Kurdistan's Startup & Innovation Operating System.
startup.krd is a trusted path from idea to venture, market, and capital — built from the Kurdistan Region. It records verified progress, states explicit needs, and helps people and institutions contribute to ventures with accountability.
Good ideas across Kurdistan often stall for reasons that have nothing to do with their merit: no shared record of progress, no structured way to ask for help, and no accountable way for capital, mentorship, or institutions to find and support them. startup.krd exists to close that gap.
People bring ideas. Ideas become ventures with a team, evidence, and explicit needs. Contributions and relationships connect ventures to capital, programs, and market access. Every step produces verified progress that feeds back into ecosystem intelligence — for founders, contributors, and institutions alike.
startup.krd is not crowdfunding, not an AngelList clone, not an accelerator website, not a startup directory, not a generic investor marketplace, not a social network, and not a government portal.
startup.krd is Kurdistan-centered by design, not Kurdistan-limited by ambition. Ventures are expected to grow beyond the region — the platform's job is to make sure they have a strong, well-evidenced foundation before they do.
startup.krd is politically neutral. It does not represent any party, government position, or ethnic exclusivity — see the Neutrality & Governance policy for the full commitment.
startup.krd is operated by Barsam. Barsam does not take an equity or preferential position in any venture as a condition of listing, verification, or matching.
The ecosystem is centered on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with room for the diaspora and regional partners who contribute to ventures building from here.