SVB Startup Banking for AWS Activate entrepreneurs
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AWS Activate benefits
Take advantage of benefits for AWS Activate entrepreneurs.
Office Hours
for 1:1 time with a Founder Success team member.
2X Unlimited Rewards
Earn 2 points for every $1 spent with your SVB Innovators Card.
No Foreign Transaction Fees
with your SVB Innovators Card.
We understand startups like no one else.
Office Hours
Expert advice available for your company and industry segment in 1:1 sessions with a Founder Success team member.
Pitch Sessions
We offer a safe space for founders to practice with an advisor at the SVB office.
Investor Introduction
Leverage our connections with investors and founders at SVB organized dinners and 1:1 sessions.
Customer Introduction
Our Corporate Venture Capital program helps customers connect with investors and funding resources.
Group Events
SVB organized events, like our No BS breakfasts, Angels & Operators and Fundraising 101, provide access to expert advice and key connections across multiple industries.
Talent Acquisition
Opportunities to find your next hire through our exclusive early stage job board.
SVB Edge – Everything you need to help jump start your business
Founders start with SVB Edge and get free checking,1 1.0% interest rate2 on savings, 2X unlimited reward points on card purchases,3 and a merchant services solution to accept credit and debit card payments.
Free Checking
Say yes to free unlimited wires, bill payments*, and mobile deposits.
Say no to monthly maintenance and transaction fees.
Say no to monthly maintenance and transaction fees.
- Free wires – domestic, international and all currencies
- Multiple checking accounts available at no extra charge and an optional debit card4
- No minimum balance requirements
1,*,4 See complete terms below.
1.0% Interest Rate
Help grow your savings while you start your business.
Earn a competitive interest rate of 1.0%2 with our Startup Money Market Account.
Earn a competitive interest rate of 1.0%2 with our Startup Money Market Account.
- No minimum balance requirements
- No monthly maintenance fees
- 1.0% interest rate for all balances under $1 million2
2 See complete terms below.
2X Unlimited Rewards
Earn 2 points on every $1 spent on all purchases with your SVB Innovators Card.
Our startup business card also comes with venture-friendly credit approval.3
3 See complete terms below.
Our startup business card also comes with venture-friendly credit approval.3
- No personal guarantee, no annual fees, no foreign transaction fees.3
- Rewards points, plus travel, entertainment and more
- Sync with QuickBooks, Expensify, Xero and more
3 See complete terms below.
Payment Acceptance
Accept card payments, whether e-commerce or in person.
Customized payment solution to meet all your payment processing objectives.
- Increase your cashflow to help extend your runway with next day funding.
- Build a scalable payment infrastructure with simple integrated APIs, developer tools and sandbox.
- Offer customers flexible payment options such as recurring and subscription billing.
50 startup experts who have partnered with thousands of founders for over 35 years.
Our Founder Success team is made of former founders and investors, along with expert bankers. Together, we offer a unique client experience that provides insights, advice, connections and much more.
Ashraf Hebela
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Head of SVB Startup Banking
Ashraf Hebela heads SVB Startup Banking. Prior to joining SVB in 2009, Ashraf held senior roles at NorthStar Systems, Siebel Systems, and Accenture.
Lewis Hower
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Managing Director
Lewis has over a decade of experience in helping high-performance startups through specialized solutions in research, business development and investments.
DeMarcus Williams
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Managing Director
DeMarcus specializes in helping startups through solutions that focus on competitive research, trade-off analysis, business planning, and sourcing opportunities.
Andrew Oddo
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Director
Andrew specializes in helping early-stage founders with insights and advice in areas of fundraising, hiring, creating a go-to-market strategy and a tech-stack.
Jesse Bardo
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Director
Jesse capitalizes on his own experience as a founder to help other entrepreneurs as they turn their early-stage businesses into high-performance companies.
Ben Johnson
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Head of Early Stage Life Science
Ben is a national leader of SVB’s Early Stage Life Science Practice. He focuses on building relationships with key centers of life science technology development.
Andy Tsao
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Managing Director
Andy facilitates cross-border opportunities, market entry and business expansion for tech companies in innovation hubs in the US as well as emerging markets.
Julia Figueiredo
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Director
Julia is the Director responsible for the Latin America portfolio and launching the Miami office for Silicon Valley Bank’s startup banking.
Priya Rajan
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Managing Director
Priya provides international market entry advice and introductions between cross-border companies, entrepreneurs and venture capital funds in emerging markets.
Blake Armstrong
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Director of Strategic Partnerships
Blake has a passion for working alongside entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality in a way that drives positive social impact.
Guidance from real people with real-world know-how, not automated intelligence
Opportunities to connect with investors, customers and talent to help your company grow.
Founder Success Team
Practical finance and startup advice from our team of startup experts.
Curated Events
Meet investors and other founders at our local networking events.
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Hire the Right Talent
Whether forming a BOD or recruiting executives and entry- to mid-level professionals, access talented and diverse candidates to accelerate your business forward.
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Pitch your startup for a chance to meet with leading VC firms.
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Exclusive offers for our clients
SVB clients save with handpicked tools and discounts^ from providers at the center of the tech ecosystem.
Vouch
Save up to $500 on business insurance
Zoom
20% Off All Zoom Services
Notion
Get $1,000 off a Notion Team Plan
Airtable
$2000 Airtable Credit
DocSend
Up to 90% off DocSend annual plan
Salesforce
50% off Salesforce Essentials.
HubSpot
30% off HubSpot's growth software for 1 year.
Gusto
3 Free Months of Payroll, Benefits, and HR.
Carta
25% Off First Year Subscription.
Routable
First 100 Payments or Invoices Free.
Pilot
20% Off Pilot Core bookkeeping for 6 Months.
Guideline
3 Free Months of a Full-Service 401(k).
Zeni
30% discount for the first 6 months
Captable
25% Off Diligence Subscription.
Fast409A
$1K off 409A valuation.
Zendesk
Zendesk Suite Free for 6 Months.
Savvy
Health insurance concierge & 1 month free
Ooma
10% off the Monthly Per User Fee
BlueJeans
Up to 65% in Discounts
OpenPhone
25% off your first year on OpenPhone
JustReachOut
20% off 6 months of JustReachOut PR platform
Betterworks Team Edition
Discount OKR software
Kopa
$30 surprise restaurant gift card
Kopa for Business
50% off service fees
TrailRunner International
10% Off three months of PR services
Freshworks
$10K Credits across Freshworks suite of products
Laika
3 months free of Laika subscription
Vanta
25% off subscription and free premium support
Havenly
25% off Havenly Full Design package
Firstbase
10% off the workset cost for year 1
Oracle
70% off Oracle Cloud for 2 years
Hive
30% Off All Annual Plans
iTechArt
25% off a team of 4 handpicked engineers
Drata
30% off subscription & waived implementation fee
All companies listed above are independent third parties and are not affiliated with SVB Financial Group.
Data and insights that fuel your growth
Our experience, network, and data give us a unique point of view of what’s driving innovation.
Proprietary Reports
Evaluate SVB proprietary research and analyses based on our extensive experience, network and dataset.
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Peer Insights
Read advice from fellow founders, VCs, and advisors throughout our network.
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CipherBio
Find exclusive life science fundraising data, connect with top accelerators and get latest industry insights.
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Giving is better than getting
We help create the conditions for innovation. Through our values-driven programs, we help the communities in which we work and live – which nurtures a better startup world for everyone.
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