{"id":13111,"date":"2025-11-03T04:13:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/?p=28483"},"modified":"2025-11-03T04:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:13:44","slug":"sab-invest-and-stride-ventures-partner-to-boost-saudi-vc-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/sab-invest-and-stride-ventures-partner-to-boost-saudi-vc-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"SAB Invest and Stride Ventures Partner to Boost Saudi VC Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi-based SAB Invest has announced a partnership with Stride Ventures<\/a>, an India-based growth debt and private credit platform, to strengthen Saudi Arabia\u2019s venture capital ecosystem by introducing international expertise and firms into the local market.<\/p>\n

The collaboration marks SAB Invest\u2019s expansion into startup-focused investments and private credit for SMEs.<\/p>\n

It also enables Stride Ventures to work with one of the Kingdom\u2019s largest institutional investors in this sector, enhancing capital and expertise inflows into the Saudi market.<\/p>\n

SAB Invest managed over SAR 36 billion in assets as of the second quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n

According to SAB Invest, the partnership aims to leverage its existing investment platforms to improve access to startups and SMEs in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC through non-dilutive growth financing instruments.<\/p>\n

The alliance will serve high-growth businesses in sectors such as fintech, B2B SaaS, health tech, logistics, and consumer brands, providing Shariah-compliant funding to support expansion without equity dilution.<\/p>\n

Ali Almansour, Managing Director and CEO of SAB Invest, said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis strategic partnership with Stride Ventures is a step in realising our commitment to Saudi Vision 2030\u2019s core pillars of economic diversification and financial sector development. In addition to deploying capital, we are actively expanding the investable universe for our clients and localising global financial expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Founder and Managing Partner of Stride Ventures, added:<\/p>\n

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Ishpreet Singh Gandhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSAB Invest brings institutional depth and local insight, making them an ideal partner to shape a new era of entrepreneurial transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stride Ventures plans to deploy around US$500 million over the next three to five years through bespoke credit solutions.<\/p>\n

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Featured image credit: SAB Invest<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Saudi-based SAB Invest has announced a partnership with Stride Ventures, an India-based growth debt and private credit platform, to strengthen Saudi Arabia\u2019s venture capital ecosystem by introducing international expertise and firms into the local market. The collaboration marks SAB Invest\u2019s expansion into startup-focused investments and private credit for SMEs. It also enables Stride Ventures to […]<\/p>\n

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