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SVB is a spectacular partner, accelerating our growth and helping us scale to meet the tremendous market opportunity.
Bates Marshall
CEO and co-founder, Ambient Photonics (Client since 2022)
SVB has been an outstanding partner for Queens Carbon as we've doubled in size and move rapidly toward commercializing our breakthrough cement production technology to compete at scale in the global materials market.
Daniel Kopp
CEO/CTO and co-founder, Queens Carbon (Client since 2025)
SVB has been a great partner throughout the years. From when we first incorporated to when we raised our most recent growth equity round. We appreciate their partnership and have remained loyal due to their care and attentiveness, especially from their climate tech team.
Nico Pinkowski
CEO, Nitricity (Client since 2019)
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, Sunrun (Client since 2014)
We’re incredibly happy to have SVB as our banking partner. Their cleantech team’s sector and credit expertise have been both instrumental and adaptable in structuring complex debt facilities with intercreditor dynamics. Their flexibility, deep understanding of early-stage businesses, and founder-friendly platform has been an ideal fit for a company like ours as we scale.
James McGinniss
CEO, David Energy (Client since 2020)
The SVB process was professional and straightforward, and allowed us to efficiently manage our specific constraints without difficulty. We look forward to working with SVB again in the future.
Colin R. South
CEO, ArkeaBio™ (Client since 2021)
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