Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a real bank that primarily provides financial services to technology and innovation-focused companies and their investors. It is a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

However, there have been some notable financial events involving other banks and financial institutions in Silicon Valley and the broader technology industry. For example, during the dot-com boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s, many technology companies raised large amounts of venture capital and went public with high valuations, only to later experience significant declines in stock prices and financial difficulties. This led to the "dot-com bubble" bursting in 2000-2001, which caused many investors to lose significant amounts of money and some tech companies to go bankrupt.

In more recent years, there have been concerns about the potential for a "tech bubble" as many startups have raised large amounts of capital at high valuations, often without clear paths to profitability. There have also been concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the technology industry and the broader economy, which could potentially lead to financial difficulties for some companies and their investors.

Overall, while there have been financial challenges and fluctuations in the technology industry over the years, there has not been a major crash or crisis involving Silicon Valley Bank specifically.