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BUSINESSES UNDER TWO YEARS OLD

SBA lenders that fund brand-new businesses in District of Columbia

Over the last five years 215 SBA loans in District of Columbia went to businesses under two years old, 30% of every approval in the state (2 points below the national rate). 108 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.

Loans to new businesses
215
last 5 years
Lenders that said yes
57
active in District of Columbia
Median approval
$250K
$50K – $713K typical
Typical term
11 yr
99% were 7(a)

The 15 most active startup lenders in District of Columbia

Every lender here has approved loans for businesses under two years old in District of Columbia. The percentage is how much of their District of Columbia lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.

1
Buffalo, NY
New-business loans
47
Share of their DC lending
31%
Typical loan
$151K
Last approval
Mar 2026
2
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
20
Share of their DC lending
31%
Typical loan
$247K
Last approval
Mar 2026
3
Sioux Falls, SD
New-business loans
14
Share of their DC lending
93%
Typical loan
$173K
Last approval
Jan 2025
4
San Diego, CA
New-business loans
9
Share of their DC lending
90%
Typical loan
$92K
Last approval
Aug 2025
5
Washington, DC
New-business loans
7
Share of their DC lending
78%
Typical loan
$1.3M
Last approval
Apr 2025
6
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
7
Share of their DC lending
70%
Typical loan
$679K
Last approval
Jun 2025
7
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
7
Share of their DC lending
44%
Typical loan
$72K
Last approval
Dec 2025
8
Miami, FL
New-business loans
7
Share of their DC lending
15%
Typical loan
$539K
Last approval
Mar 2026
9
Berryville, VA
New-business loans
5
Share of their DC lending
100%
Typical loan
$730K
Last approval
Dec 2025
10
Bethesda, MD
New-business loans
5
Share of their DC lending
83%
Typical loan
$405K
Last approval
Jan 2025
11
Columbus, OH
New-business loans
5
Share of their DC lending
18%
Typical loan
$395K
Last approval
Sep 2025
12
Berkeley Heights, NJ
New-business loans
5
Share of their DC lending
17%
Typical loan
$345K
Last approval
Feb 2026
13
De Graff, OH
New-business loans
4
Share of their DC lending
100%
Typical loan
$164K
Last approval
Feb 2026
14
Osage Beach, MO
New-business loans
4
Share of their DC lending
80%
Typical loan
$1.2M
Last approval
Aug 2025
15
Brookline, MA
New-business loans
4
Share of their DC lending
57%
Typical loan
$1.8M
Last approval
Jan 2025
Ranked from public SBA approvals, not from lender marketing. Being listed is not an endorsement or a promise of approval, and no lender can pay to appear here.