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March 12, 2023

What’s the best way to raise emergency funding for SVB-affected startups?

Dozens of loan providers have swooped in with financing solutions for cash-strapped startups — but some say there are better options


Amy O'Brien and Tim Smith

3 min read

Credit: Robert Bye

Startups with deposits in Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) US and UK entities are worrying whether they’ll be able to make payroll next week, since the regulators put both into insolvency proceedings Friday. 

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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