Saudi-based SAB Invest has announced a partnership with Stride Ventures, an India-based growth debt and private credit platform, to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s venture capital ecosystem by introducing international expertise and firms into the local market.
The collaboration marks SAB Invest’s expansion into startup-focused investments and private credit for SMEs.
It also enables Stride Ventures to work with one of the Kingdom’s largest institutional investors in this sector, enhancing capital and expertise inflows into the Saudi market.
SAB Invest managed over SAR 36 billion in assets as of the second quarter of 2025.
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.
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.
Ali Almansour, Managing Director and CEO of SAB Invest, said:
“This strategic partnership with Stride Ventures is a step in realising our commitment to Saudi Vision 2030’s 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.”
Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Founder and Managing Partner of Stride Ventures, added:
“SAB Invest brings institutional depth and local insight, making them an ideal partner to shape a new era of entrepreneurial transformation.”
Stride Ventures plans to deploy around US$500 million over the next three to five years through bespoke credit solutions.
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