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Mar 10, 2023 · SVB was founded in 1983 over a poker game between Bill Biggerstaff and Robert Medearis, according to a statement from the bank’s 20th anniversary. Since its start, the firm has specialized in...
Mar 10, 2023 · Founded in 1982 by two former Wells Fargo bankers, Roger Smith and Bill Biggerstaff, and Robert Medearis, a Stanford University professor, SVB started out gathering deposits from venture-backed...
Mar 17, 2023 · History of Silicon Valley Bank. During a poker game, Bill Biggerstaff and Robert Medearis came up with the idea for Silicon Valley Bank. And in 1983, the two, along with the bank’s CEO Roger...
Mar 10, 2023 · SVB was founded in 1983 over a poker game between Bill Biggerstaff and Robert Medearis, according to a statement from the bank’s 20th anniversary. Since its start, the firm has specialized in...
Mar 11, 2023 · Flashback: Conceived by Bill Biggerstaff and Robert Medearis over a poker game, Silicon Valley Bank opened its first office in Santa Clara in 1983, providing banking and credit services to venture-backed startups.
Mar 15, 2023 · Silicon Valley Bank was started in 1983 after being conceived by Bill Biggerstaff and Robert Medearis over a game of poker, according to the bank's own history from 2003. The founders' goal was...
Silicon Valley Bank was founded as a state-chartered bank in 1983 by Wells Fargo executive Bill Biggerstaff and Stanford University professor Robert Medearis to focus on the needs of startup companies.