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 (we have a copy) says Singer continued as Chief Executive Officer of SmartBiz Bank and Chair of the Board.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- 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: https://smartbizbank.com/newsroom/smartbiz-board-of-directors local copy
- Banking Exchange, Q&A with Evan Singer of SmartBiz: Banking Exchange, Q&A with Evan Singer of SmartBiz (original: bankingexchange.com · stored capture)
- Entrepreneur author page, Evan Singer: Entrepreneur author page, Evan Singer (original: entrepreneur.com · stored capture)
- LinkedIn, Evan Singer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan1singer (self-reported profile; LinkedIn pages cannot be mirrored into the archive)