Redwood Founders

An end of year 2-in-1 from the Redwood team: some amazing stats from our first year of operations as well as a belated Startup Showcase post. Since launching in Feb 2024: ????480 WhatsApp Community members ?????~9,500 WhatsApp group chat messages (yes, we ran a script to calculate this) ????22 partner startups ????52 internships facilitated ????22 events? ?????6 Founder Series ?????3 workshops ????660 Instagram followers ????33,000 accounts reached on Instagram ????946 LinkedIn followers Startup Showcase recap: We collaborated with STEM Muslims Imperial College London, IHSAAN by FOSIS and Queen Mary Islamic Finance Society to host: - Nima Akram from Newscord - Angelina Aziz from Auralyze.ai (Techstars ‘24) - Farzana Salik ?? from Taahirah - Ayaan Khurshed from Medology - Talha M. from Medily AI - Hussain Muhamed from Tarbiyah Twins - Mohamed Kamara from Talib - Sohail Sheikh from HifdhQ - Salmaan Bari from PreFessionals - Aman Farooq, Arsh Alam, Uzair Bhad from Yusraa A heartfelt thank you to Nima Akram and Angelina Aziz for an inspiring fireside chat! We delved into impactful topics such as overcoming imposter syndrome, taking the first steps to becoming a founder, finding the right co-founder, choosing between VC funding and bootstrapping, and balancing coding with marketing.

Heading up North! See you in Manchester ?? Meet Rowan Aldean, founder of Casa Platform, A bit about Casa - The AI rental assistant shrinking time-to-rent from?4 weeks to 4 days - With listings disappearing in?under 46 hours,?Casa Plus?uses?AI search, instant alerts, and smart insights?to keep renters and realtors ahead- without selling their attention to the highest bidder - Casa Plus also translates?plain English into real-time notifications, delivering AI-powered summaries on every rental across the web Date: February 24th, 2025 Time: 17:00 Location: University of Manchester, 2.218, University Place See you all there! Sign-up here: https://lu.ma/ukvz9ml7

Check this out, organising an inter-uni buildathon for students at the IslamicFinanceGuru / Cur8 Capital offices ??

Our first YC founder... ?? Meet Hashim Rehman, CTO and co-founder at Remo (YC S24), a startup providing AI solutions for compliance teams. They're backed by some of the world’s leading accelerators and investors, including Y Combinator. Date: February 12th, 2025 Time: 16:00 Location: University of Warwick, L5, Chemistry Building See you all there! Sign-up here: https://lu.ma/xk3pny1q

Our Founders Series is back for Term 2, we’ll see you in London! Meet Jawwad F., founding engineer at agemo, a company specialising in building AI systems for software reasoning. agemo?is building AI that turns ideas into software—no coding required. Powered by neurosymbolic reasoning, its system,?Dunia, automates software creation from design to deployment. Date: 10 Feb 2025 Time: 18:00-20:00 Location: Imperial College London, SKEM 164, Skempton building See you all there! Sign up here: https://lu.ma/nnm03gwa

?????? ???? ???????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????????? – ???????? ?????? ???????????? ???????????????? ?????????????? ???????????? Are you ready to take the next step toward your business or career success? The Future Business Leaders Summit is the perfect opportunity to connect with inspiring Muslim entrepreneurs, find a mentor, and gain the tools you need to launch your business or excel in your career. Date & Time: Thursday, 30th January 2025 | 6 PM – 10 PM Location: Aston University, Birmingham Tickets: ￡5 ???????? ???? ???????????? - Networking with successful business owners and professionals. - Gain valuable mentorship to start your business. - Access expert advice on careers and entrepreneurship. - Discover real-world opportunities like internships and placements. Don’t miss your chance to join us! Register now ?? https://lnkd.in/eVd_EFB4 IHSAAN by FOSIS University of Birmingham Islamic Society Redwood Founders Warwick Islamic Society #SMBF #StudentNetworking #MuslimEntrepreneurs #FutureBusinessLeaders

Built by one of our community members and showcased at Demo Day—check it out! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create next. Join our community: https://lnkd.in/eqZMknBS

is it possible?? I learnt so much in these 8 days, from researching, to development, to figuring out how coding actually works (instead of chatGPT-ing everything). but the most important lessons? - even if you don’t wanna do it, carry on. remember who you’re doing this for - asking for help from people more experienced than you is EVERYTHING massive massive shoutout to the Redwood Founders community because this literally wouldn’t have been possible without Luqmaan hopping on a 3-hour call or the support from the group chat. and of course, to baba - he let me ask him a million questions (we spoke about the app at least twice a day) to the point where he started asking ME when it’d be done ???? the main bits are sorted now, and the plan is (so I hold myself accountable): - mock up a fake scenario - get baba’s feedback - develop based on his feedback will upload this in 2 weeks!! :)) ALSO ALSO ALSO - before I forget: If you or anyone you know is offering internships in: - UX/UI design - product and industrial design - research-related design I’d LOVE to connect!!

Oh and to kick of 2025, we're hosting a virtual demo day with builders from our community- showcasing the amazing projects you all have been working on ;) We've got the amazing Umar Munshi and Ali Sajaad as our judges. Sign up now: https://lu.ma/glv88r01

RF took on the University of Cambridge. We teamed up with Cambridge University Ethical Finance Society and Cambridge University Islamic Society to bring an incredible panel to life. Leaders from Nester, Nisba, and SMBF shared: - How they built impactful businesses. - Lessons on balancing profit and purpose. - Actionable advice for aspiring founders. The evening ended with an exclusive networking dinner, connecting students with these incredible leaders. Big ideas. Bigger impact. The future is bright. ?? Youness Abidou Waqar A. Akash Khan Adel Bereksi