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Mitch Gilbert, founder of Oya Femtech Apparel
Mitch Gilbert, the founder of Oya Femtech Apparel, banked with SVB.

courtesy of Oya

  • Startup founder Mitchella Gilbert almost lost $300,000 in the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. 
  • Today's uncertain banking market does not bode well for founders of color, they said.
  • Gilbert revealed how other founders of color can protect themselves amid banking uncertainty.

Switching business bank accounts from Silicon Valley Bank to Chase Bank was a to-do list item in Mitchella "Mitch" Gilbert's notebook prior to the fallout earlier this month. 

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Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Silicon Valley Bank, silicon valley bank crisis, Investment, black-owned business, Female founders, SVB collapse, SVB Securities, Venture Capitalism, Venture Capital, Venture Capitalists, Voices of Color
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