WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Small Business Investment Company program delivered a historic wave of capital in Fiscal Year 2025, reporting $53 billion in combined private financing and SBA leverage — the largest total in the program’s history. The figure marks a sharp rise from the $46 billion recorded in FY24.
The SBA approved 48 new SBIC licenses this year, forming a cohort expected to support more than $14 billion in investment. Another 86 applicants received “Green Light” letters, indicating conditional pre-approval for licenses projected to generate more than $20 billion in future capital deployment.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler credited the surge to what she described as renewed private-sector confidence in the administration’s economic agenda.
“Confidence in President Trump’s pro-growth economic agenda is driving investment in America’s next generation of category leaders,” Loeffler said. She noted that the increased capital flow, paired with historically high licensing activity, reflects private-sector response to tax cuts and deregulation measures favored by the administration.
The milestone adds to a year of record-setting activity for the agency. In October, the SBA announced that its 7(a) and 504 lending programs delivered a combined $45 billion in financing to more than 85,000 small businesses. When added to the SBIC and SBIR programs, total capital commitments for FY25 surpassed $100 billion — the largest single-year investment impact the SBA has reported.
According to the agency, the surge supports a broad range of entrepreneurs, investors, and early-stage firms poised to influence U.S. manufacturing, technology development, and industrial competitiveness. Officials say the capital infusion positions emerging companies to innovate and scale at a moment when global competition remains intense.
The SBA said it expects the FY25 licensing pipeline to continue accelerating as private equity groups, venture funds, and institutional investors pursue SBIC partnerships offering leverage opportunities backed by federal guarantees.
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