Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse and subsequent takeover by federal regulators could have significant implications for the behavioral health startup ecosystem.
On Friday, the major California-based bank that catered to startups and tech investors crumbled after failing to raise capital. Since then, Signature Bank and crypto bank Silvergate have also collapsed.
SVB’s demise could have long-term impacts on behavioral health companies with debt or equity relationships with the bank, with those companies possibly finding themselves with a new equity stakeholder or searching for a new credit line. On the macro level, SVB’s failure signals to startups that the market is changing – and the availability of capital and debt funding is tightening, Behavioral Health Business reports. Read more.
