Ummah - Global Muslim Entrepreneurs Network

What Ummah - Global Muslim Entrepreneurs Network does

Ummah is a non-profit global movement launched in 2025 that connects Muslim founders and professionals across multiple continents for cross-border collaboration, economic empowerment, and advocacy. The organization targets Muslim entrepreneurs and professionals in cities spanning Jakarta, Istanbul, Abuja, Karachi, London, Kuala Lumpur, San Francisco, and Surabaya, positioning business as a form of worship (ibadah) and unity as a prerequisite for the Muslim world's economic and civilizational potential. Its core offering is a community network rather than a software product — there is no proprietary technology platform; engagement occurs primarily through WhatsApp-based self-serve channels, global referral networks, and mission-driven content. The movement is anchored by a strategic partnership with Serikat Usaha Muhammadiyah (SUMU) and its parent organization Muhammadiyah, described as the world's largest Muslim organization, which provides institutional legitimacy and access to an ecosystem claiming over 100,000 members, merchants, and users.

Name

Ummah - Global Muslim Entrepreneurs Network

Legal name

Ummah

Website

https://ummah.id

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ummah is a non-profit global movement connecting Muslim founders and professionals across continents through WhatsApp-based community engagement, enabling cross-border collaboration, halal venture building, and economic empowerment rooted in shared faith and historical trade legacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership/Community Access: While not explicitly stated, the network appears to generate value through community membership and collective economic empowerment initiatives aimed at enabling free movement of people, products, and capital across the Muslim world.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ummah is a global community movement that connects Muslim founders and professionals across borders to enable cross-border collaboration, halal high-growth venture building, and collective economic empowerment. The platform facilitates networking, knowledge sharing, and advocacy for the free movement of people, products, and capital across the Muslim world, drawing on the legacy of historical Islamic merchant brotherhoods and partnering with Muhammadiyah's entrepreneurial arm (SUMU).

Product overview

Ummah is a single unified global movement platform — not a modular software product — that connects Muslim entrepreneurs and professionals worldwide. It serves as a networking and collaboration hub enabling cross-border trade, venture building, and economic empowerment among Muslim founders from Jakarta to Istanbul, Abuja to Karachi, London to Kuala Lumpur. The platform's core offering centers on community connection, halal high-growth business development, and advocacy for free movement of people, products, and capital across the Muslim world.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ummah Movement Platform A global movement platform that connects Muslim founders and professionals across borders for cross-border collaboration, halal high-growth venture building, and collective economic empowerment. It serves individual Muslim entrepreneurs, professionals, and builders seeking a faith-aligned, globally distributed peer network and advocacy platform for the free movement of people, products, and capital across the Muslim world.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Serikat Usaha Muhammadiyah (SUMU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUMU is the entrepreneurial arm of Muhammadiyah — the world's largest Muslim organization. Ghufron Mustaqim serves as Co-founder and Secretary General. SUMU has grown into a vibrant ecosystem of over 100,000 members, merchants, and users, focused on scaling grassroots businesses through access to capital, markets, and strategic support. This partnership provides the organizational backbone for Ummah's mission to unite Muslim entrepreneurs.
• MuhammadiyahcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe world's largest Muslim organization, serving as the parent organization for Serikat Usaha Muhammadiyah (SUMU). With millions of members globally, Muhammadiyah provides the institutional foundation and legitimacy for Ummah's mission to connect and empower Muslim entrepreneurs.
• EndeavorminorOthersGhufron Mustaqim is recognized as an Endeavor Entrepreneur, part of a global network of high-impact founders shaping the future of emerging markets. This affiliation provides access to a worldwide network of entrepreneurs for potential collaboration and mentorship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Endeavor: Global high-impact entrepreneur network with a peer selection model led by an existing partner (Ummah's founder is an Endeavor Entrepreneur). Directly comparable as a curated, mentorship-driven founder network operating across emerging markets.
• TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs): One of the world's largest diaspora-anchored entrepreneur networks, organized around shared identity and capital. Highly comparable to Ummah as a community-driven founder network built across multiple countries with chapters and programming.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): Global peer-to-peer network for founders that combines learning, community, and events to support member growth. Comparable to Ummah in its community-led model, structured membership, and emphasis on cross-border founder relationships.
• Serikat Usaha Muhammadiyah (SUMU): Partner and direct strategic ally of Ummah; the entrepreneurial arm of Muhammadiyah with 100,000+ members, merchants, and users. The most directly comparable entity as a Muslim-business-ecosystem builder, with overlapping leadership and shared members.

Broad incumbents

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): Large, established global peer network for senior executives and founders with chapters worldwide. Broader and more general than Ummah, but directly comparable in its global chapter-based community model and member services for business leaders.
• Vistage Worldwide: Peer advisory and executive coaching organization for CEOs and business owners globally. Comparable to Ummah as a peer-driven network offering structured support, but targeting a wider, non-faith-based demographic.
• Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN): Faith-rooted development network that combines economic, social, and cultural programs across the Muslim world. Comparable to Ummah in its values-driven, Muslim-identity framing and cross-border economic empowerment orientation, though much larger and broader in scope.

Others

• World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF): Global angel-investor network with an Ethics & Integrity Committee and emerging-markets focus. Comparable to Ummah as a global, values-aligned entrepreneur network, though its core function is capital matchmaking rather than community building.
• Islamic Development Bank (IsDB): Multilateral development institution serving Muslim-majority countries with capital and trade support. Comparable as an enabler of Muslim economic integration, but operates at sovereign/financial scale rather than as a founder community.

Emerging players

• MANSA (Muslim Association for Networking, Sustainability and Advancement): Emerging platform focused on connecting Muslim businesses and facilitating halal trade and financial flows. Shares Ummah's mission of unifying Muslim economic activity but is more fintech/product-led and earlier in commercial development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ummahglobal

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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