Raza

Cofounder, Head of Internal Ops @dhowapp

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

Bullish on Toronto, the hometown of my mother.

I just attended @UMMAH1dotCOM’s UMMAHCON. Shoutout to @yavarzmirza and @zaeemmirza for the great event.

Great event, phenomenal builders.

@MarkJCarney cut the red tape and taxes and let the country that gave us @Bombardier, BlackBerry, @lululemon, and @Shopify build!

[Dhow @DhowApp]

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating Eid al-Adha. 🌙

Wishing you a day filled with family, gratitude, and generosity, along with the kind of peace that lingers long after the celebrations end.

#EidAlAdha #EidMubarak

[Raza @dhowCOO]

Med tech like this is such a refreshing change of pace from the flood of AI-native startups that are grabbing everyone’s attention these days. I’m very bullish on affordable heathcare in general, and products like this make it easy to see why

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

This one is a bit personal for me, as I have seen family members suffer from hearing loss.

@amano_labs is building a $20 hearing aid. The category averages $2,700. While not a replacement for the more "high-end" hearing aids, this makes hearing aids accessible, and opens the door to further innovation in a category that appears to relatively stagnant, but that affects millions.

We covered them in this week's Dhow Dispatch. Last week, their launch video made waves, even attracting the attention of @MrBeast.

The founders are also fellow Canadians: @arishs24

Full disclosure: I ordered one off the waitlist.

https://t.co/3RLgCFRYmj

[Raza @dhowCOO]

Healthcare is becoming one of the few real growth engines left in the economy; there an insane amount of stagnation with the incumbents

The investment angle is healthtech and biotech are going to absorb a massive amount of capital over the next decade as the system gets rebuilt

[a16z @a16z]

Healthcare is driving job growth in California (and most big states)

More charts: https://t.co/nVVf3gIw3U

[Dhow @DhowApp]

The next Anthropic is already being built.

We're betting on who's building it.

Come aboard here: https://t.co/vpbPlOgomx

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

Pretty wild news from @AnthropicAI.

Essentially, the stock will get dumped upon the peasant masses when they IPO.

The average American can’t play ball with the major league players. Access is not for you.

We’re changing that. Low minimums, an actual fund, an iPhone app, no stacked fees. Just a regular, ol, 506(c) fund.

Join us:

https://t.co/Pl00umJJ1a

[Raza @dhowCOO]

@ionleu https://t.co/8vCxon5Cy5

Don't just feel good about where your money grows to, feel good about HOW it grows there.

Support values-aligned founders building real solutions to real problems

[Raza @dhowCOO]

https://t.co/8vCxon5Cy5

Don’t just feel good about where your money grows to, feel good about HOW it grows there.

Support values-aligned founders building real solutions to real problems

[John @ionleu]

drop ur startup link

[Alif @alifdotbuild]

You cannot ignore signal when you get it.

But most founders do.

They ask for feedback. Customers tell them the truth. Then they ignore it because it doesn't fit their vision.

@haroon breaking down founders problems during office hours at Alif HQ.

[Raza @dhowCOO]

We just spoke to a founder building encryption software around this exact issue

AI changes cybersecurity by compressing cost + time needed to discover vulnerabilities

The industry shifts from static defense to continuous iteration, & speed of adaptation becomes the real moat

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

*VANCE WARNED TECH CEOS OF RISKS POSED BY NEW AI MODELS: WSJ

[Andrew Yeung @andruyeung]

Founders, are you hiring for these roles?

– engineering
– head of growth
– GTM/account execs

I want to help. I have hundreds of vetted people in my community who are actively looking for roles at top startups.

DM me!

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

This is how we’re moving now

[Dhow @DhowApp]

We’re launching Dhow Horizon Fund I.

$5M early-stage fund backing values-aligned + Muslim-origin founders.

10–20 companies. Low minimums. Real access. First institutional check in. Read more below.

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

On June 30, 2024, the Jerusalem Post (an Israeli newspaper) released an opinion piece titled “The Golden Age of American Muslims is Starting”.

While there were likely nefarious reasons behind its publishing, the underlying premise is true.

We are going to be America’s second largest religious minority by 2040. We are wealthy. We are overrepresented in key sectors like healthcare and tech. We will continue to make invaluable contributions to this society.

And now, we are able to throw our capital around. @DhowApp, along with other key players in the ecosystem like @alifdotbuild, @ummahbuild, @Friday_HQ, @IhsanVentures, @MadinahAngels, and @muslimbiz_real will be the voice of our community in the markets. Join us at https://t.co/kNyC3JX8rz

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

The democratization of the private markets is a hot topic, particularly when it comes to VC. Many people have reached out to us with questions on USVC. We think we can do democratization better.

USVC pitches 1% mgmt fee, no carry. The prospectus tells a different story: 2.5% all-in, plus underlying funds charging their own 2 and 20.

Two fee layers. Only one in the marketing.

Dhow Horizon Fund I is straight 2 and 20. Direct $5M fund, ~16 early-stage first-checks. One layer of fees.

Same 10x outcome over 5 years:

$10K in Dhow → ~$80K net

$10K in USVC → ~$70K net

However, USVC's biggest holdings are already at tens of billions. Not much 10x left. Dhow writes first checks where 100x is still on the table.

USVC democratizes who can buy in. Dhow democratizes who gets backed.

Sail with us: https://t.co/w6cASSbDtf

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

We still have a lot to do to become serious, but good steps in the right direction.

[Zain Abidi @ZainAbidi954]

We have had quite a bit of interest from traditional LPs in Dhow Horizon Fund I.

We have even had our first institutional commitment.

But that is not our target market.

We built this for the masses of people who are not in traditional VC.

$10,000 minimums, no stacked fees, and a community of like-minded individuals.

If that interests you, hit the link below.

Capital will deployed soon. Get off the sidelines, build your comunity, and make some money.

Set sail with Dhow.

https://t.co/w6cASSbDtf