Launch Partners

Launch Partners

STV’s ‘callable equity’ a first for Saudi venture capital, tech start-ups

Tech-focused Saudi VC (venture capital) firm STV is establishing a new Shariah asset class with a US$100 million ‘callable equity’ fund that provides seed money to start-ups, in return for stakes in the companies that the owners can buy back later. Called NICE – for its ‘non-dilutive investment in callable equity’ – this fund is

Shariah funding for Indonesian movie

May 2025 saw the preview of a movie fully funded by the Group of Koperasi Syariah Benteng Mikro Indonesia (Kopsyah BMI). Scheduled to open for public viewing from the 21st August 2025, ‘The Sun Gazer: Cinta Dari Langit’ is based on a novel by local Islamic finance doyen Muhammad Gunawan Yasni. Produced by local studio

Kuza sees Kenya as Shariah launchpad for Africa

While Kuza Asset Management is based in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi since it was launched in November 2023, the firm is already eyeing the larger potential of Africa and beyond, Fund Manager Ian Wangai shared with IFN Investor. “For instance, we only have one Sukuk that’s been listed in Kenya. We are building partnerships

New Shariah ESG index precursor to alternate analysis tool

The new Shariah compliant ESG index scheduled for launch on the 30th May 2025 in Istanbul by the AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy (AFIE) is just the tip of a more extensive analysis tool developed by Pakistani firm Spectreco, based on a dataset that already has over 1.5 billion records. This AI-powered system handles regulations,

IFN Investor Weekly Round-up: 13th – 19th May 2025 

Innovation in the Muslim world can also mean bringing the old to the new – like Shariah investments in the ever-evolving business of film – while additionally fostering creative offerings in the digital landscape. This is now taking place in Indonesia with a Shariah-funded movie scheduled to open for public viewing from the 21st August

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Pakistan facilitating entry of more Shariah investment players

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) aims to have institutional investors routing all their securities market transactions through Shariah compliant brokers from the 1st January 2028. In its latest consultation paper, the SECP acknowledged that while most of...
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 Top 10 Islamic funds in Americas by AuM

Top 10 Islamic fund managers in Americas by AuM

Total Funds
2,539
Total AuM
Total AuM: 524,215,049,687
All Companies
482
Total Funds

2,401

Total AuM
Total AuM: 524,215,049,687
All Companies

447

Total Funds By Asset Class

Total Funds By Region

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IFN Investor Weekly Round-up: 13th – 19th...

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Islamic funds took a hit in early April as global equity markets sank, before recovering as worldwide tremors from...

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