About
Luca Barbi, General Partner and COO, former BCG Principal with quantitative finance expertise, shapes investment strategy and is a prominent regional voice on AI for MENA’s largest tech VC platform.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Experience
- Quant>ICOMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2026 — present
- STVGeneral Partner & COOcurrent2021 — present
- STVCOO2019 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal2015 — 2019Dubai
- The Boston Consulting GroupProject Leader2015Middle East
- Tiger Hill CapitalChief Operating Officer2013 — 2015Dubai
- The Boston Consulting GroupProject Leader2009 — 2013Dubai
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA student2008 — 2009
- The Boston Consulting GroupSenior Associate2005 — 2007
- PricewaterhouseCoopersAnalyst2004 — 2005
- PWC - Strategy GroupConsultant2003 — 2004
- ConceiveConsultant2002 — 2003
- Council Finance GroupConsultant2002 — 2003
Skills & more
Financial Modeling19Finance6Management Consulting30Training Delivery1Due Diligence18Mergers & Acquisitions20Entrepreneurship5Investments5Corporate Development8Program Management5Portfolio Management5Leadership3
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StrategyManagementFrom Luca's professional profile.
Colleagues at STV
Abdulrahman Alageel
Principal at STV
Abdulrahman Tarabzouni
Founder & CEO at STV
Ahmad AlNaimi
General Partner at STV
Dina Alnumay
Investment Analyst at STV
Dr. Mazin Alzaidi
General Partner at STV
Eleonore Folliot
Investment Associate at STV
Ihsan Jawad
General Partner at STV
Komiljon Kuljonov
Investment Associate at STV
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luca Barbi?
- Luca Barbi, General Partner and COO, former BCG Principal with quantitative finance expertise, shapes investment strategy and is a prominent regional voice on AI for MENA’s largest tech VC platform.
- Where does Luca Barbi work?
- Luca Barbi is General Partner & COO at STV.
- What does Luca Barbi invest in?
- Luca Barbi invests in AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
- Where did Luca Barbi go to school?
- Luca Barbi studied at Columbia Business School (MBA); LIUC - Università Cattaneo (Master in Merchant Banking, Finance); Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna.
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Also attended LIUC - Università Cattaneo8
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Shared employers
Also worked at STV16
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group907
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Also worked at Columbia Business School96
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Also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers1,102
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