Articles about Silicon Valley Bank

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Meet the VC: Anthony Bontrager

Designed to bridge the gap between startups and the investment world, each quarter we bring together the industry’s brightest minds,… Read More

Q&A with Minh Le, former SVB leader in Seattle, on navigating a crisis and his new gig

Minh Le bled SVB. The longtime leader at Silicon Valley Bank spent more than half of his professional career with… Read More

Minh Le, former Silicon Valley Bank leader in Seattle, joins Stifel Bank as managing director

Longtime Seattle-area tech mainstay Minh Le has joined Stifel Bank as managing director, following a 14-year career with Silicon Valley… Read More

First Citizens Bank is buying Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans

First Citizens Bank has agreed to purchase all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation… Read More

Startup leaders sound off on the future of venture debt in fallout from Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Founders who had venture debt lines with Silicon Valley Bank are trying to find new types of loans or debt… Read More

Analysts caution that Silicon Valley Bank collapse could further cool declining VC market

Some venture capitalists say it’s business as usual for their investment plans in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall.… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: SVB aftermath; the ‘affliction’ of remote work; and Microsoft puts AI to work

This week on the GeekWire Podcast … We discuss the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and consider the… Read More

Silicon Valley Bank was a climate tech booster making big promises

Before its collapse last week, Silicon Valley Bank was a champion of the growing climate tech sector. “As the bank… Read More

SVB Seattle leader asks customers to return: ‘No safer institution to hold deposits’

Silicon Valley Bank wants you back. The 40-year-old institution now supported by the U.S. government is making a plea to… Read More

Silicon Valley Bank says credit facilities will be honored amid concern over future of venture debt

As part of the rapid downfall of Silicon Valley Bank, questions swirled about the future of venture debt and whether… Read More

Podcast

What’s next in the Silicon Valley Bank saga: Storm clouds and silver linings in historic bank collapse

Startup leaders and tech investors cheered the U.S. government’s promise this weekend to fully protect both insured and uninsured Silicon… Read More

Madrona Venture Group investor on helping founders navigate the Silicon Valley Bank crisis

Hope Cochran began her career as a senior auditor at Deloitte before serving as CFO of Clearwire and King Digital.… Read More

The ripple effects from the Silicon Valley Bank fiasco on startups and investors

While many startup founders and investors slept easier Sunday night knowing their deposits at Silicon Valley Bank were safe, the… Read More

Startups and investors relieved after U.S. vows to fully protect Silicon Valley Bank deposits

Updated with reaction from Seattle-area startup leaders and investors. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will “complete its resolution of Silicon… Read More

Investor on SVB collapse: ‘A crisis of confidence isn’t necessarily a crisis of fundamentals’

Editor’s note: GeekWire reached out to Will Canestaro, managing director of Washington Research Foundation and WRF Capital, on Friday to… Read More

Lessons from WaMu: Historic financial failure offers clues to what’s next for Silicon Valley Bank

The government takeover and subsequent acquisition of Washington Mutual in 2008 could serve as a potential blueprint for the future… Read More

Tech startup leaders concerned about making payroll following Silicon Valley Bank closure

Simply meeting payroll was likely not atop the to-do list for most founders earlier this week. But now many startups… Read More

Regulators close Silicon Valley Bank in stunning downfall for financial mainstay of tech industry

The rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank culminated Friday with news that the California Department of Financial Protection shut down… Read More

Seattle VC firms tell startups to assess positions with Silicon Valley Bank amid funding concerns

Follow-up: Regulators close Silicon Valley Bank in stunning downfall for financial mainstay of tech industry Venture capital firms in Seattle… Read More

Exit comeback: After big slowdown in IPO and M&A activity, analysts optimistic for a rebound

After startup exit activity took a nose dive in 2022 amid inflation, rising interest rates, and other macroeconomic forces, some… Read More

As venture capital markets cool, startups consider debt and loans as alternative financing options

Minh Le has been busy. As a market manager for Silicon Valley Bank’s Washington and Western Canada region, he helps entrepreneurs… Read More

Tech Moves: Tableau’s new data chief; Outreach, Trulioo add CPOs; Gemini recruits CTO from AWS

— Microsoft alum Wendy Turner-Williams is now chief data officer at Tableau. She joined from Tableau’s parent company Salesforce where… Read More

Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

— Kim Swift has been named the senior director of cloud gaming for Xbox Game Studios Publishing. Swift is a… Read More

WestRiver Group will sell debt investment business to SVB Financial Group

Seattle investment firm WestRiver Group agreed to sell its debt investment business to SVB Financial Group, the parent company of… Read More

Lighter Capital partners with Silicon Valley Bank to offer startups debt financing and banking services

Early-stage tech startups that want funding from Lighter Capital can now also gain easy access to banking services from Silicon… Read More

Podcast

Funding trends reveal how Seattle startups are starting to rival their Silicon Valley counterparts

Seattle is sometimes called the younger sibling of Silicon Valley when it comes to startups, and it’s true that Seattle’s… Read More