University

Columbia University

2 founders

Companies

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Wahed

Sharia-compliant investing app offering halal portfolios, ETFs and property investments

$300mValuation
215Headcount
13.8%Growth
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Hepsiburada

One of Turkey's largest e-commerce marketplaces, first Turkish company listed on Nasdaq

$3.9bnValuation

Founders

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Hanzade Doğan Boyner

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Founder, HepsiburadaHepsiburada

Founded Hepsiburada in 2000 and took it to Nasdaq before selling control to Kaspi.kz

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Junaid Wahedna

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Founder and Chairman, WahedWahed

Left Wall Street banking to build a halal investing app now backed by Saudi Aramco

Stories

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The Women Behind Some of MENA’s Biggest Companies
Trendyol is one of Turkey’s biggest technology companies. Insider sells its software to more than 1,500 brands across 28 countries. Huda Beauty became a global cosmetics business, while Hepsiburada became the first Turkish company to list on Nasdaq.
8 Oct 2026

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Wahed: Junaid Wahedna
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Hepsiburada: Hanzade Doğan Boyner