# Wahed

> Wahed is a VC fund in New York backing Gaming and Insurance. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wahedinvest/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wahedinvest
- Website: http://www.wahedinvest.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WahedInvest/

Wahed is a VC fund in New York focused on Gaming and Insurance. Wahed Invest is a financial technology and services company that delivers an ethics-driven investment platform. The company has established a strong presence in the Shariah-compliant investment market by developing a user-friendly digital platform that offers a range of Shariah-compliant investment products, including managed portfolios, ventureinvestments, and real estate investments.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Insurance | 1 | 20% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 20% |
| Transportation | 1 | 20% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kuwait | 1 | 20% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 20% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmad Bunnia | Head of Expansion Strategy | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-bunnia |
| Ali Abdulkadir Ali | VP - Global Product | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdulkadir-ali-ali |
| Junaid Wahedna | Chief Executive Officer & Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junaid-wahedna |
| Khalid Al-Jassim | Executive Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khalid-al-jassim-630c |
| Mathieu Benslimane | Global Expansion Strategist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mehdi-benslimane |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Takadao | Takadao provides Shariah-compliant insurance alternatives. It operates on blockchain and offers products like Takaturn and Takasure. | $1.5M | Seed | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| BusCaro | BusCaro is a tech-based transport company aimed at simplifying commute, with a hassle-free experience. BusCaro is a seamless solution for your daily pick and drop. | $1.2M | Seed | Sep 18, 2025 |  |
| Brainspark Games | Brainspark Games is an Edtech Gaming studio, building free, culturally inclusive, AI-powered, Augmented Reality educational mobile games, aligned with the UK national curriculum. | $889.5K | Angel | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| Mojo | Mojo's mission is to help beauty enthusiasts discover, share, and buy beauty, skincare, and wellness products. Mojo's platform allows users to buy items with one or two clicks. |  | Seed | Mar 11, 2024 |  |
| BusCaro | BusCaro is a tech-based transport company aimed at simplifying commute, with a hassle-free experience. BusCaro is a seamless solution for your daily pick and drop. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 22, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Epic Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic-angels) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Accelerate Prosperity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerate-prosperity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Adaverse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adaverse) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Cartography Cap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cartography-cap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daman Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daman-investments-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Wahed invest in?

Wahed invests primarily in Gaming, Insurance and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kuwait. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Wahed's check size?

Wahed typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$1.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Wahed participates in.

### How do I contact Wahed?

Public channels for Wahed include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Wahed?

The team at Wahed includes Ahmad Bunnia (Head of Expansion Strategy), Ali Abdulkadir Ali (VP - Global Product) and Junaid Wahedna (Chief Executive Officer & Founder), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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