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Salla raises $130 million in a pre-IPO round led by Investcorp

Investcorp led the round through its pre-IPO growth fund in Saudi Arabia, with participation from Sanabil Investments and STV.

Salla, the Saudi e-commerce platform, announced it raised $130 million in a pre-IPO round.

  • Round lead: Investcorp, through the Investcorp Saudi Pre-IPO Growth Fund
  • Participants: Sanabil Investments (owned by the Public Investment Fund), and STV, an existing investor in the company
  • Board: Robin Mansour of Investcorp joins Salla's board

The company said it has enabled $7 billion in online sales since 2020, and serves more than 80,000 active merchants. Investcorp did not disclose the valuation or the timing of the IPO.

Sources: Wamda, Bloomberg.