Around 20 investors and founders detail how some solo investors and small VC firms helped startups during the SVB crisis while many big VC firms disappointed
its failure will have a large impact Tia Bot / Tech in Asia : These are the most active investors in Singapore's startups Alexa Mikhail / Fortune : ‘You can lose everything’: How founders' mental health also collapsed with SVB's downfall Paul Gompers / HBR.org : Silicon Valley Bank's Focus on Startups Was a Double-Edged Sword David Foreman / UKTN : VCs praised Silicon Valley Bank in public. In private, they caused its demise Chenxi Wang / SC Media : A venture capitalist's view of the Silicon Valley Bank failure Lizelle van Vuuren / Moonshot Ventures : Introducing Moonshot Ventures - Revolutionizing the VC Industry with AI LinkedIn: Alex Konrad : As startups scrambled to make payroll this week, a few VC firms and investors stepped up to wire their own cash. But some CEOs were left skeptical that firms really did much. … Tweets: @khoslaventures : “When times are tough, we stick with our companies.” - KV Founding Partner @SamirKaul1 https://twitter.com/... Naman / @olitsar : The big names on your cap table give you the social validation, the small ones give the real support. https://twitter.com/... Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : The VC firm that came up repeatedly in conversations as disappointing over the weekend was @foundersfund. How much of that is perception fueled by Peter Thiel's lightning rod status is tough to say. (We welcome any tips for good and bid, my DMs are open.) https://www.forbes.com/... https://twitter.com/... Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : As startups scrambled to make payroll this week, a few VC firms and investors stepped up to wire their own cash. But some CEOs were left skeptical that firms really did much. I spoke to 20+ VCs and tech founders to break down the VC response for @Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/... Thanks: @alexrkonrad