Analysis

March 14, 2023

SVB UK: the latest on the startup bank’s collapse — and sale to HSBC

The UK government is currently working on a solution for startups with money locked up in the bank.


Image: Ilya Grigorik

Startups have been hit by waves of crises over the last few years. First, the pandemic. Then supply chain disruptions, rising costs and economic stagnation.

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