# STV: portfolio, investments and team

> STV is a vc firm based in Saudi Arabia. 4 investments on record, latest Aug 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/stv (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# STV

Last cheque observed Aug 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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VC firm Quiet Last fund $2.8M, Feb 2019

Seed Series A Series B AI Digital

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **461** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$55M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## STV highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series F: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> STV is the largest venture capital firm in the Middle East with $1.4b+ in assets under management (AUM) From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** AI Digital
- **Based in:** Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Gathern](https://millionrounds.com/company/gathern)** Series B · MENAbytes **$72M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Calo](https://millionrounds.com/company/calo)** Series B · SA · TechCrunch **$39M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Calo](https://millionrounds.com/company/calo)** SA · TechCrunch **$25M** With 2 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Careem](https://millionrounds.com/company/careem)** Series F · AE · Reuters **$200M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **18** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Careem](https://millionrounds.com/company/careem)** Bought by Uber **$3.1B** Mar 2019

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Latest fund on file

**$2.8M**

raised in Feb 2019

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$55M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2025
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *2*
- Series F *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Nuwa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuwa-capital) 3
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2
- [Khwarizmi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khwarizmi-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as STV. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Nuwa Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuwa-capital)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Khwarizmi Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khwarizmi-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies STV put money into.

[**Gathern** $72M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/gathern)[**Calo** $39M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/calo)

## Quick answers about STV

### What does STV invest in?

STV invests most often at Series B and Series F (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI and Digital.

### How active is STV?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2025.

### What has STV invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gathern (Series B, Aug 2025), Calo (Series B, Jul 2025) and Careem (Series F, Oct 2018).

### How big are STV's cheques?

The median round it joins is $55M.

### Is STV investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2025.

### Who does STV invest alongside?

Most often Nuwa Capital (3 rounds together), 500 Global (2 rounds together) and Khwarizmi Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is STV?

STV is a VC firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

### Has STV raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Feb 2019, reporting $2.8M raised.

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