Baobab Studios
Redwood City, CA
SVB Startup Banking
50%
of venture-backed tech and life science companies in the US bank with SVB.
*Approximate
Banking, access and advice to help reach your next round faster
Companies start with us early. Founders know we’re startup experts.
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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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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National 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.
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.
Vouch
$100-$2,500 savings per year on business insurance.
Amazon Web Service
$5K in AWS Credits.
Zoom
20% Off All Zoom Services
Savvy
Health insurance concierge & 1 month free
Salesforce
50% off Salesforce Essentials.
DocSend
Up to 90% off DocSend annual plan
Gusto
3 Free Months of Payroll, Benefits, and HR.
Guideline
3 Free Months of a Full-Service 401(k).
Routable
First 100 Payments or Invoices Free.
Google Cloud
Up to $100K in Google Cloud Credits.
Heroku
$25K in Heroku Credits.
Carta
25% Off First Year Subscription.
Fast409A
$1K off 409A valuation.
Captable
25% Off Diligence Subscription.
Zendesk
Zendesk Suite Free for 6 Months.
HubSpot
30% off HubSpot's growth software for 1 year.
Ooma
10% off the Monthly Per User Fee
BlueJeans
Up to 65% in Discounts
OpenPhone
25% off your first year on OpenPhone
Pilot
20% Off Pilot Core bookkeeping for 6 Months.
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
RemoteHQ
RemoteHQ is free for SVB client use until 8/1/20
Zeni
30% discount for the first 6 months
Freshworks
$10K Credits across Freshworks suite of products
Laika
3 months free of Laika subscription
Vanta
25% off subscription and free premium support
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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Scale faster with SVB
Get started and scale faster towards Series A stage and beyond.
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Startup experts with connections, advice and solutions to help support your company as you grow.