In an exclusive interview with Fox News, HRH the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a powerful declaration: "the greatest success story of the 21st century is Saudi Arabia." These words not only reflect his unwavering belief in the nation's potential but also echo his steadfast commitment to a future defined by innovation and prosperity – all of which resonate deeply at Shorooq Partners.

The central issue with Unity's new Runtime Fee isn't just messaging or financial impact; it's about trust. Developers question whether Unity will make further unilateral changes to their agreements, creating uncertainty and instability in their partnerships.

In this episode of the "Game On" podcast, Tarek Fouad and Sali Elagab from Shorooq Partners, the leading tech investor in the Middle East and North Africa and Pakistan, sits down with Ilya Ereemev, Grigory Bortnik from The Games Fund, and Anton Gorodetsky from My Games to discuss what web3 games are, and what venture capitalists (VCs) look for when it comes to investing in them.

Decentralized finance using cryptocurrencies and NFTs is still an extremely nascent infrastructure - so nascent that the existing regulatory and legal environment does not accommodate digital assets.

If the news of an artist known as Beeple selling his digital art for a few million dollars didn’t surprise you in 2020, perhaps you were intrigued to hear about a music producer/DJ 3Lau selling his collection of music albums tokenized on the Ethereum blockchain for over $11million in February last year.

There is much debate over how sustainable the recent asset price inflation of Non-Fungible Tokens and whilst there is no doubt signs of a bubble, we do not have a crystal ball to know when this will pop. What is without doubt is that there are always people willing to pay a premium for rarity and that is what we are witnessing here.

The vitality lies in two core business needs – projection and prediction. Company A is better able to predict its future stream of cash flow and use these projections to utilize their cash cycle to save, invest and ultimately grow.

Lately, we have been seeing large interest in the market toward venture debt. As the first and only VC from MENA with an active venture debt fund, we are incredibly excited to see this asset class making its mark in our beloved region. But what has led to this sudden appearance?