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Parafin leads small business finance firms on the 2025 Inc. 5000 at No. 15

Twenty-five alternative finance companies made the list, from Parafin at No. 15 with 9,594% three-year growth to ROK Financial at No. 4,712 with 63%.

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August 12, 2025
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August 12, 2025 · 1 min read
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  1. 1Parafin ranked highest among business finance firms at No. 15, with 9,594% three-year growth.
  2. 2businessloans.com placed No. 206 at 1,862%, and Pinnacle Funding No. 669 at 626%.
  3. 3The list covers 25 companies; omitted firms can email to be added.

Small business finance companies are well represented on the 2025 Inc. 5000, led by Parafin at No. 15. Below are the ranks and three-year growth figures for the 25 companies identified. The list is not guaranteed to be complete, and firms that were missed can email to be added.

Ranking and three-year growth

  • No. 15: Parafin, 9,594%
  • No. 206: businessloans.com, 1,862%
  • No. 669: Pinnacle Funding, 626%
  • No. 831: SBG Funding, 508%
  • No. 1,215: Essential Funding Group, 359%
  • No. 1,240: Clara Capital, 352%
  • No. 1,417: Backd, 306%
  • No. 1,705: Kapitus, 256%
  • No. 1,719: Channel, 255%
  • No. 1,756: Fundible, 248%
  • No. 2,027: 4 Pillar Funding, 214%
  • No. 2,117: Biz2Credit, 203%
  • No. 2,293: Byzfunder, 187%
  • No. 2,671: Critical Financing, 156%
  • No. 3,081: Lendzi, 131%
  • No. 3,226: eCapital, 124%
  • No. 3,508: ApplePie Capital, 111%
  • No. 3,545: SellersFi, 109%
  • No. 3,901: Splash Advance, 95%
  • No. 3,973: Fora Financial, 92%
  • No. 3,993: Capital Infusion, 91%
  • No. 4,076: Expansion Capital Group, 88%
  • No. 4,162: Shore Funding Solutions, 85%
  • No. 4,206: Direct Funding Now, 83%
  • No. 4,712: ROK Financial, 63%
By the numbers
Parafin's three-year growth, No. 15 on the Inc. 5000
9,594%
businessloans.com's three-year growth, No. 206
1,862%

Prior year

For comparison, see the 2024 list.

Source reporting: deBanked.

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