Thalia Pillay

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Orca Fraud

Thalia Pillay is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Orca Fraud, in the role since January 2024.

Orca Fraud is a South African start-up that builds real-time fraud detection for payments in emerging markets. It raised a US$2.35 million seed round in March 2026.

In the job

  1. Orca Fraud raised US$2.35 million in seed funding led by Norrsken22. Source

Career before

  1. 2019Software developer, Investec (London)
  2. 2021Software engineer, Aerobotics
  3. 2022-2023Software engineer, then engineering team lead, Stitch

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechatronic engineering, robotics and automation, University of Cape Town (2019)

Sources

  1. itweb.co.za
  2. wearetech.africa
  3. launchbaseafrica.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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