Iran
Asia · Pop. 91.6M
1 Enterprise value
How much Iran’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Iran, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
2 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Iran
VC investment into Iran-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
3 Overview
4 Latest quarter
Iran's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Iran-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Iran
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Iran, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Iran - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where Iran's unicorn founders build
38 founders born in Iran are behind 32 unicorns; 78% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in Asia, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
7 Location comparison
How Iran stacks up
Compare Iran with similarly sized ecosystems in Asia — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in Asia ranked by combined EV. Iran's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $5.8T | 3.1× | 546 | $34.7B | 25.2K |
| 2 | India | $932B | 7.5× | 137 | $14.1B | 13.9K |
| 3 | Israel | $568B | 5.3× | 135 | $10.7B | 4,976 |
| 4 | South Korea | $433B | 15.2× | 52 | $8.2B | 8,177 |
| 5 | Singapore | $330B | 8.5× | 44 | $4B | 4,132 |
| 6 | Japan | $228B | 5.8× | 23 | $5.8B | 8,001 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $184B | 13.3× | 20 | $3.1B | 1,299 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $82.3B | 12.1× | 25 | $3.4B | 1,659 |
| 9 | Indonesia | $65.9B | 5.4× | 11 | $485.6M | 1,225 |
| 10 | Taiwan | $62.2B | 7.5× | 12 | $211.9M | 679 |
| 11 | Türkiye | $52.9B | 15.5× | 10 | $717.2M | 2,096 |
| 28 | Iran | $685.7M | 5.2× | 0 | $857K | 52 |
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