On Sunday, December 6, the CEOs and managers of crowdfunding platforms convened at the Innovation and Prosperity Fund to elect the new Executive Board of the Crowdfunding Platforms Commission for the upcoming two-year term. The meeting was held with the active participation of members, and the composition of the Executive Board was finalized.
Main Members of the Executive Board:
- Pouria Nagehi – NovinCrowd
- Mehrdad Yazdani – iFund
- Golnaz Ashrafi – Karamad
- Seyed Siavash Mirhosseini – HamAfarin
- Mohammadmehdi Salari – Investorun
Alternate Members:
- Mohammad Hossein Rezvanian – YektaCrowd
- Mohammad Jalili – Jahesh
At the beginning of the meeting, Seyed Siavash Mirhosseini, the former Chair of the Commission, presented a report on key actions from the previous term, including: holding a meeting with bank managers that issued the highest volume of guarantees, pursuing access for funds to the Sejam system, facilitating the issuance of bank payment-commitment guarantees, and the Commission’s active participation in the National Award for Innovation and Financing.
It was also decided that the newly elected Executive Board, building on past experience and priorities emphasized by members, will focus on key areas such as: development and deepening of the secondary market for financing instruments, strengthening and streamlining guarantees issued by Research and Technology Funds, designing and implementing a ratings framework for funds, promoting the adoption of financing instruments among knowledge-based companies and governmental and private entities, and ensuring effective representation in the Association of Investment Institutions and other specialized bodies.
During the meeting, the role of the Crowdfunding Platforms Commission as a specialized arm of the Iranian Venture Capital Association was emphasized. By bringing together crowdfunding platforms, funds, and related institutions, the Commission provides a structured environment for operational synergy, addressing common challenges, and offering coordinated solutions. On the other hand, the Association, with its organized structure and broad connections to policymaking bodies, enables more effective pursuit of industry-wide issues, consolidation of the Commission’s specialized recommendations, and coordinated engagement with various institutions.
The purposeful continuation of the Commission’s activities and its close cooperation with the Association are essential factors for improving the business environment of crowdfunding platforms, increasing transparency, strengthening innovative financial tools, and building sustainable support infrastructures within the innovation-financing ecosystem.
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