A fintech CEO is trying to raise more than $1 billion to fund bridge loans for startups impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

• Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras is fundraising more than $1 billion in loans for startups affected by the SVB collapse. 
• Dubugras aims to give out loans as soon as next week so companies can make payroll.
• "We are trying to raise as much capital as we can," a Brex spokesperson told Insider.

Henrique Dubugras, CEO of the fintech company Brex, is working to pull together more than $1 billion in funds to provide bridge loans for startups affected by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. 

"As of yesterday, we've received $1.5 billion in requests from nearly 1,000 companies," a spokesperson for Brex told Insider. "We are trying to raise as much capital as we can."