Bridge Bank announced the hiring of Victor Le as vice president, relationship manager in its Southern California-based Technology Banking group. Victor will be responsible for providing venture debt, growth capital, and asset-based and recurring revenue financing solutions along with a complete suite of treasury management products to technology companies in Southern California.

Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking group provides uniquely flexible financing solutions to companies in a wide variety of technology sectors. At every stage of growth — from inception through IPO and beyond — Bridge Bank is a leading financial resource to companies across the nation who are focused on bringing new technologies to market.

“Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking group is experiencing tremendous growth and I’m thrilled to join the team and be a part of this story,” said Victor Le. “Bridge has a strong reputation as an industry leader in the tech and venture lending space and I look forward to sharing our story throughout the Southern California market.”

Prior to joining Bridge Bank, Victor served as vice president of Silicon Valley Bank for nine years where he managed relationships and loan portfolios across three tech-focused offices in Southern California. Prior to joining Silicon Valley Bank, Victor served as an assistant vice president at Union Bank of California, where he managed loan portfolios for the Corporate Banking group in Los Angeles.

“We are pleased to welcome Victor to the Bridge Bank team,” said Mark Breneman, SVP in Bridge Bank’s Southern California-based Technology Banking group.  “I am confident in Victor’s ability to leverage his expertise working with tech companies at all stages of development to provide the tools and resources our clients need to be successful.”

Bridge Bank is a division of Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, the go-to-bank for business in its growing markets. Bridge Bank was founded in 2001 in Silicon Valley to offer a better way to bank for small-market and middle-market businesses from across many industries, as well as emerging technology companies and the private equity community.