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# The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank hit women- and minority-owned start-ups the hardest
- URL: https://werd.io/the-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-hit-women--and-minority-owned/
- Published: 2023-03-17T16:11:30.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-17T16:11:30.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

“Silicon Valley Bank was one of the few that would give venture-backed start-ups led by women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people a line of credit. After the bank’s collapse, they are now being hit the hardest.” [#Business](https://werd.io/tag/Business)

\[[Link](https://19thnews.org/2023/03/women-minority-business-owners-silicon-valley-bank/)\]