Profiles · Principals
- Type
- Person
- Role
- Executive
- Programs
- PPP
- Updated
The profile
A co-founder and continuing CTO of BlueVine.
Identity and role
Nir Klar is a co-founder of BlueVine (2013), with Eyal Lifshitz (CEO) and Moti Shatner.
Biography / career arc
Israeli fintech founder and technology executive; co-founded BlueVine, an online small-business financing company (see the BlueVine profile).
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
BlueVine's PPP-era operations, with loans booked on partner banks Celtic and Cross River, were led by CEO Eyal Lifshitz. Klar's specific PPP-period role is not detailed in the public record.
No separate personal or company-side PPP/EIDL loan, SVOG grant, Provider Relief Fund payment, or other own-relief receipt is identified for Nir Klar.
Legal status / controversies
No charges or personal enforcement actions identified. The congressional and SBA scrutiny attached to BlueVine's fraud controls and partner-bank relationships, not to a personal charge or settlement involving Klar.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
BlueVine's leadership page lists Klar as Chief Technology Officer; his LinkedIn profile (self-reported) likewise identifies him with BlueVine.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- House Select Subcommittee press release on fintech PPP report Bluevine and partner-bank inquiry
- LinkedIn, Nir Klar profile
- Bluevine leadership page, Nir Klar as Chief Technology Officer
- Cross River, PPP support page referencing BlueVine channel
Sources
- Bluevine leadership page, Nir Klar as Chief Technology Officer: Bluevine leadership page, Nir Klar as Chief Technology Officer (original: bluevine.com · stored capture)
- LinkedIn, Nir Klar profile: LinkedIn, Nir Klar profile (original: il.linkedin.com) (self-reported profile; LinkedIn pages cannot be mirrored into the archive)
- House Select Subcommittee press release on fintech PPP report (Bluevine and partner-bank inquiry): U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, "How Fintechs Facilitated Fraud in the Paycheck Protection... (original: coronavirus-democrats-oversight.house.gov · stored capture)
- Cross River, PPP support page referencing BlueVine channel: Cross River, Paycheck Protection Program support page PPP channels including BlueVine and Kabbage (original: crossriver.com · stored capture)
- Cross-reference: Eyal Lifshitz, Moti Shatner