Venture capitalists vying for Iran’s next tech megawatt

With the highest internet penetration in the MENA region, an Iranian tech heavyweight says investors are noticing just how fertile the landscape has become

June 8, 2015
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Transcript

World Finance speaks to Nazanin Daneshvar, founder of Takhfifan, the country’s most popular voucher buying website, about how international venture capitalists are accepting a high risk profile to establish an investment presence in Iran’s burgeoning technology realm.