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In the space of nine days this month, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed, Signature Bank failed and Credit Suisse was bought by rival UBS. Experts are calling it the worst banking crisis since the 2008 crash, and alarm bells are sounding for fashion tech startups and investors who are operating in an increasingly unstable venture ecosystem.