All posts tagged: Silicon Valley Bank

The ‘Alecta effect’ is threatening Swedish tech companies

April 21, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 21st, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. After Alecta’s billion-kronor blunder, Sweden’s institutional capital is now focused on one question: how do we avoid the same thing? The answer risks prolonging the tech winter considerably. A lot can happen in two years. In 2021, the tech market was booming. The list of […]

The Silicon Valley Bank crash is a wake-up call

March 13, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 13th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is a financial wake-up call for the tech industry. In 48 hours, the lowest-priority questions shot to the top of the agenda. “Move fast and break things” was one of Facebook’s old mottos. It was printed on posters that […]

Silicon Valley Bank crashes — and the shockwaves reach Stockholm

March 10, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 10th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Silicon Valley Bank — an institution in the startup world — is being shaken by a crisis of confidence. Customers now fear a bank run, and the Stockholm Stock Exchange is falling. Hope, as they say, is the last thing to abandon you. “I would […]