Irshad Rasheed
President
Stearns Salaam Banking
Banking & Deposits
AUG 29, 2026 — COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM — SILICON VALLEY, CA
For the Muslim buildersof tomorrow.
Our Founders. Our Capital. Our Stage. One room in Silicon Valley for the $7.3T global Muslim economy — pitch the people writing checks, hire your next ten, and leave with deals already moving, not a stack of business cards.
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Admission — every arena below is included
Niya Summit Premium Pass
Sat, Aug 29, 2026 · 8:00 AM–8:00 PM · Computer History Museum
$149.99
What's your reason for being in the room?
You're here to raise, hire, and find your next co-founder.
- 9:00 AM — Main Stage keynotes & panels
- 11:30 AM — Startup Battlefield: pitch live to 50+ investors
- 2:00 PM — Founders Academy: Fundraising & Hiring sessions
- 4:00 PM — Structured matchmaking, built from your intake profile
Your pass
Every arenaIncluded
Meals, all dayIncluded
Total$149.99
Get your pass
One flat price, no tiers — this just previews how the day can go, whichever seat you're in.
Main stage
Expo floor
Founders Academy
Prayer room
Tap a zone to see what happens there. Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA.
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Prayer room and halal catering are on-site, all day — no need to leave the venue.
10 min away
Googleplex
Google's main campus — the Android statues and the original garage energy, Mountain View.
20 min away
Apple Park
The ring, visitor center, and rooftop café, Cupertino.
12 min away
Stanford & The Dish
Hoover Tower, the quad, and a favorite hilltop hiking loop.
12 min away
HP Garage
"The birthplace of Silicon Valley" — a one-car garage in Palo Alto, 1939.
On-site
Computer History Museum
You're already here — the permanent exhibits are open through the day.
8 min away
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Open-air venue and lake, right next to the museum.
Mountain View
Zareen's
Pakistani-Indian, local favorite — order the biryani.
Mountain View
Sakoon
Indian, downtown on Castro St — modern room, halal menu.
Palo Alto
Haji's Restaurant
100% certified halal — a Peninsula staple for Stanford & South Bay Muslims.
8 min away
Shoreline Lake
Trails, paddle boats, and views back toward the venue.
15 min away
Rancho San Antonio
Easy open-space hiking — a quiet reset between sessions.
Mountain View
Castro Street
Downtown strip — cafés, shops, and a walk after the room empties out.
$7.3T
Size of the global Muslim economy this summit is built for.
700–1,000
Attendees on the floor — curated, not a 5,000-badge expo hall.
200+
Founders across Islamic fintech, health, media, ed, and faith tech.
50+
Investors and VCs deploying capital into the ecosystem.
Founders & investors traveling from
United StatesCanadaTurkeySaudi ArabiaPakistanMalaysiaSingaporeQatar
01 — Why this room
Raising and building alone doesn't scale.
Muslim founders are building faster than ever — but scattered across a dozen WhatsApp groups and generic conferences that don't convert. Here's what changes when the founders and the capital of a $7.3T economy sit in one room, for one day.
Founders
Pitch people who already get it
Meet 50+ investors deploying directly into the Muslim economy — on the Main Stage, in the Startup Battlefield, and in matchmaking built from your intake profile.
Investors
See a day of vetted deal-flow
200+ founders across Islamic fintech, health, media, ed, and faith tech — pre-screened, in one room, instead of a thousand cold decks in your inbox.
Everyone
Leave with a network, not a card stack
Structured matchmaking, sector deep-dives, and a room capped near 1,000 — built for follow-through, not a badge and a business-card stack.
02 — The comparison
Everyone else gives you a third of the room.
