
Cleantech and Sustainability
How we help
Drive business growth with the innovation experts
Scale efficiently with banking solutions
Receive relevant advice for growth
Connect with peers and investors
We serve those creating positive environmental change
Project Finance: Bring initiatives to life
Construction Financing
Back-Leverage Debt Financing
Syndication Financing
Climate tech innovators

Daroga
- “SVB has been a trusted financial business partner. They understand the complexity of our industry, they come to the table with financial and risk management solutions to support large-scale, time-intensive projects and we look forward to working together on our upcoming deployments.”
Ory Moussaieff
Co-founder, Daroga

Urbint
- “SVB has been a trusted partner from the early days and continues to support our growth with a range of banking services and loan capital options.”
Josh Troy
Co-Founder and CFO, Urbint

ESS, Inc.
- “Working with a strong financial partner that understands our business, the challenges of clean tech and the imperative of climate change was essential to ensuring ESS had the resources we needed to commercialize our iron flow technology.”
Eric Dresselhuys
CEO, ESS, Inc.

Longroad
- “The SVB Project Finance team has been an important financial partner and lead arranger for our large-scale energy initiatives. The team is very collaborative, has a wealth of knowledge in the industry and connections to get the funding needed for our next big project.”
Paul Gaynor
CEO, Longroad Energy

AEye
- “SVB provided AEye with a critical bridge loan that gave us the latitude to continue scaling the company as we awaited the closing of our de-SPAC transaction. They're a partner we know we can rely on when it counts the most.”
Robert Brown
CFO, AEye
We support clients who have become leading disruptors in the cleantech industry
Over 575 prominent clients in the climate technology & sustainability sector choose to bank with SVB.

Building a renewable drinking water source
SOURCE Global, PBC has created the world’s first renewable drinking water system. Its sustainable technology, the SOURCE Hydropanel, uses the power of the sun to extract an endless supply of reliable drinking water straight from the air. SOURCE Global, PBC empowers people around the world to take control of their water supply. SVB provided SOURCE Global, PBC with venture debt to further develop its technology and expand operations.
Addressing food security
Iron Ox builds advanced autonomous robotics and data-enabled greenhouses that leverage natural sunlight, reducing water usage by 90% compared to traditional farming. The outcome: natural herbs, fruits and vegetables. Iron Ox is driven to make healthier food more accessible, using fewer resources, to address food security globally. SVB provided Iron Ox with venture debt to help scale the development and deployment of its autonomous robotics technology.

SVB uniquely understands our business and the energy industry in which we operate and has been an important partner in Sunrun’s success.

Move sustainability forward with powerful financing solutions
Venture Debt
Mezzanine Finance
Growth & Working Capital
Global Payments
Foreign Exchange & Trade Finance
Investment Management
Meet the Climate Technology & Sustainability Team
SVB's Climate Technology & Sustainability practice brings more than 12 years of experience and partners with innovators whose passion and purpose lie in building businesses to develop sustainable resources and protect our planet.




