The First Meeting of the Crowdfunding Platforms Development Commission Was Held

The first meeting of the Crowdfunding Platforms Development Commission was held at the Sharif Export Development Fund. The session was attended by Abbas Karshenas (Secretary of the National Association of Venture Capital), Mehdi Sadat Rasoul (Head of the Crowdfunding Commission), Meysam Zarezadeh (Director of Financial Instruments and Institutions at Iran Fara Bourse), along with representatives from various crowdfunding platforms. Participants reviewed shared challenges and explored upcoming activities within the framework of the commission.

The meeting focused on two main topics:

Part One: Discussion on the challenges hindering the development of crowdfunding platforms.
In this segment, platform representatives addressed the obstacles they are facing, aiming to improve the current landscape. Meysam Zarezadeh also acknowledged the regulatory constraints and expressed his readiness to collaborate in streamlining processes for relevant institutions.

Part Two: Election of the Board Members of the Crowdfunding Platforms Development Commission.
Following discussions and consensus, five platforms—Hamafarin, Investoran, Ham-Ashena, HalalFund, and Rayan—were selected as board members of the commission.

This meeting was held as part of the strategic initiatives of the National Association of Venture Capital to strengthen the role of crowdfunding platforms within the innovative finance ecosystem. The association aims to facilitate collaboration among active institutions, policymakers, and investees by forming specialized commissions.

Future meetings of the commission will be held regularly and thematically, focusing on drafting practical proposals and exploring effective engagement strategies with regulatory bodies.

Given the growing importance of crowdfunding platforms in financing innovative projects, the National Association of Venture Capital seeks to foster greater synergy among stakeholders in this sector and to design effective instruments that meet market needs.

The association emphasizes the continuation of constructive dialogue between crowdfunding platforms and other key players in this ecosystem, and through this commission, it will pursue a structured approach to resolving existing challenges and enabling industry growth.