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Shivani Siroya is the founder and CEO of Tala, a financial infrastructure company providing financial services across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and East Africa, where over 12 million people have used its products. The company has raised approximately half a billion dollars in investment and debt from backers including Kindred Ventures, Upstart, the Stellar Development Foundation, IVP, and Revolution Growth. Siroya also serves on the boards of Airtm and Echoing Green.
CEO and founder at Tala
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Tala's investors · 25
BAM VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checksBEENEXTSingapore · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2026Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkExpansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checksFemale FoundersNew York · $750K – $1M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoGingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksGolden Gate VenturesSingapore · $473K – $60M checks · since 2026IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKaya FoundersMakati · $150K – $500K checks · since 2026Kindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLowercase CapitalJacksonNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPembroke VCTLondonPROOFArlingtonRadicle ImpactSan Francisco · $100K – $3M checksRevolutionWashington, D.C. · $100K – $1M checksRPS VenturesLos Altos · $5M – $20M checksSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026
Experience
- TalaCEO and Foundercurrent2015 — presentGlobal
- AirtmBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- USC Marshall School of BusinessPractitioner-In-Residencecurrent2026 — present
- Echoing GreenBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Echoing GreenFellowcurrent2011 — present
- World Economic ForumYoung Global Leadercurrent2016 — presentGeneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- TED ConferencesSenior Fellowcurrent2013 — present
- The Aspen InstituteFinance Leader Fellowcurrent2016 — present
- UnreasonableFellowcurrent2011 — present
- AshokaFellow2013 — 2025
- Stellar Development FoundationBoard Member2015 — 2021
- Health NetFinancial Consultant - Corporate Strategy and M&A2009 — 2012
- CitigroupAnalyst2008 — 2009
- United Nations Population FundAnalyst2006 — 2009
- Janani / Vanthasali through Columbia University Earth InstituteConsultant/Analyst2007
- PricewaterhouseCoopersAssociate2005
- UBS Financial ServicesAnalyst - Equity Research2004 — 2005
- Credit SuisseAnalyst2003
- Credit Suisse First BostonAnalyst2002
Skills & more
Due Diligence58Valuation45Finance36Economics13Mergers11Emerging Markets23Financial Modeling23Venture Capital21Entrepreneurship99Start-ups76Strategic Consulting5Management Consulting11
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InvestmentsSocial ImpactMergers & AcquisitionsSocial EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsRisk ManagementProgram ManagementStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipAnalysisLanguages French · Gujarati · Hindi
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- Who is Shivani Siroya?
- Shivani Siroya is the founder and CEO of Tala, a financial infrastructure company providing financial services across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and East Africa, where over 12 million people have used its products. The company has raised approximately half a billion dollars in investment and debt from backers including Kindred Ventures, Upstart, the Stellar Development Foundation, IVP, and Revolution Growth. Siroya also serves on the boards of Airtm and Echoing Green.
- Where does Shivani Siroya work?
- Shivani Siroya is CEO and founder of Tala.
- What companies did Shivani Siroya found?
- Shivani Siroya founded Tala.
- Where did Shivani Siroya go to school?
- Shivani Siroya studied at Wesleyan University (BA, Government and International Relations); Columbia University (MPH, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics and Health Economics).
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