Iran Internet Ecosystem Mohsen Malayeri
Iran Internet EcosystemMohsen Malayeri
THE NEW FRONTIER MARKET
Demographic and Statistics
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Young Educated People
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20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
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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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THE PERFECT TIME TO ENGAGE
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