“The epidemic exposed a gap in the customer journey: video chat,” says Fernando Moya, CEO of Ocular Solution, a Chilean business in its early stages. COVID-19, according to Moya, demonstrated that live chat and chatbots…

Somdip Dey, the company’s creator, was a computer science master’s student at the University of Manchester when his parents were killed in a vehicle accident. He sent all of his money back to his parents…

General Motors have joined a bevy of other big automakers in backing Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta, including Toyota, Chinese state-backed SAIC Motor, and Mercedes-Benz AG. GM, the world’s largest carmaker by sales, announced Tuesday…

ZestMoney, a Bangalore-based buy-now, pay-later platform, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $50 million in a new funding round led by Australia’s Zip, as the Indian startup tries to capitalize on a trend that…

Evermos is an Indonesian social commerce startup with two goals: to help tiny brands grow into household names and to allow consumers to make extra money by starting online stores without spending money. UOB Venture…

Foxconn, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, and PTT PLC, Thailand’s national oil provider, has reached a deal to build an electric car manufacturing facility in Thailand. By 2023, the plant is planned to start producing vehicles.…

Self Financial, a fintech firm that wants to help individuals establish credit while also saving money, announced today that it has raised $50 million in Series E funding. The round was headed by Altos Ventures,…

On average, Americans spend more than 90% of their time indoors. According to a recent survey, about 82 percent of American homeowners are more interested in renovating their outdoor living spaces than they were before…

Mynd, a startup that promises to make buying and managing single-family rental residences easier for people, revealed today that it has raised $57.3 million in funding from QED Investors. The funding values the Oakland, California-based…

FloBiz, an Indian startup establishing a neobank for small and medium-sized enterprises in the South Asian market, announced on Monday that it has raised $31 million in a fresh funding round to expand its product…