In client call, SVB's new CEO urges clients to bring funds back to the bank
Publishing timestamp: 2023-03-15 16:17:20
Summary
The new CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, Tim Mayopoulos, urged venture and startup clients to bring their money back to the bank, stating that it is the safest place in the US banking system to put deposits. Mayopoulos listed three possibilities for the future of the bank: recapitalization, sale, or liquidation. He implored clients to give the bank a chance to win back their trust and confidence and emphasized the importance of customer feedback in determining the bank's future. SVB's longstanding relationship with Silicon Valley's most elite venture firms is mutually beneficial and symbiotic, and exclusivity contracts were a key facet of funding deals. When SVB failed, it roiled startups that had traded banking flexibility for liquidity.
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