Shivani Siroya | |
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| Employer | Tala |
| Title | Founder and CEO |
| Website | tala |
Shivani Siroya is the founder and chief executive officer of Tala, a smartphone lending app. She founded the app [1] in 2011 to offer instant credit scores to people in underrepresented markets such as Kenya, Tanzania, India, and the Philippines. [2] [3] The app also acts as a lender and has granted more than $225M [4] in microloans as of 2018. [5]
In April 2018, the app secured $65 million in funding from Female Founders Fund, Lowercase Capital and Revolution Capital, among others. Its total funding is over $105 million. [6]
Prior to founding Tala, Siroya worked for the UN Population Fund. [5] She also worked at Citi, UBS and Credit Suisse in microfinance jobs. [6]
Siroya has a M.P.H. in Health Economics and Policy from Columbia University and a B.A. from Wesleyan University in International Relations. [7]
Melinda Gates nominated Siroya in 2018 as a Wired Icon. [2]
Siroya was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2013. Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs recognized for their innovative solutions to social problems and potential to change patterns across society. [8]
Tala was named to the CNBC Disruptor 50 list in 2024. [9]
