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Chicken Family
Chicken Family Startup Weekend is a three-day educational and hands-on event organized in collaboration with Golrang Ventures, focusing on the food and fast-food industries. It brings together people with ideas, expertise, or an entrepreneurial drive to tackle real-world industry challenges with the support of experienced mentors and judges, and present their innovative solutions as minimum viable products (MVPs).
The event offers individuals, teams, and early-stage startups a unique opportunity to learn, build connections, receive expert mentoring, and explore a pathway to the Golrang Ventures Acceleration Program.
About Chicken Family
Golnoosh Hasti Company, through its Chicken Family brand, is part of the Golrang Industrial Group and one of the leading brands in Iran’s food and chain fast food restaurant industry. By focusing on quality, creativity, and customer experience, Chicken Family has established a distinctive place among its customers.
With a forward-looking vision, the brand is taking a new step toward innovation. It aims to explore fresh ideas, collaborate with creative young people, and develop innovative, technology-driven solutions for the fast-food restaurant sector. Through an open innovation approach, Chicken Family seeks to engage with new ideas, put them to the test, and develop creative solutions that enhance the customer experience and contribute to the growth of the industry.
Specializing in chicken-based fast-food, Chicken Family currently operates 31 branches across Tehran and Alborz. In pursuing its entrepreneurial goals, the company has brought together a team of more than 400 people.
About Golrang Ventures
Driven by its mission to build an innovative, collaborative ecosystem, Golrang Ventures identifies, invests in, and empowers startups and technology ventures with strong growth potential. Through this work, it helps transform traditional structures, accelerate the adoption of innovation across Golrang Industrial Group, and create sustainable value.
By drawing on a range of innovation and investment tools, including an accelerator, a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, venture investment programs, innovative financing mechanisms, and focusing on the country’s young, creative talent, we aim to build a diverse portfolio of innovative, technology-driven businesses.
Startup Weekend is a global, intensive, three-day event that combines education with hands-on entrepreneurial experience, that gathers entrepreneurs, designers, developers and innovation enthusiast to turn their ideas into prototypes, form teams and get feedback from mentors. The event offers an opportunity to learn, gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience, and explore innovative opportunities in the business world.
Chicken Family Startup Weekend is an innovative event designed to discover creative ideas in the fast-food and customer experience sectors. Participants have the opportunity to develop their ideas together, build teams, and, with the support of mentors and industry experts, propose innovative solutions for the fast-food industry. Chicken Family Startup Weekend offers a hands-on experience of open innovation and direct engagement with the world of business.
In partnership with Golrang Ventures, this event creates a platform that connects Chicken Family, fast-food trends and innovations, and the country’s young innovators where ideas can become real opportunities.
What Is Chicken Family Startup Weekend All About?
The event is designed to create a platform for identifying innovative ideas in the food and fast-food industries. Throughout the event, teams have the opportunity to collaborate, receive expert mentorship, turn their ideas into prototypes, and prepare to enter an accelerator program.
Creating a Space for the Food Industry and the Country’s Startup Ecosystem to Connect
Identifying and Supporting Innovative Solutions in Food Products and Services
Creating Hands-On Learning Opportunities in Business Development and Entrepreneurship
Helping Teams Design and Build an MVP in a Limited Timeframe
Welcoming Selected Teams into the Golrang Ventures Accelerator to Continue Their Journey
How the Event Unfolds
Before the Event
Three Day Event
After the Event
Presenting the Awards
Introducing Selected Teams to Golrang Ventures’ Accelerator Program
First Day
Brainstorming, Finding Your Teammates, and Getting Started
Second Day
Expert Mentoring, MVP Development, and Learning Workshops
Third Day
Final Pitch Preparation, Judging, and Closing Out the Weekend
Stage One
Registration for Individuals and Teams
Stage Two
Initial Screening and Selection
Cash Prizes
$500
The second team
$700
First team
$300
The third team
An Opportunity to Accelerate and Collaborate
After the event, selected teams will move on to the accelerator program and benefit from the following:
Workspace and expert mentoring
Presenting at Demo Day and Connecting with Investors
Technical and Business Training
Initial investment tailored to each team’s needs and stage of development
Access to the Golrang Industrial Group network
The opportunity to work directly with Chicken Family to develop innovative products, services, and solutions
Under this model, the investment amount is flexible
and is determined by the team’s capabilities, the product’s level of maturity, and its actual needs.
What Kinds of Ideas Are We Looking For?
Marketing and Customer Experience
Creative campaigns, loyalty programs, and interactive apps
Food Product Innovation
Smart, eco-friendly packaging and ready-to-eat meals for modern lifestyles
Process Digitalization
AI, machine learning, data analytics, and data infrastructure
Environmental Sustainability
Reducing food waste and using renewable energy
Supply Chain and Distribution Improvements
Smart logistics and tracking fresh products with emerging technologies
Who Can Join?
Skilled teams and early-stage startups in related fields
Independent tech innovators
Startups and innovative teams in the food and fast-food industries
People interested in entrepreneurship and innovation
Our Partners
Registration Deadline
Registration is now open and will remain open until December 16, 2025.
Event Dates
Tuesday to Thursday, December 23 to 25, 2025
Venue
Iran National Innovation Fund (INIF), East Zayandeh Rood Street, Mollasadra Street, Tehran.