A 2 day in person conference with plenty of:

– Inspiring keynotes from some of D8’s best early stage investors.

– Insights from the D8 Institutions on current and future plans.

– Best practice sharing workshops featuring leading angels, network managers, and entrepreneurs.

– Inclusive roundtable discussions where you can have your voice heard.

– Pitches from some of D8’s most promising startups, raising seed and series A rounds.

– Networking opportunities and good times with new and old friends.

Who can apply:

• Early stage companies from all industries and sectors;
• Actively fundraising for an equity investment of between €50K – €5M;
• Company based or operating in any D8 country.

What we Offer:

• Pitching slot;
• Profile listed on Summit website and promotional campaigns;
• Access to all workshops and sessions;
• Access to networking area and possibility of 1-1 matchmaking meetings facilitated by D8 TIM.
  
  

In 2022 18% of startups that attended and pitched at TIM  events raised funding from investors they had met while there. More than 10 million Euros has been raised from startups that attended our last online editions of the TIM EVENT. 70+ one to one meetings between investors and startups have taken place at the 2022 edition of our events (done % online and phsical).

If you are actively raising a seed or series A round, this is one of the best stages in D8 countries you could pitch at. Investors in the audience are business angels (75%), VCs (20%) and Corporates (5%).

The Technology Investment Meeting (TIM) is an opportunity to identify the investors of the member countries and other Islamic countries to create synergy between the activists of this sector in the first step and in the next steps with the cooperation of funds and investment companies on the one hand and entrepreneurs and start-up companies. Having innovation that exposes investment opportunities, set the high goal of investing in innovative and technological projects.

The first round D-8 technology investment meeting has held by Pardis technology park  in the conference hall of the park in collaboration with the campus technology park as the secretariat of the D-8 November 2017 technology transfer and exchange network. In this two-day meeting, more than 30 venture funds and companies active in the field of technology investment from Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan were present. One of the achievements of the first meeting was the holding of more than 30 business meetings between the funds, the conclusion of 2 memorandums of cooperation and the conclusion of 1 investment contract worth 22 million dollars, which happened in this round of the technology investment meeting of Islamic countries.

The second round of this meeting was held over two days in FEBRUARY 2020, coinciding with the blessed decade of Fajr, with a synergistic approach between domestic and foreign investors, at the Park Conference Hall, and the predetermined goals were achieved. More than 160 participants attended this meeting, including 35 investment specialists from 18 non-Iranian nationalities, including countries that are members of Group D-Eight, besides to Australia, Brazil, England, Germany, India, Italy, Lebanon, Poland, Switzerland, and the United States. , Venezuela and Zimbabwe attended this meeting. This level of participation with the diversity of the mentioned nationalities was one of the strong points of this meeting, considering the cruel conditions of the current embargo in the country. The conclusion of a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of medical equipment worth $550,000 was one of the achievements of TIM2020.

The third round of meeting was held in a combined (virtual and in-person) format on february 2021 due to the spread of the Corona virus and following the restrictions imposed on the countries. In the opening ceremony of this meeting, which was held in person at Pardis Technology Park with the presence of ambassadors of several D8 member countries, including Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia, the contract for the manufacture of 700 hemodialysis machines was signed between one of the park's companies (Aria Teb Firouz) and an Indonesian company worth 5 million euros was unveiled with the presence of the Indonesian ambassador in Iran. The continuation of this meeting was held online with the participation of investors and idea makers from Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Oman, Bangladesh, Turkey, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Egypt, Armenia, Ukraine, America and Croatia. 12 domestic venture capital funds and 25 foreign venture capital funds participated in the program. The total number of participants in the program was about 300 people, of which 230 people from Iran bought tickets and the rest from the aforementioned countries participated in the meeting.

The fourth round of TIM2022 technology investment meeting was held on Monday and Tuesday, February 2022, with the approach of developing cooperation in the field of technological investment by the D-8 technology exchange and transfer network.

The 2022 technology investment meeting with the presence of more than 330 investors and investors from 28 countries including Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, England, Uganda, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pakistan, Portugal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Taiwan, Turkey, Tunisia , China, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Oman, France, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, India and the Islamic Republic of Iran were held in person and . This program, in the form of B2B meetings, signing of memorandums and contracts, as well as the establishment of the D-8 joint investment fund, opened a new window on the knowledge-based ecosystem in the country.

Based on this meeting, more than 120 B2B meetings, 2 specialized panels, 10 keynote speeches, contract signing ceremony and poster unveiling of the fifth session of this meeting were held next year. It should be noted that the value of the concluded contracts and memorandums was more than 10.6 million dollars.

Our Vision
We are alive to be the most important and valuable startup event in the Islamic world among all Islamic countries and reach our goal to finance more than 500 million dollars a year for our startup participators from Islamic countries. We are here to develop an international Islamic platform to extend innovations and sustainability based on Islamic culture among Islamic countries and specially D8 oragnization countries.

Our Mission

– Serve as a platform to meet, exchange experience and explore chances of investing in creative and forward-thinking startups.

– Create a Place for influential people in related community to meet & Share Common Senses, Help each other to grow their business.

– To help investors share their sources & interests for investment in a qualified & reach out both the right idea & team to invest.

– Find best solutions to introduce potentials of investment in target Countries.

– To facilitate the investing and fundraising process, through B2B and B2G meetings and post event financial preparations.

– Create a network of Ventures, Investors, Business Angel, Private Equity Fund, Fund Raisers, Family Office, Asset & Wealth Manager from all countries.

All Participants : +1000

Applicant startups/investees : 890

Participating startups/investees :163

B2B meeting:+1240 1:1 meeting

Investors:132

Participating countries: 28

Number of MOUs:16

MOUs value:38.6 million dollars

Projects executed:+40 projects including:

• alibaba.ir and jabama.ir merging with zauraq (زورق)(22 million dollars, first round,2017)
• O.T contract between iran & Indonesia to develop Dialysis equipments(5 million dollars,third round,2021)
• atlas and irba and rahnegar (2.4 million dollars,fourth round,2022)
• kahroba and Al-Awted(1.3 million dollars, forth round,2022)
• Max saberin and Mox a1(1.2 million dollars, forth round,2022)
• Milan chasb and al-alamyieh(1.1 million dollars, forth round,2022)
• roshan and Arab United Group for Technologies (0.9 million dollars, forth round,2022)

Planning of the TIM2023, the executive committee started working in Tehran with prominent members:

Head of the Iran Technology Development Center Mr.Milad Sadrkhanlou,

Mr. Rouhollah Aboujafari (Scientific secretary of TIM2023)

and Committee Members:

Mr. Rasoul Rajaei (Representative of Pardis Technology Park)

Mr. Saeed Salimi (CEO of organizing company of TIM2023, AFZA tech co.)

Mrs. Hoda Maraghei (COO of organizing company of TIM2023, AFZA tech co.)

Mr. Morteza Naserinejad (Executive manager of TIM2023)