Development finance institution

Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)

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Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC) is a state-backed asset manager established in 2018 to develop the private capital funding landscape across Saudi Arabia. Operating as a subsidiary of the SME Bank—an entity structured under the National Development Fund (NDF)—SVC serves as a specialised financial catalyst with a $3 billion allocation program. The firm's core objective is to expand its financial solutions for emerging enterprises across the entire corporate lifecycle, from pre-Seed to initial public offerings (pre-IPO). Guided by the principle of balancing localised economic development with commercial success, SVC operates through a combination of private capital fund investments and targeted enterprise co-investments to mobilise international partnerships and mature the regional startup ecosystem.