Our Associate Partner, Yazeed Alturki, joins a fireside chat at @money2020 Middle East on "The MENA Exit Gap: Where Liquidity Breaks Down", exploring the region's liquidity landscape for a self-sustaining investment cycle 📍Capital Stage · 14 Sept · 1:45pm #M2020MENA

Our General Partner, Ihsan Jawad, joins a panel at @money2020 Middle East on "Rewiring Capital from the Inside", to deep dive into how VC decisions shape access to financial tools, credit, and wealth creation. 📍The Bridge Stage · 14 Sept · 4:20pm #M2020MENA

In March 2026 the US Army consolidated 120+ contracts with Anduril into one agreement ceiling up to $20B over 10 years, anchored on its software platform Lattice. That's our thesis in one agreement: capability is bought at the software layer, and neo-prime startups are the ones supplying it: rfs.stv.vc/defense-tech

Arcapita has joined STV’s Emerging Tech Fund, backing the opportunity ahead for AI in the region and the companies positioned to shape it: stv.vc/blog/en/arcapita-stv-…

The AI application layer in MENA is open: B2B use cases are emerging while B2C remains untapped. LLMs will absorb the simplest functions, but complex workflows, local regulation, and GTM execution are where startups build defensible positions. Move fast, get to market, and pivot on real feedback

The region is building world-class AI infrastructure. The applications are the untapped opportunity. Join us at #LEAP26 for The Untapped Opportunity for the Application Layer in MENA — where the openings are, from consumer AI to hardware, and what founders should build now. 🎙️ Luca Barbi (STV, moderator) with Ahmad AlNaimi (STV), Anthony Nakache (Google), and Mohamed El Abbouri (Signit) 📍 Investor & Founder Stage, Hall 1A 🗓️ Day 1 — Monday, 31 August, 1:10 PM

تطلق STV دعوة للشركات الناشئة في مجالات البرمجيات مزدوجة الاستخدام، والأنظمة ذاتية التشغيل، والاستشعار والاتصالات، وغيرها من التقنيات التي تشكّل الدفاع الحديث. تبني في هذا المجال؟ قدّم: rfs.stv.vc/defense-tech/ar/

لعقود، أسهم قطاع الدفاع في إيجاد تقنيات غيّرت لاحقاً وجه العالم التجاري. واليوم يسير الابتكار في الاتجاه المعاكس. تقريرنا الجديد يشرح ما الذي تغيّر، ولماذا أصبحت تقنيات الدفاع قابلة للاستثمار الجريء: rfs.stv.vc/defense-tech/ar/

STV is launching a Request for Startups focused on dual-use software, autonomous systems, sensing, communications, and other technologies shaping modern defense. Building in this space? Apply: rfs.stv.vc/defense-tech

For decades, defense helped create technologies that later transformed the commercial world. Now the flow of innovation runs in the other direction. Our new thesis explains what changed and why defense technology has become viable for venture investment: rfs.stv.vc/defense-tech

Our 2026 STV Fellows: 7 exceptional talents from different backgrounds spent the summer at STV and left their mark across the firm — from deploying agentic AI tools to investment modeling and execution. We can't wait to see what they build next. Apply: fellows.stv.vc