Tala

Digital financial services for the next billion.

About

Founded

2011

Headquarters

Santa Monica, California

Industry

Fintech

Company Description

Tala is the first financial platform for the global majority. Our leading money app bridges digital and cash ecosystems to deliver instant access to credit, payments, savings, and transfer services to millions of customers on three continents. Powered by advanced technology and human creativity, Tala is reinventing financial infrastructure to solve what legacy institutions can’t or won’t, in order to unlock global economic progress.

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Funding

Total Raised

$360 million

Valuation

$800 million+

Significant Investors

Ribbit Capital, Upstart, Kindred Ventures, DCVC, BAM Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Female Founders Fund, GGV Capital

Company Traction

  • As of May 2023, Tala has 6 million+ customers, disbursed $2.7 billion to entrepreneurs, and operates in 4 countries (Mexico, India, Philippines, Kenya).

Leadership Team

  • Kelly Uphoff: CTO at Tala. Former VP of Data Science and Engineering at Netflix.
  • Jori Pearsall: CPO at Tala. Former SVP of Product, Studio GM at Scopely.
  • Kunal Kaul: Chief Risk & Strategy Officer at Tala. Former EVP of Prosper Marketplace.