SVB SOCAL EVENTS

SVB’s SoCal team curates several events throughout the year to help clients create a strong network to support business growth. Upcoming event information will be posted here. For more information, reach out to your banker.

EVENTS

February 15, 2018  — HYPE Sports Innovation Competition - Los Angeles

February 22, 2018  — SVB & Manos Accelerator Angel Bootcamp - Santa Monica

March 8, 2018  — TechFair LA 2018 - Los Angeles

March 14, 2018  — SVB LA Fundraising 101 Workshop - Santa Monica (Event website coming soon!)

TECH GIVES BACK

SVB’s Los Angeles & Santa Monica offices join forces with local clients & colleagues to lend a hand to the greater Los Angeles community for the inaugural LA Tech Gives Back 2017. #LATechGivesBack

WHAT IS TECH GIVES BACK?

Tech companies move the world forward in remarkable ways – it’s a vital component of this sector’s DNA. That’s why Silicon Valley Bank is committed to Tech Gives Back—an annual volunteer service program SVB participates in each year across the country. This year, we were thrilled to bring this volunteer magic to Los Angeles with our inaugural LA Tech Gives Back! Together we mobilized our vibrant tech community to volunteer across the greater LA area for a rewarding half day of service, followed by a community lunch reception atop our SVB Santa Monica patio. We are happy to have lent a helping hand, in partnership with LA Works, in strengthening our local community at Mark Twain Middle Schoolin Venice, The Center at Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood and the LA Child Guidance Clinic in Downtown Los Angeles. We look forward to keeping the tradition going next year! For more information about LA Tech Gives Back and SVB’s involvement, please contact your local SVB team member.

Recent SVB SoCal Events

SVB Overwatch eSports Match—January 17, 2018 | SVB Santa Monica
SVB Santa Monica kicked off 2018 with an exciting, new eSports experience where 20 LA digital media executives and eSports influencers witnessed a digital fight to the finish match-up between elite global Overwatch League teams’ the Houston Outlaws and the Shanghai Dragons. Overwatch League is the first major global eSports league with city-based teams, providing gamers, viewers and influencers the opportunity to be a part of the most immersive, on-the- rise digital gaming ecosystem in today’s digital age. Our SVB SoCal team is excited to see where this developing digital sector is headed and plan to stay at the forefront of its emergence into the SoCal market.

SVB & SheWorx TechWeek LA Breakfast Roundtable—November 17, 2017 | SVB Santa Monica
SVB Santa Monica welcomed 30+ female entrepreneurs and local professionals for a SheWorx Breakfast Roundtable in conjunction with TechWeek LA 2017. SheWorx is the leading global platform and event series supporting 20,000 female entrepreneurs in 7 global cities, providing women with actionable business strategies and democratizing access to top mentors and investors. Guests had the opportunity to listen to local VC’s and investors share their perspective on the current entrepreneurial climate of LA, then partake in a rooftop patio breakfast networking reception full of lively conversation and delicious bites and coffee.

OC Investor Roundtable Series Kickoff Dinner—November 2, 2017 | SVB Irvine
The SVB Irvine Tech team kicked off their new quarterly OC Investor Roundtable Series by welcoming 17 high-level investment partners to participate in a curated reception & private dinner discussion on real-time OC Market opportunities. Valuable insight about the future of this space was shared, including how SVB as a leading bank in the industry is effectively fostering the growth of opportunities for investors and angels to tap into OC’s new and pursuable talent. A great start to a highly-anticipated event series, we look forward to our next event come early 2018!

SVB Wine Wednesday Series—July 12, 2017 | SVB Santa Monica
SVB’s Santa Monica office kicked off the first of their four-part Wine Wednesday summer event series by welcoming 50+ guests to enjoy delicious small bites and refreshing wine. Our inaugural event featured wines of the biodynamic Pinot Pioneer Robert Sinskey Vineyards of Napa Valley – who happens to be one of SVB’s Premium Wine Group clients. #SVBWineWednesday

SVB & UC San Diego CSE CEO Forum—April 19, 2017 | SVB San Diego
SVB San Diego, in partnership with UC San Diego Computer Science & Engineering Department, hosted an exclusive Tech Forum featuring eight of San Diego’s top innovative companies & CEOs in an effort to showcase San Diego’s emerging tech ecosystem. More than 70 emerging UCSD students attended, seeking out professional opportunities within this new frontier of tech and innovation. Thanks to participating companies – including Certona, Cloudbeds, eSUB, HouseCall Pro, ID Analytics, Seismic, Sensemetrics and Verimatrix.

4th Annual SVB OC March Madness—March 16, 2017 | SVB Irvine
The SVB Orange County Tech team hosted their signature 4th annual March Madness event at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, where over 75 influential founders, executives and market influencers convened for a signature game day experience. Held to coincide with the kick off of the 2017 March Madness NCAA Basketball Tournament, guests enjoyed an afternoon of networking, multiple game coverage and the opportunity to test their game day match-ups with our own exciting SVB Bracket Challenge.