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Sanabil Investments

Financial investment company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), deploying capital across venture, growth capital and small buyouts — first investment 2011, 200+ investments completed, 80% allocation to private investments, more than $3 billion committed per year to global private investments including VC/growth (site).

What
Equity across venture, growth and small buyouts; accelerator route via 500 Global Saudi.
Cost
Equity
Backs
3 funds on the map — listed below
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · sanabil.com · How we check ↗

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In detail

Sanabil Investments is a sovereign-backed investment company in Saudi Arabia. Financial investment company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), deploying capital across venture, growth capital and small buyouts — first investment 2011, 200+ investments completed, 80% allocation to private investments, more than $3 billion committed per year to global private investments including VC/growth (site). Co-runs the Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global — Batch 10 (November 2025) selected nine companies from 735+ applications; 107 startups accelerated to date.

Amount
More than $3B committed per year to global private investments (site) · 200+ investments completed
Focus
VC, growth, small buyouts — global with MENA bias
Status
Active

What the source says

“2011 First Investment Made”

sanabil.com/en · seen September 2026

“200+ Investments Completed”

sanabil.com/en · seen September 2026

“80% Allocation To Private Investments”

sanabil.com/en · seen September 2026

“commits more than $3 billion in capital per annum into global private investments that include VC/Growth”

sanabil.com/en/news/details/33 · seen September 2026

“Out of 735+ applications received, nine promising companies have been selected”

sanabil.com/en/news/details/33 · seen September 2026

“Building on the success of past batches and the acceleration of 107 startups”

sanabil.com/en/news/details/33 · seen September 2026

Closing soon on the map

Cultural Development Fund (CDF)

Grant · Saudi Arabia
Up to SAR 500,000 non-repayable per project, capped at 20 projects total.
No equity — grant
29 Sep 2026closes

Finspire

Accelerator · Saudi Arabia
SAR 100,000 development funding, earmarked rather than paid as cash.
Equity via SAFE, capped at 5%
4 Oct 2026closes

QSTP Incubation

Accelerator · Qatar
In-kind support: Doha workspace and housing for a four-week Sprint, talent and investor access.
Equity — 1.5% deferred SAFE-style stake
1 Nov 2026closes

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Funds it backs — named on its own site

500 Global Saudi

Accelerator · Saudi Arabia
$100,000+ investment, minus a $35,000 programme fee, over a 12-week Riyadh programme.
Equity — direct stake taken
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B Capital

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$12+ billion under management, investing from early to late stage.
Equity
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Human Capital

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Equity investment.
Equity
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Sources

Primary source · sanabil.com · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/sanabil-investments · Checked September 2026