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24 alternatives to This Week in Startups: #681: Tala Founder & CEO Shivani Siroya

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. This Week in Startups: #681: Tala Founder & CEO Shivani Siroya launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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