Our managing director, Mohsen Malayeri gave a speech at Startup Turkey 2016 on Iran Technology Scene, post sanctions. Watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/158465890

1. Iran Technology Scene
Post Sanctions

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Investor
CEO WPP
Iran is one of the last remaining places short of Mars and
the moon where there is significant opportunity
Martin Sorrell
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4. 4
The
Market

5. 5
Urbanisation
IRAN and Turkey side-by-side
Literacy
IRAN and Turkey side-by-side
82
Million
Population
70%
Under
35 Years Old

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120%
Mobile
Penetration
47 Million
Internet
Users
35 Million
Smart Phone
Users
2012 2013 2014 2015

7. 7
Electronic Payment Growth
318 Million
Debit Cards
Users
80%
Online
Payment
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

8. 8
Expats
Returning &
Giving Back
Inexpensive
Talent &
Workforce
Reducing
Brain
Drain
High Portion of
Engineer
Per Capita

9. 9
Entrepreneurship
Succeeds
Everywhere

10. 10
10%
Mobile
Traffic of Iran
30 Million
Users
15M USD
Annual Revenue
Mobile
Classified

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Events
VCsAccelerators
Media
Angel
Networks

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Get engage early
Partner up with local players
Invest into Fund or Syndicate

14. @malayeri
mohsen@avatech.ir