Business Development Leader for Early Stage Startups

As a Relationship Banker for the startup ecosystem, I specialize in providing venture debt financing to a diverse range of industries including Aerospace, AI/ML, AR/VR, IoT, Robotics, Drones, DefenseTech, Semiconductors, Micromobility, Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Health, Deep Tech, Disruptive Tech, and General Hardware.

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About Elias Saadeh

Elias Saadeh is a vice president for SVB’s Frontier Technology group. Based in San Francisco, he helps Series A through Series C founders secure the efficient sources of capital they need to scale. Knowing that there’s no single path from startup to market leader, Elias brings a multifaceted approach to tilting the field in each client’s favor; he provides them with valuable industry insights, key connections and creative venture debt solutions to help them scale their business. Elias thrives on bringing trust, empathy and value to the builders, creators and investors he serves.

Worked for companies such as Square, Bloomberg and Carta

Bachelor’s degree in finance with a minor in economics from the University of San Francisco.

Bay Area Native with a great cultural background

Tech Wadi Board Member