Iranian NTBFs export $1b worth of products
The deputy head of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund of Iran put the value of products exported by the country’s new technology-based firms (NTBFs) at $1 billion.
Talking to IRNA, Siavash Malekifar pointed to the high capacities and potentials of start-ups in various fields and the number of employees working for Iranian NTBFs at 266,000.
He also highlighted the activities of the fund, saying it was founded in 2010, and currently offers 78 types of high-quality services to applicants.
The fund is ready to share experiences with other countries to provide them with high technical know-how, he added.
The official also said that 41 events have so far been held in the country by the Innovation and Prosperity Fund.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has frequently expressed appreciation for the significant and outstanding role of around 150 domestic knowledge-based companies in the country, vowing that his administration will make its utmost efforts to support the activities of these firms.