A tech conference gives you panels. A community meetup gives you connections. A cold DM gives you a maybe. None of them put capital and 200+ vetted founders in the same building, on the same day.
| Niya Summitfounders + capital, one room | Generic tech conferencebadge & panels | Muslim community meetuplocal, informal | Cold outreachLinkedIn / DMs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curated founder + investor room | Yes | — | — | — |
| Live pitch competition (Startup Battlefield) | Yes | Paid tier | — | — |
| Structured matchmaking by intake profile | Yes | — | — | — |
| Islamic-economy sector tracks | 5 sectors | — | — | N/A |
| Halal catering & prayer room on-site | Included | — | Sometimes | N/A |
| Room size | ~1,000, curated | 5,000+ | Varies | 1 reply, maybe |
| Cost to attend | $149.99 | $500+ | Free–$50 | Free |
The honest version. If you just want to browse Muslim-owned businesses, a directory does that for free. The moment you want capital, your next co-founder, or your next ten hires in the room with you — that's what this is built for.
03 — The program
Four arenas, engineered for deal-flow.
Main stage, an all-day hackathon, the Founders Academy, and focused breakout rooms — built so the room stays together instead of scattering across parallel tracks.
01
Main Stage & Startup Battlefield
Keynotes and panels with founders, ecosystem leaders, and global VCs — plus a live pitch competition where founders pitch directly to the people writing checks.
02
All-Day Hackathon
Twelve hours, free to enter, its own registration — no summit pass required.
03
Niya Founders Academy
Seven hands-on sessions: Marketing, Fundraising, Hiring, Product, AI, Legal, Global scaling.
04
Ecosystem & sector tracks
Breakout rooms by region — the US, Middle East, Turkey, Pakistan — and by industry: fintech, health, media, ed, and faith tech.
05
Structured matchmaking
Built from your intake profile — not the luck of who you happen to sit next to.
06
Venue & logistics
Computer History Museum, Mountain View. Prayer room, halal catering, on-site parking, minutes from SFO & SJC.
04 — Get your pass
One flat price. Every arena included.
No tiers, no add-on pricing, nothing extra at checkout. The hackathon runs on its own free registration — no summit pass required.
| Arena | Status |
|---|---|
| Main stage & Startup Battlefield | Included |
| All-Day Hackathon | Free, separate registration |
| Founders Academy | Included |
| Ecosystem & sector tracks | Included |
| Meals, catered halal, all day | Included |
| Networking, 700–1,000 attendees | Included |
Tickets and event operations are handled by Ummah Unite — checkout completes on their site.
Niya Summit Premium Pass
$149.99USD
245 passes available, max 5 per person. One line item — main stage, expo floor, Founders Academy, and meals all included.
Passes claimed245 left of 1,000
Passes available
245Max per person
5Attendees expected
700–1,000Investors in room
50+05 — The speakers
26 confirmed voices, one stage.
Founders, investors, and operators from banking, venture, fintech, takaful, and beyond — already building the $7.3T Muslim economy. Filter by industry to find your room.
Showing all 26 speakers
Aijaz Hussain
EVP Sales & Director
UIF Corporation
Banking & Deposits
Owaiz Dadabhoy
Senior Vice President
Saturna Capital
Wealth & Investment
Monem Salam
EVP & Portfolio Manager
Saturna Capital
Wealth & Investment
Mafaz Jaufer
CEO & Founder
VEPAY INC
Fintech & Payments
Souhail Meftah
Co-Founder & CTO
VEPAY
Fintech & Payments
Amber Gerstung
Chief Deposit Officer
Stearns Bank
Banking & Deposits
Omar Munshi
General Partner
HASAN VC
Venture Capital
Junaid Wahedna
CEO / Founder (former)
Wahed
Wealth & Investment
Anouar Adham
Founder
Bayuti
Real Estate
Zain Jeewanjee
CEO & Founder
Insure123 Insurance Agency
Insurance & Takaful
Morrad Irsane
CEO & Co-Founder
Takadao
Insurance & Takaful
Sharene Lee
Co-Founder
Takadao
Insurance & Takaful
Rayyan Naik
Founder
Ummah Unite
Community & Ecosystem
Yasin Amawi
Founder
Ummah Unite
Community & Ecosystem
Taqi Hasan
Co-Founder
Niya Venture Studio
Venture Capital
Tanveer Ali
Founder
Halal Money Forum
Community & Ecosystem
Abdullah ibn Oda
Co-Founder / Author
Bitcoin Majlis
Community & Ecosystem
Shakeb Kundiwala
Head of Platform Partnerships
Shariawiz
Wealth & Investment
Saad Hazari
Founder & CEO
Sarf
Fintech & Payments
Raza Abidi
Co-Founder
Dhow VC
Venture Capital
Souhayl Maronesy
Founder & CEO
EdificeX
Real Estate
Saad Zariff
Co-Founder
NAMA Private Wealth
Wealth & Investment
Ali Farooq
Co-Founder
NAMA Private Wealth
Wealth & Investment
Kyle Natter
Co-Founder
Halal Wallet
Fintech & Payments
Amr Mohsen
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Club
Community & Ecosystem
06 — The ecosystem
Real operators, already building this economy.
