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Silicon Valley Bank’s Demise Tightens Spigot On $30 Billion Of Venture Lending
Failed Silicon Valley Bank was the largest issuer of venture debt for startups.Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Startups borrowed so they didn’t have to give up equity. After...
Sharon Stone Says She Lost Half Her Money to ‘Banking Thing’ | Entrepreneur
Sharon Stone received a standing ovation after she delivered an emotional speech at the Women's Cancer Research Fund's (WCRF) An Unforgettable Evening fundraiser. The Oscar-nominated Basic Instinct actress paid...
Startups Asked For Help Making Payroll After SVB. VC Responses Were Mixed
Startup founders who banked with SVB found themselves asking investors for help making payroll last weekend—to a mixed response.Los Angeles Times via Getty Images When founders scrambled to make...
For Many Immigrant Founders, Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Is One More Hurdle To Jump
The disappearance of a supportive financial institution, which may have given them their first business credit card or mortgage, hits a bit different for foreign-born entrepreneurs.“Being an immigrant, it...
First Republic Bank Gets $30B Rescue From Competitors | Entrepreneur
First Republic Bank began to founder after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, with its stock dropping from $115 per share on March 8 to around $20 Thursday. Now...
Watch Live Today: Keep Your Money Safe During the Bank Failure Panic | Entrepreneur
Finance expert and entrepreneur Gene Marks will join us for a special livestream discussion on the impact of the recent bank failures on your personal and business assets. The...
‘Big Short’ Investor: SVB Crisis Speeding Economic Slowdown | Entrepreneur
In The Big Short, author Michael Lewis profiled some traders who foresaw and, in some cases, profited from the 2008 financial crisis. One of them was Danny Moses, whom...
50 Tech Leaders Circulated A Private Memo In Washington Calling For Action On SVB
Steven Senne/AP As SVB careened towards catastrophe, some 50 founders, VCs, economists and comms experts gathered in a WhatsApp group to draft a memo calling for urgent preservation of...
How CAMP CEO Ben Kaufman Turned SVB’s Collapse Into A Brand-Building Experience
Ben Kaufman doesn’t want you to forget the fear that he felt on March 10, 2023. That’s when the founder and CEO of CAMP, a national retail chain of...
Employees Are Auctioning Off Their SVB Merch on eBay | Entrepreneur
How bad are things at Silicon Valley Bank? Ex-employees are auctioning company merchandise on eBay to make a quick buck.Some SVB items include a tattered blue cardboard box with...