| Type | Private |
| HQ | Santa Monica, US |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Size (employees) | 290 (est)+7% |
| Website | tala.co |
Tala was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, US
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Shivani Siroya
CEO & Founder
Kevin Novak
Chief Data Officer
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Tala Office Locations
Tala has offices in Nairobi, Manila and Santa Monica
Santa Monica, US (HQ)
910 Colorado Ave
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Tala Financials and Metrics
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Founding Date | 2012 |
Tala total Funding | $44.2 m |
Tala latest funding size | $30 m |
Time since last funding | 2 years ago |
Tala investors | Expansion Venture Capital, Lowercase Capital, GV, Ribbit Capital, IVP, Collaborative Fund, Female Founders Fund, Aslanoba Capital, Data Collective, Mesa Ventures |
Tala's latest funding round in February 2017 was reported to be $30 m. In total, Tala has raised $44.2 m
Tala Operating Metrics
Tala's Borrowers was reported to be 1.3 b in Apr, 2018.
| Apr, 2018 | |
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Borrowers | 1.30 b |
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Tala Online and Social Media Presence
13.3k Twitter followers
Tala has 13.3k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 2.3% month over month and increased 4.6% quarter over quarter
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Tala News and Updates
October 05, 2018
Video: Tala CEO says AI will create an 'equal playing field' in lending
Many individuals in emerging markets lack credit scores but have a wealth of financial data on their smartphones. Here's how alternative lending companies are stepping in.
August 15, 2018
Modi slams opposition on Triple Talaq Bill
In a veiled attack on the Congress and other opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said there were some people who did not allow the passage of the Triple Talaq Bill in Parliament during the just concluded monsoon session.
June 21, 2018
Tala CEO Talks Resolving The Identity Verification Problem In Financial Services
Imagine trying to open a bank account or take out a loan without a recognizable form of identification. For some, that’s a reality. An estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide cannot officially prove their identity, according to the World Bank. Lending …
April 18, 2018
With loans of just $10, this startup has built a financial services powerhouse in emerging markets
Peris Kimeli and Betsy Cheruyot were students at Kenyatta University thinking about launching a business when they applied for their first loans from the mobile lending company, Tala. Hoping to get a clothing business off the ground and make some money to live on while going to school, the two young…
April 17, 2018
Tala’s local approach to global growth fuels $50 million Series C
Micro-lender Tala has proven, in the seven years since its launch, that it’s possible to effectively underwrite borrowers in emerging markets without credit bureaus. Using nontraditional data pulled from mobile phones, the Los Angeles-based startup has extended credit to over 1.3 million customers. …
April 12, 2018
The IndieBeat: Tala is a puzzler that brings the forests of Australia alive with tiny creatures
Tala is a cozy puzzle adventure on the miniature scale. Indie developer Matthew Petrak combines photography and hand-drawn animation to create a tiny world where a toadstool becomes a home and the forests of his native Australia transform into fantasy realm populated with small creatures and travele…
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Tala Blogs
September 18, 2018
Nikhil’s Summer with Tala’s Engineering Team!
Nikhil Ghosh is a rising junior at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, where he studies computer science and economics. Nikhil recaps his summer at Tala and reflects on the work he did as an intern on Tala’s backend engineering team!Q: Tell us about yourself! Where are you from and what brought y…
September 18, 2018
Molly’s Summer with Tala’s Engineering Team!
Molly’s Summer with Tala’s Engineering Team!Molly Kim was a summer intern on Tala’s backend engineering team. A rising junior at Brown University studying Applied Math-Computer Science, Molly shared her thoughts with us on building a product for millions of customers for the first time and what she’…
August 29, 2018
Fighting Fraud with Adam Badawy, Tala’s Summer Data Science Intern
Adam Badawy was a summer intern on Tala’s data science team. He is a computational social scientist and a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department and Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the University of Southern California (USC). Working at the Machine Intelligence and Data Science La…
July 17, 2018
Why I’m taking the lead on Tala’s global diversity & equity initiatives
Tala is excited to announce the recent internal appointment of a #TeamTala veteran who has been committed to our mission since day one.Get to know Bonnie Oliva-Porter, our first Global Director of Diversity, Equity & Workplace Culture! Below, she shares her story, reflects on our industry and mi…
July 10, 2018
This is not a diversity report.
As a team working to unlock access and opportunity for billions around the world, Tala believes that having equitable representation and opportunities within our workforce is critical to successfully fulfilling our mission. Following the end of 2017 — a year in which our company more than tripled in…
July 03, 2018
Meet Anay, Tala’s VP of Country Growth!
Anay Shah is the VP of Country Growth at Tala. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Anay is responsible for growth across all of Tala’s markets by driving marketing strategies and Tala’s global partnership vision. He comes to Tala from Remitly, the largest independent digital remittance company in the United St…
Tala Company Life and Culture
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