Iran Internet EcosystemMohsen Malayeri

THE NEW FRONTIER MARKET

Demographic and Statistics

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Young Educated People

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64% under 35

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Young Educated People

32 Million20-35 years old

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2012 vs. 2014

75 million

42% (32 million)

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THE BOOSTING ECOSYSTEM

Built and Empowered by Entrepreneurs

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Turkish Startup Ecosystem

Events AcceleratorsVenture

CapitalsMedia / NGO

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Iranian Startup Ecosystem

Events AcceleratorsVenture

CapitalsMedia / NGO

2012

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Startup Movement

Only in past 24 month:• 25 StartupWeekend Events• 9 Cities• 2,500 Entrepreneurs

• 250 Teams

Iran had the highest number of StartupWeekend events in the region in 2013

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Startup Word in Farsi (Google Trend)

PAST 2 YEARS

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Iranian Startup Ecosystem

Events AcceleratorsVenture

CapitalsMedia / NGO

2014

THE LOCAL SUCCESS STORIES

Success Breeds Success

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Local Success Stories

150M USD

Estimated Valuation

30M USD

20M USD

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