Ranjbar (@MobinRanjbar)
- 15. What Can You Do? Spread the Word! Get in Touch! Work together!