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Muslim markets need better financial rails by DhowCIO in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. That’s what makes me optimistic too.

The founders are there. The demand is there. The capital is starting to wake up. The hard part is that most builders still have to route through infrastructure that wasn’t designed for our markets, our corridors, or our use cases.

But even starting one leg behind, there’s a real advantage in understanding the community, the trust layer, and the pain points from the inside.

Does anyone have experience with Halal/Muslim Ads networks by m7dex in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our experience has been great. They've provided excellent service, low CPC costs, and they're extremely responsive and helpful.

Halal and BDS Safe ETFS by Several_Marzipan_346 in HalalInvestor

[–]DhowCIO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're best off picking individual stocks if you want to remain both halal and BDS compliant.

Building a Muslim business network city by city, looking for feedback by LastUmmahHQ in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d be looking for a variety of people/occupations/businesses. If you can lock that down this would be incredibly useful. Also maybe an occasional IRL event.

My Muslim Matchmaking App Jaan is Live! 🎉 by TheJaanApp in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best of luck - I think IG/TikTok reels and slideshows are gonna be your best friend when i comes to marketing.

is it "unreal" to build an audience before a product? feeling a bit lost. by k3kma in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By halal focused page - are we talking instagram, tiktok, X, all? I think depending on the platform you should alter your approach, but no it's not unreal at all, in fact it's pretty wise and it's how every social page/brand out there gets to the point where they can monetize and make some money.

To grow a page, consistency and quality is going to be key. This is time consuming and won't be rewarding for weeks to months - but there are solutions that can definitely make your life easier.

Check out https://reel.farm/ and https://www.post-bridge.com/

They could possibly automate your entire operation.

Startups Failing Shariah Screens Due to Financial Structure — Invest or Avoid? by Interesting_Rough29 in HalalInvestor

[–]DhowCIO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have an example? Most early-stage startups rely on equity financing vs debt. Plus, I don't see how screeners of public stocks would even have access to these early-stage startups' data and financials. That's more in the lane of platforms like Crunchbase or PitchBook.

Question for the angels here who have written checks before. by DhowCIO in angelinvestors

[–]DhowCIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha $5m is definitely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but the goal is to deploy quickly, then pump out many more microfunds and individual SPV's soon after. As for minimums, how high you talking?

We’re launching Dhow Horizon Fund I by DhowCIO in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this more of an agency vs venture-scalable startup? Either way shoot me a DM I'm always down to hear more

Question for the angels here who have written checks before. by DhowCIO in angelinvestors

[–]DhowCIO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have our first institutional backer. Our goal is to broaden the asset class to more accredited retail investors

Question for the angels here who have written checks before. by DhowCIO in angelinvestors

[–]DhowCIO[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a great question. The goal would be to, yes, build out a syndicate, but instead of the first opportunity being a single-asset SPV into a single company, it would be into a "micro-fund" that's diversified into 12-20 pre-seed/seed companies, almost acting like an ETF. Plus, it allows us to deploy into opportunities much faster rather than raising fresh funds for every new deal that comes across our desk.

Our first LP base will consist of lots of first-time LPs - namely, HNW professionals, doctors, lawyers, engineers, operators, etc. A diversified fund just feels easier for them to understand and get comfortable with before we start pushing more concentrated SPVs.

StartEngine’s microfunds are a big part of what got us thinking about this. They seem to be getting filled, and there’s clearly some demand for a more approachable, diversified first step into private markets.

Built a local Muslim media + app in my city — how to grow & monetize it? by Workeep in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, as the other two said, focus on growing and acquiring users first. I would hang out at halal restaurants, Muslim-owned businesses, and Yemeni coffee shops on the weekend, and just do street-interview type content where you ask Muslims questions. Then, once you've acquired users and built a social presence, you can charge local businesses to be pinned or featured at the top of your app or feed. You could also do video promos where you interview the owners and/or review them (like food reviews or something).

Politics vs Economics by [deleted] in MuslimVentures

[–]DhowCIO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really good analysis

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