Reading Unicorns: 13th March

What a start to the week! HSBC rescues SVB UK and restores access to deposits immediately after a tumultuous and frenzied end to last week.

Grab a coffee and enjoy a quick round-up on this week’s venture news:

📖 Top Articles:

1. HSBC to buy Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1 in government rescue deal (The Guardian)

2. US regulators say SVB customers will be made whole as second bank fails (CNN)

3. Female tech founders bag £3.6bn despite wider investment slump (CityAM)

4. UK fintech Railsr sold to consortium of VC firms (FinTech Futures)

5. Lloyds Bank invests £10m into digital ID startup Yoti (UKTN)

🎙️ Last week’s podcast: S5E16 - Thomas Wynne, Co-Founder & CEO at Capsule

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Have a great week,

The Riding Unicorns team.