SVB Startup Banking for Greycroft entrepreneurs
Start with us early to help you jump start your business
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Greycroft benefits
Take advantage of benefits for Greycroft 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
Pre-series A companies start with SVB Edge and get free checking,1 1.0% interest rate2 on savings, and 2X unlimited reward points on card purchases.3
Free Checking
Say no to monthly maintenance and transaction fees.
- Unlimited free wires – including incoming, outgoing, 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.
2X Unlimited Rewards
Our startup business card also comes with venture-friendly credit approval.3
And no foreign transaction fees.
- No personal guarantee, annual fee, or foreign transaction fees3
- Cash rewards, plus travel, entertainment and more
- Sync with QuickBooks, Expensify, Xero and more
3 See complete terms below.
1.0% Interest Rate
Earn our 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.
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.
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.
Kamir Kothari
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Director
Leveraging his background as a venture investor and operator, Kamir brings deep insights and knowledge that can help early stage companies scale rapidly.
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 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 works with companies and provides solutions in areas like partnerships, market access and developing long-term marketing and sales strategy.
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.
Early Stage Hiring
Opportunities to find your next hire through our exclusive early stage job board.
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VC Pitch Sessions
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.
Amazon Web Service
Up to $100K in AWS Activate Credits
Google Cloud
Up to $100K in Google Cloud Credits.
Quickbooks
40% Off 1 year for Quickbooks Online
Vouch
Save up to $500 on business insurance
Notion
Get $1,000 off a Notion Team Plan
Gusto
3 Free Months of Payroll, Benefits, and HR.
Airtable
$2000 Airtable Credit
DocSend
Up to 90% off DocSend annual plan
Zoom
20% Off All Zoom Services
HubSpot
30% off HubSpot's growth software for 1 year.
Betterworks Team Edition
Discount OKR software
BlueJeans
Up to 65% in Discounts
Captable
25% Off Diligence Subscription.
CaptivateIQ
33% off per seat, per month for the 1st year
Carta
20% Off First Year Subscription.
ChartHop
20% off ChartHop for 1 year
Coa
15% off any class or 8-week class series
Drata
30% off subscription & waived implementation fee
Elevate Leadership
15% off Management Training
Fast409A
$1K off 409A valuation.
Freshworks
$10K Credits across Freshworks suite of products
Grammarly Business
Get 15% off for 1 year, up to 149 licensees
Guideline
3 Free Months of a Full-Service 401(k).
Havenly
25% off Havenly Full Design package
Hive
30% Off All Annual Plans
iTechArt
25% off a team of 4 handpicked engineers
JustReachOut
20% off 6 months of JustReachOut PR platform
Laika
3 months free of Laika subscription
Mainstreet
Get 25% off R&D tax credit processing
Nightfall
25% off the first year
Ooma
10% off the Monthly Per User Fee
OpenPhone
25% off your first year on OpenPhone
Oracle
70% off Oracle Cloud for 2 years
Pave
1 yr free real-time compensation benchmark data
Persona
600 free gov't ID+selfie verifications/month
Pilot
20% Off Pilot Core bookkeeping for 6 Months.
Routable
First 100 Payments or Invoices Free.
Salesforce
50% off Salesforce Essentials.
Savvy
Health insurance concierge & 1 month free
Secureframe
Get 10% off 1 year & free consultation
Stytch
$5K in credits - first 50K active users are free
SwagUp
10% off branded swag
TrailRunner International
10% Off three months of PR services
Vanta
25% off subscription and free premium support
Zendesk
Zendesk Suite Free for 6 Months.
Zeni
30% discount for the first 6 months
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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I've been blown away by how SVB anticipates some of our needs.
Shan-Lyn Ma
Founder and CEO at Zola
Client since 2011
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