An exciting world of “Silver” economyThe former kindergarten in Fuxing in Shanghai was closed for 7 years. Last year it reopened as a community center for 老爷爷 (lǎo yé ye) —…Oct 14Oct 14
The Middle Eastern capital shift — a potential bonanza for Islamic VC industry?Middle Eastern money have been feeding global venture capital ecosystem for years. From the likes of Public Investment Fund (PIF)…Sep 18Sep 18
Russia: Mudarabah or mathematics on the investment platformAS SALAM is a unique project providing Islamic financing services in the territory of the Russian Federation. The name was not chosen by…Aug 30Aug 30
Bridging faith and sustainability: Shariah compliant investors in climate financeShariah compliant finance, rooted in Islamic principles, prohibits Riba (interest), Gharar (excessive uncertainty), and investments in…Jun 19Jun 19
Four AI-based transforming trends in Islamic venture capitalPersonalized shopping, real-time translations, autonomous vehicles, medical diagnostics… The Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming…Jun 10Jun 10
Islamic venture capital ≠ Conventional venture capital + FatwaThere is no need to try to catch up with the Joneses, meaning to try to bring Islamic venture capital to the standards and the size of the…May 6May 6
Islamic finance instruments may spur economic and trade opportunities for sanctioned RussiaTrade sanctions often work in mysterious ways. Generally, sanctions are penalties imposed by one country on another, to discourage the…May 2May 2
Russia: the country of the victorious Juche ideologyA short analysis of Russia’s success going toward pollical, economic, ideological, military and diplomatic self-reliance. North Korea has a…Feb 15Feb 15
De-risking Islamic venture capital investmentsVenture investing is inherently risky. For every Facebook there are dozens of Theranos and Wongas. And rather often, the previous track…Feb 14Feb 14
Happy New Year, dear Islamic venture capital industry!Last year was pretty tough for the global venture capital industry — according to PitchBook Research, in just a year the global funding…Jan 24Jan 24
