SBT Venture Capital, the venture arm of Russian state-controlled savings bank Sberbank, appears to be among the participants in Uber’s latest equity funding round. Led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, this $3.5bn deal took place this spring, valuing the US startup at $62.5bn.
SBT’s participation was revealed by BNE Intellinews, an online resource covering business topics in emerging markets, which referred to an emailed statement from Sberbank.
The amount of SBT’s contribution has not been disclosed, but BNE Intellinews…