Alex McCracken, managing director who had covered VC relations, has stepped up at SVB to help the bank lend about $100m from its new Ireland office, as well as building its startup banking services in Europe more broadly.

Stephen Lowery (pictured, from his LinkedIn profile), partner at venture capital firm Frog Capital, has joined Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) UK team to lead it corporate and independent VC relationships.

Alex McCracken, managing director who had covered VC relations, has stepped up at SVB to help the bank lend about $100m from its new Ireland office, as well as building its startup banking services in Europe more broadly.

Lowery spent nearly six years at Frog but has 15 years’ experience…