Shivani Siroya

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Shivani Siroya is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tala, a [[smartphone]] lending app. She founded the app<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> in 2011 to offer instant credit scores to people in underrepresented markets such as [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]] and the [[Philippines]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref> The app also acts as a lender and has granted more than $225M<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> in microloans as of 2018.<ref></ref> 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.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Prior to founding Tala, Siroya worked for the [[UN Population Fund]].<ref></ref> She also worked at [[Citi]], [[UBS]] and [[Credit Suisse]] in microfinance jobs.<ref name=":1" />

Siroya has a M.P.H. in Health Economics and Policy from [[Columbia University]] and a B.A. from [[Wesleyan University]] in International Relations.<ref></ref>

[[Melinda Gates]] nominated Siroya in 2018 as a Wired Icon.<ref name=":0" />

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