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by eastbound 1201 days ago
> why would big banks not want to compete against SVB by establishing a smaller division that handles startups?

Because such startups tend to, when they can’t raise funds easily (=nowadays), withdraw all their cash deposits at the same time (=what’s happening at SVB), which puts it in bankrupt. So, small market, but so much variance in deposits that it’s risky.