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SVB Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 564 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $467M, Dec 2022VC firm

DebtBiotechnologyChemicalFinance

Deploying now
62%of best year18cheques in 12 months, 564 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led1 of 564Sole investor133 roundsExits53 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 82%
Pitch SVB Capital

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SVB Capital highlights

  1. 01

    18 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 133 rounds, median $6.2M

  4. 04

    53 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-10From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Debt
Sectors
BiotechnologyChemicalFinance
Based in
Santa Clara, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first564 appearances

  1. 2026

    12 rounds

  2. Oct
    Reliable RoboticsSeries D · US · Google News search$115MWith 9 others
  3. Sept
    Bird.comDebt · NL · Ventureburn$450MWith 9 others
  4. Jun
    Critical EnergySeed · US$19MWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    Solar LandscapeDebt · US$125MWith 2 others
  6. May
    Click TherapeuticsSeries D · US · Revelation Partners$50MWith 3 others
  7. May
    EyenoviaUS$10MSole investor
  8. Apr
    LithiosGrant · US$20MWith 3 others
  9. Mar
    Dermata TherapeuticsUS$2.0MSole investor
  10. Feb
    Eupraxia PharmaceuticalsCA$63MSole investor
  11. Jan
    MagicCubeVenture · US$10MWith 3 others
  12. Jan
    AntheiaSeries C · US · Firms' own news pages$24MWith 6 others
  13. Jan
    MetaViaUS$9.3MSole investor
  14. 2025

    25 rounds

  15. Dec
    NadaSeries A · US · Ventureburn$10MWith 5 others
  16. Dec
    LoomaSeries B · US$10MWith 2 others
  17. Dec
    HEN TechnologiesSeries A · US$20MWith 2 others
  18. Dec
    ConnectbaseVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. Nov
    Plus PowerVenture · US$160MWith 1 other
  20. Nov
    BoomPopVenture · US$25MWith 3 others
  21. Oct
    Miach OrthopaedicsDebt · US$7.5MWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    RainforestSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$29MWith 6 others
  23. Sept
    GreenelySeries A · SE$3.7MWith 4 others
  24. Sept
    AervivoVenture · US$2.2MWith 1 other
  25. Jul
    Terra CO2Series B · US · TechCrunch$125MWith 8 others
  26. Jul
    MetaCXVenture · US$3.9MWith 3 others
  27. Jul
    DSD RenewablesDebt · US$238MWith 4 others
  28. Jun
    MercasoDebt · US$10MWith 2 others
  29. Jun
    INmuneBIOUS$19MSole investor
  30. Jun
    OntraDebt · US$70MWith 2 others
  31. Jun
    IndependaVenture · US$6.5MWith 1 other
  32. May
    Solar LandscapeDebt · US$175MWith 2 others
  33. Apr
    ConiferSeed · TechCrunch$20MWith 5 others
  34. Mar
    WorthSeed · US · TechCrunch$20MWith 5 others
  35. Mar
    KnightscopeUS$1.7MWith 5 others
  36. Mar
    Neuromod DevicesSeries B · IE$11MWith 2 others
  37. Mar
    Click TherapeuticsSeries C · US$49MWith 2 others
  38. Jan
    Precision AIVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    CollegeVineVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. 2024

    23 rounds

  41. Dec
    quantilopeVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  42. Dec
    BILTSeries B · US$21MWith 2 others
  43. Nov
    Keep IT CoolSeries C · KE · Disrupt Africa$50MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration15 named

AGAaron GershenbergA Managing Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
ARAnne RockholdExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
BLBeau LaskeyA Managing Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
CTCherie Tanika HarrisChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JDJason DorenExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JMJeff Michael WardDirectoriForm ADV
JDJohn DominguezExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MMMark MacLennanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MRMichael Robert YoungDirectoriForm ADV
MWMichael Wade IdolAnti-Money Laundering OfficeriForm ADV
PCPatricia Chienfang KaoPresident, CEO and DirectoriForm ADV
PMPeter Mcdonald BristowDirectoriForm ADV
SMSulu MamdaniA Managing Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SWSven WeberExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
WSWilliam StevensonDirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 62 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$32Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
SVB Asset Management
SEC number
CRD 124567

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed53 in all

FSLogixBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedNov 2018
ClearleapBought by IbmUndisclosedDec 2015
Ocata TherapeuticsBought by Astellas Pharma$379MNov 2015
Martini MediaBought by Evolve Media, LLCUndisclosedJun 2015
VirtustreamBought by EMC$1.2BMay 2015
fitmobBought by ClassPassUndisclosedApr 2015
PneumRxBought by BTG$475MDec 2014
Avanir PharmaceuticalsBought by Otsuka Pharmaceutical$3.5BDec 2014
AppiaBought by Digital Turbine$100MNov 2014
MetacloudBought by CiscoUndisclosedSept 2014
Adconion Media GroupBought by Amobee$235MJun 2014
ConnexityBought by ShopzillaUndisclosedFeb 2014
KnoBought by IntelUndisclosedNov 2013
Optimal, Inc.Bought by Brand Networks$35MOct 2013
RingCentralListed$98MSept 2013
FireEyeListed$304MSept 2013
WhipTailBought by Cisco$415MSept 2013
Ceptaris TherapeuticsBought by Actelion Pharmaceuticals$250MJul 2013
ecoATMBought by Outerwall$350MJul 2013

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SVB Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies SVB Capital put money into.

Quick answers about SVB Capital

What does SVB Capital invest in?

SVB Capital invests most often at Debt and Venture (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Chemical and Finance.

How active is SVB Capital?

564 investments on record, 18 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has SVB Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Reliable Robotics (Series D, Oct 2026), Bird.com (Debt, Sept 2026) and Critical Energy (Seed, Jun 2026).

How big are SVB Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does SVB Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 564 investments on record (0%).

Where does SVB Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (82%) and Canada (5%).

Is SVB Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 18 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does SVB Capital invest alongside?

Most often Oxford Finance LLC (19 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (18 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (17 rounds together).

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