"The bank is aggressive in courting investors as well, part of why it has become the 'first call' bank for many of them, said James Slavet, a Menlo Park, Calif.

"The bank is aggressive in courting investors as well, part of why it has become the 'first call' bank for many of them, said James Slavet, a Menlo Park, Calif., venture investor with Greycroft Partners."