MohammadReza Azali

The fourth Iran Web and Mobile Conference along with the eighth Iran Web and Mobile Festival got held at Iran’s National Library Conference Hall on February 22nd. This year, IWMF was the biggest gathering of Iran’s startup community in one place.

The first "National Conference on Computer Games, Challenges & Opportunities" took place place from February 17 to 19 in University of Isfahan.

The 4th Iran Web and Mobile Conference along with the closing ceremony of 8th Iran Web and Mobile Festival would be held on February 22nd at the conference center of The National Library of Iran.

Head of Tehran Computer Technology Union said an Apple Store would be opened by a person who claims to have the necessary licenses.

Mahmoud Vaezi, Minister of Communication said by the end of next Persian year, all the country's major cities would have 4G internet.

Aparat the biggest video-sharing website is bringing the entertainment industry to its platform in Iran. How can they possibly do that? This is the question that we are going to answer in this post.

Startup Grind picked Saba Idea as the best Startup from Iran for their 2016 Startup Program. Saba Idea was picked between 1,100 applications sourced from 80 countries around the world. Only 53 teams were picked. These teams would be joining the Startup Program at the 2016 Global Conference. The conference will be held on February 23-24 in Silicon Valley at Fox Theater.

OrientStay, the first web-based home rental site dedicated to offering travelers to Iran more than 1,000 certified, privately-owned accommodations verified by a team of hospitality experts. The new travelers’ resource offers online credit card payments, as well as a 24x7 multi-lingual reservation process.

Zoodel, Iran’s first, free, business-to-business (B2B) marketplace dedicated to helping local Small, and Mid-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Silk Road countries with international commerce and trading. Using a comprehensive web-based product directory, the online business service streamlines trading by securing third-party payment (escrow), integrating marketing services, providing partner verification, and offering business education.

Nearly everyone in Iran has heard about the Clash of Clans, the MMO game with over 6 million users only on android devices. We don’t have international payment systems in Iran yet, but it hasn’t stopped Iranians from making in-app purchases from Google Play or App Store. The solution was just a middleman with access to a credit card. But something interesting has happened. Sanctions have caused for a new kind of business to be made based on Clash of Clans.