Profiles · Principals
- Type
- Person
- Role
- Executive
- Programs
- PPP
- Updated
The profile
CEO of SmartBiz, the SBA-lending marketplace that routed billions in PPP through partner banks.
Identity and role
Evan Singer — CEO of SmartBiz Loans (San Francisco), an online marketplace that matches small-business borrowers to partner banks for SBA 7(a) and PPP loans and automates the underwriting workflow.
Biography
Singer's Entrepreneur contributor page describes his earlier technology roles.
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
SmartBiz applied its SBA-loan marketplace to PPP, connecting borrowers to its network of partner banks. The company reports having facilitated more than $9 billion across PPP, SBA 7(a) and bank term loans for 230,000+ entrepreneurs, with about 60% of loans to minority-, women- or veteran-owned businesses (2022 release). It is a marketplace model adjacent to Lendio's and Fundera's, distinct from the lenders of record.
Their own relief
No enforcement action or PPP-fraud finding against Singer or SmartBiz has been identified in the public record; the company later presented itself as SmartBiz Bank (board release).
Where they are now (2025–2026)
SmartBiz Bank's board and management release says Singer continued as Chief Executive Officer of SmartBiz Bank and Chair of the Board.
Documents on this site
Original source documents and archived copies
- SmartBiz Bank board and management release
- Banking Exchange, Q&A with Evan Singer of SmartBiz
- SmartBiz Loans press PPP demand survey, 2020
- SmartBiz named top small-business lending platform, with $9B / 230,000+ borrower figures
- Entrepreneur author page, Evan Singer
Sources
- SmartBiz Loans press (PPP demand survey, 2020): SmartBiz Loans press PPP demand survey, 2020 (original: businesswire.com)
- SmartBiz named top small-business lending platform, with $9B / 230,000+ borrower figures: SmartBiz named top small-business lending platform, with $9B / 230,000+ borrower figures (original: businesswire.com · stored capture)
- SmartBiz Bank board and management release — original: https://smartbizbank.com/newsroom/smartbiz-board-of-directors local copy
- Banking Exchange, Q&A with Evan Singer of SmartBiz: Banking Exchange: SmartBiz CEO Evan Singer Talks About Why and How His Fintech Firm Works With Banks in the SBA 7(a) Program (original: bankingexchange.com · stored capture)
- Entrepreneur author page, Evan Singer: Entrepreneur author page, Evan Singer (original: entrepreneur.com · stored capture)
- LinkedIn, Evan Singer — original: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan1singer (self-reported profile; LinkedIn pages cannot be mirrored into the archive)