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SVB Tries to Heal Its Branding Black Eye

By Michael Roddan · July 11, 2023 6:00 AM PDT · 2 comments
When Abhi Yadav, co-founder of the Cambridge-based AI Innovators Community forum, was preparing a June summit for artificial intelligence startups, he reached out to Silicon Valley Bank to see if the lender would support the conference. “They jumped on it,” Yadav said. The event wound up drawing 150 executives. SVB’s director... When Abhi Yadav, co-founder of the Cambridge-based AI Innovators Community forum, was preparing a...
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The Software Banker With Private Equity on Speed Dial

By Michael Roddan and Maria Heeter · June 27, 2023 6:00 AM PDT · 1 comment
When Josh Rogers, CEO of data integrity firm Precisely, was looking for a buyer in 2021, he tapped Jason Auerbach, then a top investment banker at UBS. Auerbach ended up helping sell Precisely to private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates. Twelve months later, when Precisely needed to raise money, Auerbach—by this time... When Josh Rogers, CEO of data integrity firm Precisely, was looking for a buyer in 2021, he...
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How Silicon Valley Can Stretch Its Dollars

By Rob Jesudason · June 13, 2023 9:05 AM PDT · 6 comments
Silicon Valley was perhaps the world’s greatest beneficiary of nearly 15 years of extraordinarily loose monetary policy. From this fertile mix, West Coast venture capitalists and financial institutions spun a finely tuned ecosystem that excelled at converting cheap capital into high valuations. But with interest rates high and quite... Silicon Valley was perhaps the world’s greatest beneficiary of nearly 15 years of...
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How JPMorgan Maneuvered During the Fall of Silicon Valley Bank

By Lauren Tara LaCapra and Michael Roddan · March 14, 2023 3:10 PM PDT
When Silicon Valley Bank was crumbling last week, eyes turned to the biggest lender in the country—the bank that had stepped in to save failing competitors during the financial crisis in 2008, whose CEO has been called “America’s banker” and whose views and decisions influence the corporate world. But JPMorgan Chase was... When Silicon Valley Bank was crumbling last week, eyes turned to the biggest lender in the...
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Silicon Valley Bank CEO Tells VC Clients to ‘Stay Calm’

By Erin Woo, Amir Efrati, Lauren Tara LaCapra, Michael Roddan, Kate Clark and Kaya Yurieff · March 9, 2023 12:02 PM PST · 8 comments
Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker on Thursday told top venture capitalists in Silicon Valley to “stay calm” amid concerns around a capital crunch that wiped nearly $10 billion off the bank’s market valuation. On a call, Becker said that “calls started coming and started panic.” He added that the bank has... Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker on Thursday told top venture capitalists in Silicon Valley to...
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‘These Guys Are Very Different’: Inside Andreessen Horowitz’s Rise

By Kate Clark and Amir Efrati · April 16, 2021 6:01 AM PDT · 9 comments
As recently as two years ago, the performance of Andreessen Horowitz’s investments in tech startups were average, despite the firm’s outsize public profile. But its partners had placed bigger bets on cryptocurrencies than almost anyone else, and they did so during moments when most investors had soured on the field. The firm’s... As recently as two years ago, the performance of Andreessen Horowitz’s investments in tech...