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Scammed and exploited, she built an AI-driven app for immigrants like her


Immigrants face an enormous number of challenges and difficulties. In particular, without a local base of family or friends to depend on, new immigrants

In particular, without a local base of family or friends to depend on, new immigrants often find themselves in the dark about reliable information on essential services like housing, healthcare and banking. Her co-founder and CTO, Alexandra Miltsin, previously worked with Zoopla and Yelp, where she led the development of multiple AI-powered products. And, the UNHCR estimates that in the coming years, the number of climate refugees will increase significantly, with some projections suggesting up to 1.2 billion people could be displaced globally by 2050 due to climate-related events.

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