Activists in the field of venture capital believe that the state of investment in the technology ecosystem is not supported by any party, and no incentive has been defined for investors in this field
According to Iran digital economy annotation, the fourth closing event of the Hamband exhibition was held with the presence of active companies in the field of artificial intelligence and the introduction of five startups selected by the Nextera accelerator. Sajjadi Nayeri, the “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Venture Investment Association” in the capital attraction specialized panel, referring to the difference between investing in the technology ecosystem of Iran and China and Japan, said: Countries like Japan and China are faced with the decline of investment in the innovation ecosystem, the government is faced with Giving incentives helps venture capitalists.
One of the incentives that have helped investment businesses is the issue of tax credits. It seems that this is an opportunity for the Iranian startup community to pursue it for further growth (CVCs) so that we can be guided towards what happened in Japan and China.
Hossein Mafakherian, CEO of Kaman Image Processing Company, also said: The investment situation in this ecosystem is not supported by any party. The law and regulations do not include any incentives. Angels invest when the startup’s products are ready to enter the market.
Meshkat Asadi, the CEO of Novin Business Group, continued: Unfortunately, the volume of startup investments has decreased, and this is not unique to Iran. The reason for the decrease in investments is the new trend that supports CVCs and has increased their share in venture capital. Startups should not think that investment funds must choose the startup option. This flow is a two-way process of choosing and being chosen.
He says about the weaknesses of startups in the investment process: Unfortunately, startups choose investments that provide cash to the team sooner. While VCs and CVCs can provide smart capital to the team, which happens to be more helpful.
At the end of the event, the five selected startups of the Nextera accelerator and innovation center, Shika, Synapse, Kadorise, Pentom, Bizchat GBT were also introduced to the attendees of the event.
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