The 500 Muslim founders shaping what comes next.

A global editorial and ranking platform spotlighting 500 leading Muslim entrepreneurs, their companies, stories, achievements, and impact.

Discover the 500
Watercolor world map with subtle connections between global regions

Discover the 500

A sourced starting directory of founders being considered for the inaugural edition. Final inclusion and ranking remain subject to editorial review.

Every profile keeps its public attribution and LinkedIn destination. Tags are editable in the founder data and power the filters below.

Showing 19 founder candidates

002

United Kingdom

Emad Mostaque

Founder · Intelligent Internet

London, United Kingdom

003

United Kingdom

Arfah Farooq

Founder · Muslim Tech Fest

London, United Kingdom

004

United Kingdom

Areeb Siddiqui

Founder & CEO · Kestrl

London, United Kingdom

005

United Kingdom

Navid Akhtar

Founder & CEO · Alchemiya Media

London, United Kingdom

006

United States

Shahed Amanullah

Founder · Zabihah

Virginia, United States

007

United States

Mo Shaikh

Co-founder & General Partner · Maximum Frequency Ventures

California, United States

008

United Kingdom

Hamza Mughal

Founder · Running Paper

Manchester, United Kingdom

009

United Kingdom

Shahzad Younas

Founder & CEO · Muzz

London, United Kingdom

010

United Kingdom

Ruzwana Bashir

Founder & CEO · Peek

British founder · San Francisco

011

United States

Iman Abuzeid

Co-founder & CEO · Incredible Health

San Francisco, United States

012

United Kingdom

Aisha Ansari

Founder & CEO · MONOS Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

013

United States

Syed Balkhi

Founder & CEO · Awesome Motive

Florida, United States

014

United Kingdom

Rabii Malik

Co-founder & CEO · Entropy

British founder · San Francisco

015

United Kingdom

Zahid Mahmood

Co-founder · Anterior

United Kingdom

016

United Kingdom

Omar Choudhry

Founder & CEO · Feedsauce AI

London, United Kingdom

017

Rest of World

Achmad Zaky

Founding Partner · Init 6

Jakarta, Indonesia

018

Rest of World

Abdallah Abu-Sheikh

Founder · Mal

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

019

Rest of World

Mudassir Sheikha

Co-founder & CEO · Careem

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A global list, seen up close.

Explore the future 500 through three editorial lenses—giving focused attention to the United States and United Kingdom while keeping the wider world central to the story.

US

United States

Entrepreneurs building across one of the world’s largest and most diverse business ecosystems.

UK

United Kingdom

Founders shaping companies from a global crossroads of capital, culture, and ideas.

ROW

Rest of World

Stories spanning the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas.

A living record of Muslim entrepreneurship—built to make ambition visible across borders.

500MF will celebrate entrepreneurs through the companies they build, the challenges they navigate, and the ideas they move into the world.

The aim is not simply to publish a ranking, but to create a richer editorial record of enterprise across generations, sectors, and geographies.

A thoughtful lens on entrepreneurship.

The final methodology will be transparent and evidence-led. These themes outline the editorial lens that will shape it.

The ranking framework is currently in development.

Enterprise building

The scale, resilience, and originality of the companies founders create.

Enduring impact

How entrepreneurial work influences industries, communities, and future builders.

Global contribution

The reach of ideas, leadership, and value created across borders.

Five hundred stories. One global record of ambition.

500MF is taking shape as a home for the founders, companies, and ideas moving business forward.

Explore the vision