Amidst the GCC’s recent efforts to forge stronger economic ties with global counterparts, Shorooq Partners has played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the Middle East and the Far East. Our colleagues, Shane Shin and Nathan Kwon, had an exclusive interview with the Korean Press EDAILY, offering insights into our firm's perspectives and aspirations.

Why did we invest in Pearl Semiconductor? Shorooq Partners shares the Company’s grand vision – one that sees Egypt as a vibrant hub teeming with highly skilled design engineers. Our ambition for the Company reaches beyond technology; it’s about unlocking the untapped potential of the vast, yet underutilized talent pool, capable of innovating differentiated products.

We are excited to unveil a new chapter in our journey – a venture into the semiconductor landscape with our investment in Pearl Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in Timing ICs and Reference Clocks. Before we delve deeper into this pioneering collaboration, let’s embark on Pearl’s journey in semiconductor innovation, a narrative that traces back to the early 1990s.

What unites us is the fulfillment of spending our days empowered and surrounded by our portfolio companies. As venture capitalists, our job is to support companies that offer what we, as customers, need and want. Join me as I navigate a day in Riyadh, filled with moments of growth, collaboration, and curiosity.

Korean President Yoon’s four-day trip to the UAE has been pivotal in paving the way for further cooperation and mutual trust between the two countries. Shorooq Partners was also present at the the UAE-Korea Business Forum and signed 2 MOUs with Korean companies.

We can only imagine how difficult these past few weeks have been for the employees of Capiter and their families. As shareholders, we cannot emphasize enough how grateful we are for your hard work, support and patience.

While Immensa Labs is a key beneficiary of evolving AM and printer technologies, Immensa’s vision of building the region’s largest on-demand AM spare parts platform is nonetheless impeded by technical challenges as well as shortage of digital inventories.

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.

Shorooq Partners has been granted approval by Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) for a Zone Enterprise license and will be opening its first office in Pakistan in the Islamabad Special Technology Zone (STZ).

Shorooq Partners win Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Fintech Investor of the year 2021 - 3 years in a row.

We are proud to lead NuqtaNFT’s pre-seed round and Saudi’s first NFT Marketplace led by extraordinary female founders.

Abu Dhabi venture capital firm Shorooq Partners unveiled a new venture debt fund in partnership with South Korea’s IMM Investment Global.