Tala

Digital financial services for the underbanked

First Investment: 2015

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Small business owners in developing economies are often unable to participate in the formal financial sector. Tala uses data from smartphones and machine learning to assess creditworthiness and deliver automated loans to small businesses in Mexico, Kenya, the Philippines, and India.

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In The Media

Forbes looks at Tala Mobile’s quest to expand financial access for the 3b underserved people across the globe - 4 million customers have already borrowed more than $1 billion

DCVC Portfolio Company Tala, which has lent $1 billion to over 4 million customers – raises $110m to continue expanding financial access, choice and control for 3b underserved globally

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