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Jessica Mathews

Jessica Mathews is a former senior writer for Fortune, where she covered transportation, defense tech, and Elon Musk’s companies. Previously, she wrote the daily dealmaking newsletter Term Sheet, where she won an EPPY award for best business/finance blog. Before joining Fortune, she covered wealth management and custody as a reporter at Financial Planning magazine. Jessica was a 2018 Dow Jones News Fund intern, and she interned at CNBC in 2017. She is a graduate from The King’s College in New York City. Originally from Memphis, Tenn., you can now find her biking around Bentonville, Ark.

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Read the full letter Silicon Valley Bank’s venture arm sent to LPs about the Chapter 11 bankruptcy

By Jessica MathewsMarch 17, 2023

Venture capitalists brought down Silicon Valley Bank. Now its new CEO wants them to save it

Venture capitalists brought down Silicon Valley Bank. Now its new CEO wants them to save it

By Jessica Mathews and Anne SradersMarch 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank is getting diced up for potential buyers. Here’s what we know now

Silicon Valley Bank is getting diced up for potential buyers. Here’s what we know now

By Jessica MathewsMarch 14, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank puts its $10 billion venture arm up for sale

Silicon Valley Bank puts its $10 billion venture arm up for sale

By Jessica MathewsMarch 13, 2023

Federal agencies are saving Silicon Valley, but tech may never be the same

Federal agencies are saving Silicon Valley, but tech may never be the same

By Anne Sraders and Jessica MathewsMarch 13, 2023

An analysis of regulatory filings reveals that 1,074 firms—from Andreessen Horowitz to General Catalyst—were holding capital at Silicon Valley Bank in 2022

An analysis of regulatory filings reveals that 1,074 firms—from Andreessen Horowitz to General Catalyst—were holding capital at Silicon Valley Bank in 2022

By Jessica Mathews and Alexandra SternlichtMarch 12, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank’s sudden shutdown sparks panic—but some saw red flags months ago

Silicon Valley Bank’s sudden shutdown sparks panic—but some saw red flags months ago

By Jessica Mathews and Anne SradersMarch 10, 2023

A Silicon Valley Bank short seller explains how he knew the bank was in trouble months ago

A Silicon Valley Bank short seller explains how he knew the bank was in trouble months ago

By Jessica MathewsMarch 10, 2023

VCs describe a big mess as Silicon Valley Bank’s troubles spark industry-wide panic

VCs describe a big mess as Silicon Valley Bank’s troubles spark industry-wide panic

By Anne Sraders and Jessica MathewsMarch 10, 2023

‘Sheer panic’ has gripped Silicon Valley VCs and founders amid worries that the startup industry’s most important bank is in trouble

‘Sheer panic’ has gripped Silicon Valley VCs and founders amid worries that the startup industry’s most important bank is in trouble

By Anne Sraders, Jessica Mathews and Kylie RobisonMarch 9, 2023

Founded by Apple vets, startup Humane has raised $241 million without a single customer

Founded by Apple vets, startup Humane has raised $241 million without a single customer

By Jessica MathewsMarch 9, 2023

What is data management company Databricks really worth?

By Jessica MathewsMarch 8, 2023

Y Combinator group partner Surbhi Sarna says work-life balance is a misnomer

Y Combinator group partner Surbhi Sarna says work-life balance is a misnomer

By Jessica MathewsMarch 7, 2023

Read two of the pitch decks Databricks used to become one of the world’s 10 most valuable startups

Read two of the pitch decks Databricks used to become one of the world’s 10 most valuable startups

By Jessica MathewsMarch 2, 2023

Databricks had one of the worst pitch decks Ben Horowitz has ever seen. Now it’s riding the A.I. boom as one of the world’s 10 most valuable startups

By Jessica MathewsMarch 2, 2023

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