Tala

Tala

Private
Santa Monica, CaliforniaFinTechhttps://tala.co

Last Round

VC Round

4/1/2026

Total Funding Raised

$601.2M

Company Overview

Tala is a global financial technology company focused on providing accessible financial services to underserved populations, primarily in emerging markets. The company's mobile-first platform uses alternative data from customers' smartphones to create instant credit scores, enabling the disbursement of micro-loans and other financial products like savings and payment services. Founded in 2011 with the mission to serve the global majority who lack access to traditional banking, Tala operates in countries including Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India. It has provided over $6 billion in credit to more than 10 million customers.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Lending & Credit, Credit Scoring, Personal Finance, Digital Banking, Digital Wallets

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Payment Processing Fee

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

mobile loansfinancial inclusionalternative credit scoringdigital lendingAI credit scoringmicrolendingemerging markets financeloan appneobankalternative dataunsecured creditfinancial identitydigital walletcrypto wallet

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CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Tala Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC Round4/1/2026
Debt3/19/2025
Debt10/26/2021
Series E10/14/2021
Series D8/21/2019
Strategic
10/22/2018

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Chiao Cheng

SVP, Finance, CFO

Executive Team

Jennifer Loo

CFO

Executive Team

Michael Olson

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Nicolas Cabrera

Chief Product Officer

Executive Team

Tala Investors

Notable investors and investment history

InvestorRounds
RPS VenturesSeries D
Stellar Development FoundationSeries E
Ruxton VenturesSeries D, Series C
PayPal VenturesSeries E
GVSeries A
Victory Park CapitalDebt
Blue Pool CapitalSeries D

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  • Apr 1, 2026

    $500M raised in VC Round.

  • Mar 4, 2026

    Operations established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSanta Monica, California
Employee Range912
Year Founded2011
Last Funding4/1/2026

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