HealthTech &
MedTech
Rebuilding a healthcare system for 90M people from first principles — telemedicine, diagnostics, medical devices, and pharma supply chains.
Investing at the
dawn of a nation's
renaissance
Raising Lion Ventures backs the founders,
builders, and visionaries who will define
a free Iran's next century.
90M+
Young, educated population under 35 in Iran
650M+
Diaspora network in 40+ countries
1.6T+
GDP potential (USD) by 2040
48%
First-mover cohort advantage window
01 — Investment ThesisTiming is
Timing is
everything.
Iran is home to 90 million people, a median age of 32, one of the highest university-graduate rates in the region, and decades of pent-up entrepreneurial demand. When the regime changes, this isn't a market that opens — it erupts.
We are building the infrastructure of capital, networks, and trust before that moment arrives — so that when the lion economy leaps, our portfolio companies lead it.
01
Compressed Catch-up Growth
Decades of isolation mean demand across every vertical is suppressed and ready to surge simultaneously — a compounding effect unique in modern emerging market history.
02
World-Class Human Capital
85M+ educated, digitally fluent, multi-lingual citizens ready to build and scale technology companies competitive on a global stage from day one.
03
Diaspora Capital & Networks
A $1T+ diaspora network with global connections, re-patriation intent, and dry powder creates a unique funding and talent pipeline unavailable in any comparable emerging market.
02 — Focus AreasWhere we
Where we
deploy capital.
Every sector we back has structural tailwinds amplified by Iran's unique post-liberalization dynamics.
HealthTech &
AgriTech &
Food Security
Iran's agricultural sector is ripe for a precision-farming revolution. IoT sensors, drone logistics, cold-chain, and crop-intelligence platforms.
Clean Energy
With massive solar irradiance, geothermal assets, and a broken legacy grid, Iran's energy transition will be one of the fastest in history.
EdTech &
Future of Work
A generation of engineers and knowledge workers needs global-standard tools, credentials, and remote-work infrastructure from day one.
Fintech &
Digital Banking
Unbanked population + cash economy + diaspora remittances = the most greenfield fintech opportunity in any G20-adjacent economy.
Infrastructure
& Logistics
Roads, ports, last-mile delivery and urban mobility will all require software-first rebuilding — an asset-light opportunity of enormous scale.
03 — Our AdvantageWhy Raising Lion
Why Raising Lion
is different.
We are not tourists. Our team has deep roots in Iran's entrepreneurial ecosystem, global capital networks, and the pattern-recognition that comes from having lived inside post-authoritarian transitions.
First-Mover Position
We have been building relationships, mapping the ecosystem, and deploying pilot capital since 2023 — years before the institutional crowd arrives.
Insider Network
Decades of relationships with founders, operators, diaspora angels, and policy architects mean access that cannot be manufactured from the outside.
Global Network Access
We connect Lion Economy founders to worldwide mentors, co-investors, strategic partners, and exit pathways — accelerating from first funding to global scale.
Impact Mandate
Beyond financial returns, every investment is evaluated for its contribution to sustainable rebuilding, youth employment, and Iran's re-integration into the global innovation economy.
"Early investors in Vietnam in 1995, in India in 2000, and in Eastern Europe in 1991 didn't just generate returns — they defined the market. Iran's inflection is steeper and more compressed."— Raising Lion Investment Memo, 2025
Post-liberalization comparable trajectories
Vietnam (1995–2010)
8.2×
India (2000–2015)
12.4×
Eastern Europe (1991–2005)
15.1×
Iran (projected)
20×+
Projections based on comparable market liberalization studies. Not a guarantee of returns.
04 — Join The Wave
The Lion rises.
The Lion rises.
Will you be there?
We are actively seeking visionary founders building in Iran and global limited partners who understand that transformative returns require the courage to move before the crowd.
For Founders
Building a high-growth startup in Iran or in the diaspora serving the Lion Economy? We want to hear from you. Seed and Series A stages, all sectors.
Submit Your Pitch →For Limited Partners
Seeking asymmetric alpha in the most compelling frontier opportunity of this decade? Join our cohort of visionary LPs who recognize generational moments.
Investor Inquiry →Headquarters
Dubai International Financial Centre
Offices
London · Toronto · Tehran
Web
raisinglion.org