Why? I've used them for over 25 years for company accounts. They bank most of the VCs as well. They understand startups, while all the other banks around here are used to big businesses and retail.

Curious: were you a direct SVB client? I can recommend them enough, I basically can't imagine a better banking experience unless someone made the tech side of it better. I have heard recently of a lot of folks on HN who are somewhat unhappy with SVB because they're clients through Atlas and those accounts are apparently a bit clunkier and less worked through. Is that the case?