Survive. Adapt. Thrive. 
The Camel Startup Blueprint

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  • Author
    Umar Munshi
  • Level
    Beginner to Intermediate
  • Study Time
    1 Hour
  • Course Series
    Venture Capital
  • Company
    HASAN.VC
Course Disclaimer

This is a pre-recorded webinar session made into a course.

Why should You take this course?

In today's fast-paced world, driven by new and enabling technologies, businesses face rapidly changing demands and behaviors from users and customers who expect high-quality and innovative products and services.

To maintain a competitive edge, companies are increasingly pressured to undertake research and development (R&D) more aggressively.

Accessing the best scientific and engineering minds in specific domains is crucial, and this is where university-industry collaborations come into play.


Understanding the various advantages of these partnerships can lead to long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between academia and industry.



At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Highlights on how to navigate collaboration agreements for financial benefits.

  2. Detailed analysis of different collaboration models and their advantages and challenges.

Course Lessons

Course Author

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.


Featured Instructor
"Fintech pioneer driving halal and ethical investments to empower impactful startups across Asia."

Umar Munshi

Founder, Ethis Group & Managing Partner, HASAN.VC