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Best SBA lenders for startups (2026)
Most lenders prefer an established business with a track record. These SBA 7(a) lenders fund the most startups — ranked by the share of their loans to brand-new businesses, among the most active lenders, from public records. If you're opening with the loan rather than buying something running, start here.
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- 1.575 loans · $220M · De Graff, OHStartup share: 71%Full record →
- 2.318 loans · $229M · Osage Beach, MOStartup share: 50%Full record →
- 3.149 loans · $135M · Mukwonago, WIStartup share: 50%Full record →
- 4.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHStartup share: 38%Full record →
- 5.93 loans · $135M · Lincoln, NEStartup share: 27%Full record →
- 6.328 loans · $134M · Cleveland, OHStartup share: 22%Full record →
- 7.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCStartup share: 21%Full record →
- 8.138 loans · $276M · Sioux Falls, SDStartup share: 20%Full record →
- 9.284 loans · $254M · Cincinnati, OHStartup share: 18%Full record →
- 10.60 loans · $130M · Doraville, GAStartup share: 17%Full record →
- 11.1,927 loans · $207M · Buffalo, NYStartup share: 16%Full record →
- 12.618 loans · $171M · Salt Lake City, UTStartup share: 14%Full record →
- 13.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILStartup share: 14%Full record →
- 14.129 loans · $234M · New York, NYStartup share: 12%Full record →
- 15.3,264 loans · $846M · Miami, FLStartup share: 11%Full record →
- 16.105 loans · $164M · Brookline, MAStartup share: 9%Full record →
- 17.85 loans · $148M · Los Angeles, CAStartup share: 9%Full record →
- 18.97 loans · $156M · Clayton, MOStartup share: 8%Full record →
- 19.83 loans · $143M · Los Angeles, CAStartup share: 5%Full record →
- 20.291 loans · $320M · Laguna Hills, CAStartup share: 4%Full record →