SVC Invests $150M in MEVP’s Fund IV to Boost Saudi Tech Startups

SVC Invests $150M in MEVP’s Fund IV to Boost Saudi Tech Startups

By Saudi Press Agency 17 December 2024
Infographic with two logos, SVC and MEVP, detailing venture capital investments and support for startups, fund size $150M.

Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) announced today its investment of $150 million in Middle East Venture Fund IV, a venture capital fund managed by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), to support technology startups with high growth potential that will have a positive long-term impact on multiple sectors of Saudi Arabia's rapidly modernizing economy.

The SVC said in a press release that the fund will support their growth and steward their maturity from the seed stage to Series A, Series B, and IPO/Exit to create Saudi and regional technology champions.

SVC is an investment company established in 2018. It is a subsidiary of the SME Bank, part of the National Development Fund. It aims to stimulate and sustain financing for startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from pre-seed to pre-IPO through investment in funds and direct investment in startups and SMEs.

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