Tala to pump Sh6.5bn into Kenya operations

Tala’s Kenya country head, Ms Rose Muturi (left) and CEO Shivani Siroya. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY

Mobile lending firm Tala has raised Sh6.5 billion in a recent round of investment funding to be spent on product development and further deepening its market reach in the country.

The company, which intends to launch operations in India and Mexico later this year, said the Series C funding was led by Revolution Growth with existing investors IVP, Data Collective, Lowercase Capital, Ribbit Capital and Female Founders Fund participating in the exercise.

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