Small Business Q&A: Philip Cox, Silicon Valley Bank

In this week’s column, Kehlan Kirwan has a special interview with Philip Cox from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Last week, SVB announced a further $100m investment into Ireland. Philip explains why they decided to invest again in Ireland and what they are looking for in companies.

What does SVB do?

The bank has been established for about 35 years now and was first put together in Silicon Valley when we started to get the emergence of technology and fast-growing companies in the valley.