Startup Gym

Shivani Siroya is the Founder and CEO of Tala, a global leader in mobile-first financial services for underserved consumers. More than 1.3 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personalized financial services in emerging markets. Since recording this podcast, Tala has announced $65M in new financing, new offices in Mexico City and Mumbai, and have a reached over 6.4 million loans given. Learn more: tala.co Connect with Shivani: @shivsiroya Connect with Laz: @lazalberto Thanks for listening! Clarification: Tala is not a part of Science Inc., but they're right down the street and we are big fans!