Wahed

Founded in New York in 2015, Wahed is a financial-technology company built around expanding access to Shariah-compliant investing. It launched in the United States in 2017, the United Kingdom in 2018, and has since expanded across additional markets including Malaysia, the UAE, Nigeria and South Africa.

Wahed provides digitally managed portfolios built from Shariah-screened equities, sukuk, gold, REITs and other compliant assets. Its platform uses risk-based allocation and periodic rebalancing, while its product range also includes exchange-traded funds, savings products, real-estate investing and alternative-income strategies.

Its clearest strength is combining automated portfolio management with Islamic finance expertise and a retail-friendly digital distribution model. The firm has also developed its own ETFs, including the Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF, giving it capabilities beyond a conventional robo-adviser.