STV, which initially counted Saudi Telecom as an investor, is mulling the possibility of raising at least $500m for its next fund.

STV, the Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm originally set up by Saudi Telecom, is considering raising a second fund sized at a minimum of $500m, Bloomberg has reported.

Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, chief executive of STV, told Bloomberg: “I definitely see a path to a second fund that is equal or larger to the $500m fund we have today.”

Ride hailing service Uber bought STV portfolio company Careem Networks in March this year for $3.1bn, while retailer Amazon purchased Dubai-based online…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.