Tala
A money app for the majority. Tala bridges digital and cash ecosystems to help customers seamlessly manage their financial lives, all in one app.
$6M Seed ·
Source: startupintros.com
Latest round on record: Seed, August 2026, amount undisclosed.
Total raised: $302.2M across 6 sourced rounds
All 7 rounds ↓Signals
X account@talamobile · created Apr 2, 2009 (17 years old) · 22,480 followers
Website registeredApr 27, 2016 (10 years old)
TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED
Tala | 1807 days from X account to first raise on record
Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | undisclosed | — | fundraisingfox.com | |
| Seed | $6M | — | startupintros.com | |
| Series B+ | $145M | startupintros.com | ||
| Series B+ | $110M | startupintros.com | ||
| Series B+ | $30M | startupintros.com | ||
| Series A | $10M | CChris Hughes | startupintros.com | |
| Seed | $1.2M | — | startupintros.com |
Timeline
- Website created
- X account created
Founders and team
SS
Shivani Siroya FounderDL
David Lask Mx Managing DirectorML
Mia Lim People DirectorBM
Brent Messenger VP Corporate AffairsCC
Chiao Cheng Interim Chief Financial OfficerCB
Clinton Brownley Lead Data ScientistDX
Damier Xandrine Chief Legal OfficerNC
Nicolas Cabrera Chief Product Officer
Acquisitions
| Acquired company | Price | Announced |
|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed publicly | Date not given |
Investors
- CChris Hugheslead investor
CCollaborative Fundlead investor
CCSC Upshot
DDCVClead investor
FFemale Founders Fundlead investor
GGary Marino
GGGV Capital
IIndia Internet Fundlead investorIIVPlead investor
JJ. Safra Sarasinlead investor
KKindred Ventureslead investor
LLowercase Capitallead investor
- NNathan Gettingslead investor
NNeuberger Berman
NNotable Capitallead investor
PPark Bench Capital
PPayPal Ventures
RRevolution Growthlead investor
RRibbit Capitallead investor
RRPS Ventureslead investor
SStellar Development Foundationlead investor
TTGM ventures
- TThomas Glocerlead investor
TThomvest Ventures
UUpstart
VVictory Park Capital
- VVikram Panditlead investor
Companies like Tala
FFISPAN$30M Series B+ · Jun 2025
BBaskit$4.4M Series A · Apr 2026
SStitchAISeed · Mar 2026
TTabby$233M Series B+ · Sep 2026
SSnaplii$15M · Nov 2026
MMal$230M Seed · Oct 2026
Other companies backed by J. Safra Sarasin
Sources and API
Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/tala (get a free API key).