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  1. www.npr.org › 2023/03/15 › 1163269781Silicon Valley Bank: What happened before the collapse : NPR

    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...

  2. www.legacy.com › william-biggerstaff-obituaryWilliam Biggerstaff Obituary (2010) - Portola Valley, CA - San...

    Nov 18, 2010 · William Edward ("Bill") Biggerstaff Whose career included senior positions with Ford and Wells Fargo Bank, culminating in 1983 as a co-founder of Silicon Valley Bank, passed away Nov. 15 in...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Silicon_Valley_BankSilicon Valley Bank - Wikipedia

    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.

  5. www.latimes.com › business › storySilicon Valley Bank collapses in biggest failure since 2008

    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...

  6. www.ocregister.com › 2023/03/20 › from-a-poker-game-to-aA 1980s poker game launched Silicon Valley Bank — and it ended 42...

    Mar 20, 2023 · In the early 1980s, when “High Tech” was still written with quotation marks and the region was starting to become known as The Silicon Valley, tennis buddies Bob Medearis and Bill Biggerstaff...

  7. www.axios.com › 2023/03/11 › silicon-valley-bank-ripSilicon Valley Bank, RIP - Axios

    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.

  8. time.com › 6261826Silicon Valley Bank Collapses, Enters FDIC Receivership | TIME

    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.