The live marketplace
for the Muslim community

A large, fast-growing, underserved market

American Muslims are young, digitally native, community-driven and spend across food, fashion, gifting and charity — yet they are largely overlooked by mainstream commerce platforms. Live commerce is one of the fastest-growing retail formats worldwide, and no one is bringing it to this community with cultural alignment.

Sources: Pew Research Center; DinarStandard / industry estimates.

The problem

• No dedicated home. Muslim sellers and shoppers have no mainstream live-shopping platform built for them.
• Trust & alignment gap. Buyers want culturally-aligned, values-driven marketplaces they can trust.
• Sellers lack reach. Small Muslim-owned businesses struggle to reach their community and sell live.
• Giving is disconnected. Fundraising for Islamic causes lives separately from where the community already shops and gathers.

The solution — Souq Stream

A full live-commerce platform where sellers broadcast live and buyers discover, bid, chat and check out in real time.

Why Souq Stream wins

• First-mover in Muslim-focused live commerce across web + mobile.
• Islamic Fundraising built in — communities raise funds for causes right where they already gather and shop.
• Community & trust moat — culturally aligned experience that mainstream platforms can't easily replicate.
• Full stack shipped — payments, shipping, video and moderation already integrated.

Traction & status

The product is built and operating: live video shows, auctions, giveaways, fundraisers, seller dashboards, checkout and moderation are all working today. We are ready to scale demand.

Live traction — real platform numbers

These figures are pulled live from the SouqStream platform and update automatically as we grow.

Live figures · as of Nov 9, 2026. Product live on Web, iOS & Android with real Stripe checkout, shipping & email.

The ask — $500,000

$500,000 for 10% equity in a priced round at a $5M post-money valuation — shares are issued to investors now (not a SAFE or convertible note), so the 10% is locked in at close.

We're raising $500,000 to:

• Scale from an existing built product into a national marketplace
• Acquire Muslim sellers and creators
• Partner with masjids and Islamic organizations
• Launch and scale LIVE fundraising
• Expand Facebook, YouTube and Twitch integrations
• Integrate Shopify and WooCommerce
• Build the technology and infrastructure needed for scale
• Reach our first 100,000 users

Use of funds

Milestones by funding tranche

Capital is deployed against clear, staged targets:

Growth & monetization roadmap

We build the community first, then layer in revenue as SouqStream scales by membership.

Founding Members keep their designated founding benefits while new monetization is introduced across the broader ecosystem.

Example revenue projection

Illustrative model at a 10% effective take rate on marketplace GMV, plus subscriptions & advertising.

Illustrative projections for modeling purposes only; actual results depend on adoption, seller activity & monetization mix.

The ecosystem flywheel

Our first 1,500 users receive protected Founding Member benefits, with the specific benefits and pricing protections defined at enrollment. New monetization is introduced across the broader SouqStream ecosystem without disrupting those founding protections.

Founder & vision

Jafar Rizvi — Founder & CEO

Jafar founded Souq Stream to combine live streaming, e-commerce, community and charitable giving in one place — building a trusted home where Muslim sellers and shoppers connect, and where commerce strengthens the community.