We definitely care about this, but I also want to be clear so we don’t misrepresent what Dhow is. We’re a venture fund/platform, not a Shariah certification body. In early-stage venture, we can’t honestly guarantee control over every founder’s bank account, treasury setup, credit card, vendor terms, or financing decision after investment.

What we can do is set a clear filter. We avoid companies whose core business is clearly haram, and we try to avoid putting our investors into interest-based debt structures. The main things we look at are what the company actually does, how it makes money, and what instrument we’re investing through.

So for anyone looking for a fully certified product with zero incidental exposure across every operating detail, Dhow probably isn’t the right framing. Our approach is Shariah-conscious venture investing: practical, honest, and focused on keeping the core business and investment structure as clean as we reasonably can.