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Silicon Valley Bank’s Focus on Startups Was a Double-Edged Sword

March 17, 2023
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In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, commentators have rightly highlighted the additional risk that the bank bore by being so heavily concentrated in one sector: venture capital and startups. Less discussed are the benefits that such concentration provided. As regulators, VCs, and potential SVB buyers take stock of the collapse, it’s important that both sides of that coin get considered. 

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