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Tamara

Tamara is a fintech startup that offers a buy now, pay later platform that enables customers to pay on an installment basis, helping merchants to grow their sales. It specializes in the fields of financial services, fintech, and mobile apps. In 2020, Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Turki Bin Zarah, and Abdulmohsen Albabtain co-established the company in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

tamara.co Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 51-100 employees
Total raised
$116M
Latest round: +1833% of prior total
Rounds
2
Latest
Series A
Apr 2021

Tamara is a fintech startup that offers a buy now, pay later platform that enables customers to pay on an installment basis, helping merchants to grow their sales. It specializes in the fields of financial services, fintech, and mobile apps. In 2020, Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Turki Bin Zarah, and Abdulmohsen Albabtain co-established the company in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Tamara has raised $116M across 2 rounds. Its most recent round was a Series A of $110M in Apr 2021. Full funding history, investors, and team are detailed below.

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Lead investor
Apr 22, 2021
Series A
$110M

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