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Meet Silicon Valley's 6 favorite bankers

Portia CroweFeb 1, 2016, 20:38 IST

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Investment bankers are not always that popular in Silicon Valley.

They're sometimes seen as impersonal, overly corporate, and more pushy than venture capitalists.

But a few bankers have earned strong reputations for themselves in the Valley.

The tech media startup The Information polled its subscribers on their favorite dealmakers.

Goldman Sachs was ranked the most popular bank in the tech world - but the top individual banker is Ian Smith of the boutique bank Allen & Co.

Here are the results.