Faith, Founders & Funding: Storytelling for Ethical Capital
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AuthorUmar Munshi
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LevelBeginner to Intermediate
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Study Time1 Hour 30 Minutes
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Course SeriesVenture Capital
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CompanyHASAN.VC
This is a pre-recorded webinar session made into a course.
Why should You take this course?
In today’s innovation-driven world, success is not only about having a breakthrough product or research, it’s about telling a story that inspires trust and creates lasting impact.
This course is designed for researchers, start-ups, and SMEs in or aligned to the halal economy who want to stand out by communicating their mission with clarity, purpose, and authenticity.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply actionable strategies to integrate halal principles, ethical practices, and community impact into your brand story to build trust with faith-conscious investors and customers.
- Differentiate your startup by highlighting sustainability and ethical values, demonstrating to investors and partners that your business is positioned for long-term success within the halal economy.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply actionable strategies to integrate halal principles, ethical practices, and community impact into your brand story to build trust with faith-conscious investors and customers.
- Differentiate your startup by highlighting sustainability and ethical values, demonstrating to investors and partners that your business is positioned for long-term success within the halal economy.
Fintech Pioneer & Ethical Investment Leader
Umar Munshi, a Singaporean, is the Founder of Ethis Group and Managing Partner at HASAN.VC. An entrepreneur since the age of 18, Umar is recognised as a leader in ethical investment, fintech, and halal Startups.
Founded in 2014 with Ronald Wijaya, Ethis is a venture builder that has launched and grown ethical and halal investment platforms, apps and licensed fintech firms in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Turkiye and Oman under the Ethis, HASAN.VC, and GlobalSadaqah brands. Ethis matches investors and funders to SMEs and startups that are sustainable and impactful. HASAN.VC is a VC fund licensed in Malaysia and an accelerator firm in Singapore backed by a global community of angel investors and founders.
Umar received the Emerging Leader Prize in conjunction with The Royal Award for Islamic Finance 2022 by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission Malaysia. Ethis received multiple awards, including the Islamic Economy Award for SME Development from HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum in 2016.
