Ibrahim Khan is the co-founder of Islamic Finance Guru and Cur8 Capital, a shariah-compliant investment platform.
He studied PPE at Oxford University before starting his career as a corporate lawyer, where he gained experience working in private funds.
In 2019, after running IFG as a blog, he decided to leave his corporate career to go full-time on the company.
Since then, IFG now educates millions of muslims every year, and its sister company, Cur8 Capital, manages over $120m for over 2,500 Muslims across the world
Connect with Ibrahim Khan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mibrahimkhan/
https://www.youtube.com/@IFGuru
https://cur8.capital/
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00:00 - Introduction
02:02 - How did you know you wanted go into Islamic Finance?
04:55 - What skillset should you acquire to go into Islamic Finance?
07:25 - How important are Islamic qualifications for this field?
09:51 - What does a TRUE Islamic Finance system look like?
12:15 - What are the missing pieces of Islamic Economics?
15:30 - What are the key gaps still missing in Islamic Finance?
18:02 - What’s the importance of payment infrastructure?
22:30 - Why is insurance ignored?
23:59 - Why are there so many failed Islamic Finance startups?
26:57 - Is there a talent problem with Islamic startups?
28:24 - What’s the IFG/Cur8 story?
32:07 - Why did you raise Venture Capital funding?
35:47 - What do most founders get wrong when building startups?
38:26 - What gets Ibrahim excited about founders?
41:25 - Is there a conflict of interest in building an Islamic company?
43:51 - Is there a Quran verse you reflect upon a lot?
47:42 - Ibrahim's startup advice for Sohaib
49:55 - How can Sohaib improve as a person?
51:30 - Sohaib’s best and worst moments at IFG
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Muslim Founder Podcast - conversations with leaders who have built successful companies and organisations.
Our mission is to inspire Muslims to build things that empower the ummah.
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