Barakah Labs

Barakah Labs

BARAKAH

From Intention to Impact.

From Intention to Impact.

From Intention to Impact.

Muslim Founders Start Here.

Muslim Founders Start Here.

Muslim Founders Start Here.

A 4-week cohort for founders who want to build with integrity, barakah, and global impact.

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Why Barakah Labs?

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Cultivating founders that are especially building in deeptech, healthtech, semiconductors, fintech. A hybrid program that allows you to connect virtually to our advisors and attend in-person in Toronto for some of our workshops and demo day with investors.

Cultivating founders that are especially building in deeptech, healthtech, semiconductors, fintech. A hybrid program that allows you to connect virtually to our advisors and attend in-person in Toronto for some of our workshops and demo day with investors.

Cultivating founders that are especially building in deeptech, healthtech, semiconductors, fintech. A hybrid program that allows you to connect virtually to our advisors and attend in-person in Toronto for some of our workshops and demo day with investors.

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Direct Mentor Access.

Direct Mentor Access.

Direct Mentor Access.

35+ expert mentors, including founders of leading companies and investment firms, matched 1:1 to your venture.

35+ expert mentors, including founders of leading companies and investment firms, matched 1:1 to your venture.

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Values-Driven Support.

Values-Driven Support.

Values-Driven Support.

Workshops, accountability, and community built on barakah — not just growth at all costs.

Workshops, accountability, and community built on barakah — not just growth at all costs.

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Mission-Aligned Capital.

Mission-Aligned Capital.

Mission-Aligned Capital.

Warm intros to ethical VCs and Muslim angels. A Demo Day with MAX Pitch at the close of the cohort.

Warm intros to ethical VCs and Muslim angels. A Demo Day with MAX Pitch at the close of the cohort.

People

Our collective power.

Our collective power.

Our collective power.

Mentors, speakers and advisors who have built some of the most impactful Muslim-led companies — here to help you build yours.

Ali Asaria

Co-founder, Transformer Lab · AI & Deep Tech

Founded several companies valued above $100M including Well.ca and Tulip. Created BlackBerry BrickBreaker and now builds open-source AI tools. Raised over $100M.

Nadah Feteih

Founder & CEO, Ma'wa Collective · Social Impact

Former Meta and Instagram software engineer who built Ma'wa Collective — the largest travel and adventure community for Muslim women, growing to 6,100+ members and 62+ group trips in under two years.

Shahed Amanallah

Founder, Zabihah · Social Impact

Founded Zabihah in 1998 — the world's first global Halal restaurant guide, six years before Yelp. Served as Senior Advisor for Technology at the US State Department under Secretaries Clinton and Kerry.

Imran M.

Investment Partner, Alif · AI

Co-founded Kayyo, an AI-powered martial arts trainer cited in a16z's Abundance Agenda. Now backs the next generation of Muslim builders as Investment Partner at Alif in San Francisco.

Katie Ko

Investor, Ripple Ventures · General / Investor

Investor at Ripple Ventures, one of Canada's most active early-stage funds backing B2B SaaS and frontier tech. Key connector helping underrepresented founders raise their first rounds.

Zafer Qureshi

CEO, Alam Group · Fintech

Founder, investor and operator in Fintech. Former Co-CEO of Banxa, a publicly listed crypto payments company acquired by OSL Group for $85M. Now runs family office Alam Group.

Robleh Jama

CEO, Tomorrow & Boom Vision · ex-Shopify

Founder, advisor and investor based in Toronto. Robleh founded Tiny Hearts, an award-winning mobile product studio with 100M users acquired by Shopify in 2016.

Danish Yusuf

Founder & CEO, Zensurance · Fintech

Founder of Zensurance, Canada's leading digital insurance brokerage. Ex-McKinsey, Harvard MBA, Computer Engineer from University of Toronto.

Waqas Khokar

Founder & CEO, ScalixAI · Growth

Spent 9 years inside Google managing over $1B in ad spend. Now helps AI and tech companies build scalable, profitable customer acquisition at ScalixAI.

Rishard Rameez

Founder & CEO, Zown · AI & Proptech

Turned a viral Reddit post about predatory real estate commissions into one of Canada's fastest-growing AI-powered brokerages with over $200M in transaction volume.

Tabassum Pasha

Co-Founder, Waive · Healthtech

Co-Founder of Waive. Built an AI platform automating clinic workflows for Canada's largest healthcare providers, scaling to 7-figure ARR. Recently raised $2M.

Faraz Nomani

Co-founder, Szio+ & Utiva Health · Health & CPG

Co-Founder of Szio+, amongst Canada's fastest growing consumer health companies. Ex-JNJ medical devices. MBA from Duke, Mechanical Engineer from University of Toronto.

Ahmed Elkalza

Founder, Jack Health · Health & CPG

Founded Jack Health to transform healthcare through technology and data. Named one of the Top 100 Healthcare Leaders globally by IFAH in 2021.

Farhan Zia

Director, Toronto Metropolitan University · Tech

Growth strategist helping entrepreneurs scale at TMU's innovation ecosystem including DMZ and Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst. Named one of Canada's Next Top 25 Ad Executives.

Saad Uddin

CEO M32 Connect, Co-founder Native Touch · Tech

Built and sold JM Inc. Spent over a decade leading product and tech strategy at the intersection of mobile advertising and growth. Investor and acquirer in his space.

Imran Ahmed

Co-founder, Kapik · Semiconductors & Hardware

Serial semiconductor entrepreneur who co-founded Kapik Integration and is co-founder & CEO of StarIC. Developing advanced silicon and photonic technologies powering AI and next-gen data centers.

Ali Zahedi

CEO, Infinite Investment Systems · Fintech

Co-founded Infinite Investment Systems in 2004, building it into Canada's most trusted portfolio management platform with $14M+ annual revenue.

Omar Qureshi

CEO & Co-Founder, Neuron · General Tech

Co-founder and CEO of Neuron (formerly Prospect), a Canadian SaaS platform helping businesses with lead generation and client engagement.

You have the what. You just need the how.

Four weeks of hands-on sessions, mentorship, and community to take your idea from intention to impact

WEEK 1

Come with an idea and an open mind.

You have something unique you want to show the world. We’ll help you think through it in a structured, professional, and barakah-rooted way.

WEEK 2

Leave with a real product, real users, real community.

Over four weeks you’ll build your idea, get meaningful feedback from real users, and form lasting relationships with fellow founders.

WEEK 3

Find your customer channel without the guesswork.

We’ll help you identify where your customers actually live, and build a repeatable way to reach them every week — with integrity and purpose.

WEEK 4

Prepare for Demo Day.

Refine your pitch, sharpen your metrics, and get ready to showcase your progress to mentors, investors, and the broader Barakah community.

DEMO DAY

Build with barakah — not just blitzscaling.

We believe the most durable companies are built on purpose. Our curriculum integrates Islamic entrepreneurship principles with world-class startup methodology.

What you need to know

Still have questions? Reach out anytime.

Applications for Barakah Labs are now closed.

Applications for Barakah Labs are now closed.

Applications for Barakah Labs are now closed.

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