Cleantech and Sustainability
How we help
Drive business growth with the innovation experts
Access flexible banking and capital options designed for climate technology and sustainability innovators like you – we know what it takes to scale.
Reach subject matter experts when navigating complexities knowing we’ve helped hundreds of clients execute similar visions.
Network with peers at the center of the innovation landscape and gain opportunities from investor connections.
We serve those creating positive environmental change
The Future of Climate Tech
Project Finance: Bring initiatives to life
SVB is experienced in structuring, funding and monitoring the construction of projects.
SVB structures and leverages the projects and sponsors’ cash flows through term financings.
SVB works with multiple banking partners to help you successfully complete your project financing.
Climate tech innovators
Fuel cell project holds promise for reliable distributed electricity.
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
Using AI to protect infrastructure and workers.
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
Energy storage for the world’s renewable energy infrastructure.
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.
Renewable energy company works to save the planet one project at a time.
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
Aerospace technology makes autonomous driving safer.
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 1,400 prominent clients in the climate technology & sustainability sector choose to bank with SVB.
*All non-SVB named companies listed are independent third parties and are not affiliated with Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company.
"SVB uniquely understands our business and the energy industry in which we operate and has been an important partner in Sunrun's success."
Lynn Jurich
Co-executive chair and co-founder of Sunrun
Client since 2014
Move sustainability forward with powerful financing solutions
Explore debt solutions that may help you build value and gain more time and resources.
Augment your senior debt to help you with market expansion, acquisitions, earn-outs, and more.
Finance your working capital cycle within industries that have longer collection periods.
Meet international payment needs efficiently.
Grow globally with a full suite of FX products and advisory services.
Achieve your investment objectives with support from SVB.