# STV

> STV is a VC fund in Riyadh backing E-Commerce and Financial Services. See 77 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 77
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 51%
- Fund size: $800M
- Last fund: May 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stventures/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/stvcapital
- Website: http://stv.vc

STV is an independent VC fund that is anchored by STC (MENA's largest telecom operator) with access to its assets (e.g., network, channels, analytics, customer base, etc) to enable its portfolio companies to scale. (Operation started in early 2018)

## Contacts

5 contacts available for STV. Shizune tracks 11 team members at STV. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/stv-2?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$17M |
| Series A | $6M–$30M |
| Series B | $20M–$72M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 9% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 9% |
| Predictive Analytics | 7 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 8% |
| FinTech | 5 | 6% |

78 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 17 | 22% |
| Series B | 10 | 13% |
| Seed | 8 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 9% |
| Series C | 5 | 6% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saudi Arabia | 20 | 26% |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 12% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Egypt | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abdulrahman Al-Aqeel | VC | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdulrahman-al-aqeel |
| Abdulrahman Tarabzouni | Founder, CEO & MD | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdulrahman-tarbzouni |
| Ahmad AlNaimi | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-alnaimi |
| Ahmad Alshammari | Partner | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-alshammari |
| Ihsan Jawad | General Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ihsan-jawad-3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stream | Stream is a company that helps make payments simpler, faster, and reliable. | $5.2M | Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Signit | Signit is the platform organizations use to create, sign, and manage agreements digitally—from legally binding digital signatures to full contract lifecycle management. | $15M | Series A | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| Stake | Stake is a digital real estate investment platform providing the easiest and most transparent way to invest in income generating properties, starting in Dubai. Our mission is to make investing in real estate accessible and profitable for all. | $31M | Series B | Feb 17, 2026 |  |
| Anecdote |  | $12M | Series A | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Gathern | Gathern is a booking platform of private villas, chalets, rest houses, camps, resorts, farms and other places suitable for gatherings. | $71.9M | Series B | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| Calo | Calo is a direct-to-consumer food tech company offering personalised meal subscriptions. Its app automatically calculates the calories and macronutrients that users need and delivers them ready-to-eat meals portioned to fit their fitness goals. The app matches users with chef-prepared meals, ensuring high-quality food convenient for busylifestyles. With its user-friendly interface, the Calo app allows users to analyze their needs and subscribe to meal plans in less than two minutes. | $39M | Series B | Jul 29, 2025 |  |
| Sawt | Sawt a startup for pioneering AI voice call systems. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| SILQ | SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond. | $110M |  | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $160M | Series E | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| Tabby | tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $160M | Series E | Feb 12, 2025 |  |

10 of 77 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Raed Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raed-ventures) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Nuwa Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nuwa-capital) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [VentureSouq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturesouq) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
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- [Arbor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arbor-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does STV invest in?

STV invests primarily in E-Commerce, Financial Services and Predictive Analytics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 77 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Saudi Arabia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is STV's check size?

STV typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$17M at Seed, $6M–$30M at Series A and $20M–$72M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds STV participates in.

### How do I contact STV?

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### Who are the partners at STV?

The team at STV includes Abdulrahman Al-Aqeel (VC), Abdulrahman Tarabzouni (Founder, CEO & MD) and Ahmad AlNaimi (Partner), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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