Leaders from Niya Summit's partner network — the Main Stage speaker lineup for Aug 29 will be announced separately, closer to the event.
Junaid Wahedna
Founder
Wahed
Kelly Skalicky
CEO
Stearns Bank
SR
Stephen Lange Ranzini
CEO
University Islamic Financial
Jane Carten
CEO
Saturna Capital · Amana Funds
EM
Erwan Macé
Founder
Muslim Pro
Amr Mohsen
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Silicon Valley Ascent Co.
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Club Inc.
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07 — Organized by
A joint initiative, three organizations.
Powering the global Muslim founder ecosystem together — capital, community, and campus reach in one room.
Niya
Co-organizer
niyasf.com — part of the three-organization team running Niya Summit.
Halal Money Forum
Co-organizer
halalmoneyforum.com — part of the three-organization team running Niya Summit.
SVEC
Co-organizer
sventclub.org — part of the three-organization team running Niya Summit.
Sponsors & partners — hover or tap to see who they are
iUmmah UniteEvent & growth partner
The business, tech, and media behind Niya Summit — vendor marketplace, spot booking, and ticketing all in one platform.
iWahed
Global Islamic robo-advisor — halal investing app founded by Junaid Wahedna, managing $1B+.
iStearns Bank
Independent Minnesota bank, led by CEO Kelly Skalicky — commercial & equipment financing.
iUIF
University Islamic Financial — Sharia-compliant home and commercial real-estate financing.
iAmanah Mutual Funds
Amana Funds, managed by Saturna Capital — halal mutual funds investing since 1986.
iMuslim Pro
The world's most-downloaded Muslim lifestyle app — prayer times, Qur'an, and community.
iLaunchGood
The largest Muslim crowdfunding platform — $370M+ raised.
iHasan VC
Venture fund backing halal, ethical startups — founded by Umar Munshi.
08 — Our startup ecosystem
Companies already building the $7.3T economy.
A sample of the founders, funds, and platforms in Niya Summit's network — halal fintech, investing, and community tools already live today.
09 — Questions
Before you get your pass.
The short version of everything above, in case you skimmed.
Main Stage & Startup Battlefield, Founders Academy, Ecosystem & sector tracks, the full expo floor, meals all day, and networking with 700–1,000 attendees. One flat price — nothing extra at checkout.
No. The All-Day Hackathon is free to enter with its own separate registration — a summit pass isn't required to build.
Founders raising or scaling in the Muslim economy, investors deploying capital into it, and builders/engineers who want in on the Hackathon. See "Choose your path" above for what each day looks like.
Yes — a dedicated prayer room and fully catered halal meals are on-site all day, included in your pass. No need to leave the venue.
Ticketing, refunds, and transfers are handled by Ummah Unite at checkout. Check the policy shown there before you buy, or email admin@ummahunite.com with questions.
Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA. On-site parking, minutes from Palo Alto and San Jose, and a short drive from both SFO and SJC airports.
Secure your seat before the room fills.
Saturday, August 29, 2026 — Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley. 700–1,000 seats, not 5,000.