The world's first Islamic venture capital fund anchored by two of the key Waqf institutions of our time — Yaqeen Institute and Aman Foundation. Returns compound back into the endowment. Forever.
The Alif Venture Capital Fund is anchored by Yaqeen Institute and Aman Foundation — the two most credible Islamic Waqf institutions in the world today. Their anchor commitment seeds first close, signals institutional legitimacy to global LPs, and creates a permanent compounding loop: returns flow back into their endowments, which grow, which anchor the next fund.
The investment mandate is not "Muslim founders." It is the world's best founders in underserved markets — halal economy, Islamic finance infrastructure, healthcare in OIC countries, and the Muslim consumer globally. The universe is enormous. Mudassir Sheikha, Husayn Kassai, Junaid Wahedna — none of them pitched as a "Muslim startup." They pitched as the best in their category. We back those.
All asset classes. Fully unconstrained. VC, growth equity, real assets, real estate, FoF — managed entirely from this vehicle. The current team joins the IC if they wish, retaining relationships and continuity without structural obligation.
5% total fees — 2% management fee plus 3% studio fee covering in-house technical support, engineering, product and go-to-market infrastructure for every portfolio company. Carry split: 25% Waqf · 65% investors · 10% team. Luxembourg-domiciled. Sheikh Faid issues a clean fatwa.
A Waqf (وقف) is an Islamic endowment — an asset permanently ring-fenced for the benefit of designated causes. The principal can never be spent. Only the income flows out, indefinitely, to serve the ummah.
This is not a donation. A Waqf is a permanent act of worship — Sadaqah Jariyah — continuing charity that earns reward long after you are gone.
The Alif Venture Capital Fund is anchored by Yaqeen Institute and Aman Foundation — two of the most trusted Islamic institutions on earth. Their Waqf capital anchors first close. Returns flow back into their permanent endowments. The fund operates under a Wakala + Ju'alah structure — Shariah-clean, LP-familiar, and fatwa-backed by Sheikh Dr. Faid Mohammed Said.
Founded to serve new Muslims, Aman Foundation has established its new centre in Kensington, London — offering coworking facilities, community resources and a home for the next generation of Muslim enterprise and scholarship in the West.
The Alif Waqf partnership with Aman Foundation is convened under the Shariah authority of Sheikh Dr. Faid Mohammed Said — Imam of the London Central Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre, Regent's Park, one of the most significant Islamic institutions in the Western world.
Founded by Sheikh Omar Suleiman — the most trusted Islamic research and media organisation for Western Muslims, reaching 100M+ globally. Yaqeen's endowment is one of the fastest-growing Waqf vehicles in the West. As anchor partner of the Alif Venture Capital Fund, Yaqeen brings institutional legitimacy, a global Muslim audience, and a permanent capital base that compounds with every fund cycle.
Their exits, their unicorns, their legacies. The Alif Waqf is the next chapter.
From the track to the boardroom — the conviction that drives champions is the same conviction that builds enduring institutions.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.
Verily, with hardship comes ease.
I want to prove that Muslim women can do anything.
Build something that matters. Not just something that makes money — something that changes lives.
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something deep inside — a desire, a dream, a vision.
The best investment you can make is in yourself.
I was told the music business was hard for a woman. That made me work twice as hard.
Whoever does not thank people has not thanked Allah.
Do not be people without minds of your own. Accustom yourselves to do good.
"The best of people are those who benefit others most. The Waqf is how Alif ensures that every return we generate also plants a seed that will benefit the Muslim ummah — long after we are gone."
Imam and resident scholar of the London Central Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre, Regent's Park — one of the most prominent mosques in the Western world, attended by heads of state, royalty and Muslim communities from across the globe. Secretary-General of the Commission of Fatwa & Sharia Affairs. Author of multiple works on Islamic jurisprudence and traditional scholarship. Resident Scholar, Larayb Institute. Collaborated with the Grand Mufti of Dubai on educational and Shariah initiatives. Recognised as one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World, 2026. Founder and primary Shariah authority of the Alif Waqf — the spiritual and legal anchor of the entire fund structure.
Yaqeen Institute and Aman Foundation anchor the fund as committed LPs. Returns flow back into their permanent endowments. A perpetual compounding loop for the ummah.
5% total fees cover management and in-house studio infrastructure — LP-familiar, fully Shariah-documented, fatwa-backed by Sheikh Faid.
The Waqf anchor commitment catalyses external LP capital — creating incentive alignment between private investors and the endowment. Both want the same thing: the best returns from the world's best deals.
Discuss LP participation →Two distinct paths. One shared mission — building a permanent engine of Islamic enterprise and endowment.
Your contribution is permanent. The principal is ring-fenced forever under Shariah governance — only the returns flow out to education, health and community causes globally. Every pound you give continues earning reward long after you are gone.
Invest directly into the fund as a standard LP. The fund deploys into the world's best founders — global VC, growth equity, real assets and FoF. Every exit generates carry, of which 25% flows permanently to the Waqf, 65% is returned to you, and 10% goes to the active team. Full commercial returns. Permanent Islamic impact built in.
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The Alif Venture Capital Fund doesn't just invest — it anchors the Alif Studio: a centralised resource engine that helps build, de-risk and scale ventures before they are ready for institutional capital.
The studio team provides shared technical infrastructure — engineering, product, design, legal, finance and go-to-market — to early-stage ventures that need more than capital to succeed.
When a venture matures, the Alif Venture Capital Fund is the natural next step. From studio to fund. From founder to portfolio. One continuous pipeline.
If you are building something for the Muslim world — or in markets the world has underestimated — the Alif Studio wants to hear from you.
Apply to the Studio →"When you endow a Waqf, you are not giving away your wealth. You are planting it — in soil that will bear fruit long after the seasons of your own life have passed."— Sheikh Dr. Faid Mohammed Said · Founder, Alif Waqf
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