Tech execs race to save startups from 'extinction' after SVB collapse | Reuters

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原文:: Tech execs race to save startups from 'extinction' after SVB collapse | Reuters
日期:: 2023_03_17
标签:: #SimpRead

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Technology executives, prominent venture capitalists and founders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rac......

By late Saturday, more than 3,500 CEOs and founders representing some 220,000 workers had signed a petition started by Y Combinator appealing directly to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others to backstop depositors, many of them small businesses who are at risk of failing to pay staff in the next 30 days.
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The petition advocated "stronger regulatory oversight and capital requirements for regional banks" and an investigation into any "malfeasance or mismanagement" by SVB executives. More than 100,000 jobs could be at risk, the petition warned.
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Venture investors have advised startups to seek alternatives to gain short-term liquidity. Some, including Lowercarbon Capital, have offered loans to portfolio companies that have funds stuck at SVB.