The Techstars startup event, as the first activity of Iran Innovation and Technology House in Kenya, will be held from 10 to 12 February of this year to pave the way for interaction and synergy of innovative and creative ideas between the two countries.

Iran Innovation and Technology House in Kenya, with the support of innovative ideas, holding technological and innovative events will be a platform for the prosperity of Iranian knowledge-based companies, startups and creative industries and the commercialization of ideas. In the first step, this Innovation House will host the Techstars Startup Weekend event as a start for innovative and technological activities in East Africa, with creative and innovative teams.

The Iranian House of Innovation and Technology was established with the investment of the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology in Kenya, and as the first permanent base for the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology, expands Iran's innovation ecosystem to Africa as a base for creating innovative ideas. Commercialize these ideas and play a role in exporting Iranian knowledge-based products and services to the East African market.

At the TechStars startup event, innovative idea owners, programmers, knowledge-based company executives, startup and creative industry activists, marketers and graphic designers come together to come up with to form startup groups and being investigated, they convert their innovative ideas to the product or service.

A platform for creating innovative ideas

In this event, entrepreneurs and idea owners can present their innovative ideas individually and as a group and try to create a startup. In the first step, the ideas presented by an international team including academics, knowledge-based business owners and startup leaders are reviewed and judged.

The selected teams are led by expert mentors to create a prototype of their idea. At the end of the event, a winning team is introduced and continues its path with the support of an investor while providing the necessary grounds for business development.

The House of Innovation and Technology of Iran in Kenya plays a role as a supporter of activists in this field by creating an ecosystem to create products and services of innovative ideas. By providing physical space and working with the organizing team, this innovation center provides services such as planning platform, leadership, shared work space, hosting, training and guidance to teams and individuals with ideas.

 Finally, as a reward, a month of free use of the Innovation House's shared workspace is offered to the winning team. This event can play an important role in the prosperity of this center (iHiT) due to the presence of entrepreneurs and creative and startup teams.

Report by the Communication and Information Center in the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology