# Shivani Siroya

> Shivani Siroya is the founder and chief executive officer of Tala, a smartphone lending app. She founded the app in 2011 to offer instant credit scores to people in underrepresented markets such as Kenya, Tanzania, India, and the Philippines. The app also acts as a lender and has granted more than $225M in microloans as of 2018.

*Businessperson*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/shivani-siroya

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Shivani Siroya is the founder and chief executive officer of Tala, a smartphone lending app. She founded the app in 2011 to offer instant credit scores to people in underrepresented markets such as Kenya, Tanzania, India, and the Philippines. The app also acts as a lender and has granted more than $225M in microloans as of 2018.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.5

## Platforms
- **LINKEDIN**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivanisiroya/ (@shivanisiroya)

## Sources
- [Shivani Siroya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivani_Siroya)
- [Shivani Siroya](https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivani_Siroya)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61446521)

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