Stifel Venture and Fund Banking: Trusted Bank Partner to Top Venture Funds and Portfolio Companies
Why Founders and Finance Teams Choose Stifel Bank
From company formation to IPO and beyond, the Stifel Bank team evolves alongside you, offering the right solutions when you need them most.
Seed Stage
Fast onboarding, digital treasury.
Founder-first guidance and digital tools to help you get started with confidence.
Series A-B
Solutions for growth.
Cash management, comprehensive lending solutions from venture debt to working capital, and insights from a leading investment bank and research platform.
Series C+
Institutional tools for scale.
ICS® offers you access to multi-millions in aggregate FDIC protection per entity, across network banks. ICS1 is a smart, secure, and convenient way to place large cash deposits directly through Stifel Bank.
Exit & Beyond
Personal planning for liquidity and legacy.
Comprehensive wealth management for founders, including exit advisory, long-term planning, and family office support.
Fund Banking Services for Fund Managers
We understand the complexities of your fund’s operations to simplify them, scale them, and support your fund’s entire lifecycle.
Subscription lines of credit
Bridge investments and capital calls with flexible terms
Management company credit
Operating liquidity with tailored structuring and renewal
NAV & hybrid facilities
Custom solutions to match evolving portfolio needs
Fund operations platform
Online access for fund admins, no treasury/wire fees
240+
Fund clients across the VC and growth landscape
$8B+
Committed credit across funds and management companies
Access up to $285 million
Aggregate FDIC protection per entity, across network banks via ICS1
Zero fees
No treasury or wire costs for fund clients
Representative Portfolio Company Clients
Representative Venture Fund Clients
Lending Solutions for Every Stage of Growth
| Venture Debt | Growth Capital Loans | Recurring Revenue | Working Capital | Acquisition Term Loan | Hardware as a Service (HaaS) | |
| Stage | Large Seed / Series A | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth |
| Revenue Scale | 0 - $5 million | $5+ million | $5+ million | $5+ million | $5+ million | $5+ million |
| Purpose | Runway extension | Runway extension | Finance CAC/growth | Finance day-to-day operations | Finance acquisition | Finance hardware |
| Covenants | No | No | Liquidity and/or performance | Liquidity and/or performance | TBD | TBD |
| Warrants / Success Fee | Yes | Yes | Varies | No | Varies | Yes |
| Size | $1 - $5 million | $5 - $25 million | $5 - $50 million | $5 - $50 million | $5 - $25 million | $5 - $25 million |
Subject to credit approval, due diligence, and final documentation. For discussion purposes only and not a commitment to lend. Terms and availability may change without notice.
Get to know Stifel
$32 Billion
in Bank assets
7th largest Wealth Management platform
by number of financial advisors with more than 2,300 financial advisors in 400 Branches across U.S.
Over $500 billion
in client assets under management
#1 in Equity Deals
Under $1 Billion Market Cap2
#3 in all Managed Venture Capital-Backed IPOs
A standout in venture-backed IPOs3
Growth via M&A
with 36 transactions in the past 20 years, including Thomas Weisel Partners, KBW, and Barclays Wealth & Investment Management, Americas
More than 135 years old and still thinking like a startup.
At Stifel, we have the knowledge, experience, and resources to help you address even the most complex needs. Stifel’s innovation community connects you with the full resources of our 9,000-person global financial firm.
- Investment Banking
- Private Banking
- Wealth Management4 and Financial Planning with a Stifel Financial Advisor
- Economic Insights, Thought Leadership, and Research
Stifel’s long-term leadership drives the entrepreneurial culture of our firm, empowering associates to deliver for our clients through collaboration, innovation, and ingenuity. These collective efforts are demonstrated by the growth of our firm, our financial strength, and our nimble approach to opportunity. It’s quite simple. We believe that when we put you – our client – first, we put you in the best position to achieve success, however you may define it. Let’s connect to see how Stifel’s nimble, innovative approach to banking can help you and your company.
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Company data as of 12/31/2025 unless otherwise noted. Learn more at www.Stifel.com/Investor-Relations.
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1To view the list of banks in the IntraFi network, visit www.intrafi.com/network-banks. Certain conditions must be satisfied for “pass-through” FDIC deposit insurance coverage to apply.
Deposit placement through an IntraFi service is subject to the terms, conditions, and disclosures in applicable agreements. Deposits that are placed through an IntraFi service at FDIC-insured banks in IntraFi’s network are eligible for FDIC deposit insurance coverage at the network banks. The depositor may exclude banks from eligibility to receive its funds. To meet conditions for pass-through FDIC deposit insurance, deposit accounts at FDIC-insured banks in IntraFi’s network that hold deposits placed using an IntraFi service are titled, and deposit account records are maintained, in accordance with FDIC regulations for pass-through coverage. Although deposits are placed in increments that do not exceed the FDIC standard maximum deposit insurance amount (“SMDIA”) at any one bank, a depositor’s balances at the institution that places deposits may exceed the SMDIA before settlement for deposits or after settlement for withdrawals. The depositor must make any necessary arrangements to protect such balances consistent with applicable law and must determine whether placement through an IntraFi service satisfies any restrictions on its deposits. IntraFi and ICS are registered trademarks of IntraFi LLC. IntraFi is not an affiliate of Stifel Bank.
2 Dealogic. Rank-eligible SEC registered IPOs and Follow-on offerings since 2012 as of 2/29/24.
3 Dealogic. Venture-backed IPOs ranking since 2005 as of 2/29/24.
4 Wealth Management services provided by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Member NYSE and SIPC.