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Whym’s CEO Kelly Nyland on the power of conversational commerce

March 24, 2022

Finding new ways for e-commerce to connect with consumers is driving Kelly Nyland, Co-Founder and CEO of Whym, to help brands and retailers sell more products via SMS and messaging. Whym has raised $4.3M to build a conversational marketing platform that allows a direct relationship between buyers and sellers using messaging as the medium. Tank Talks

Ex-Snap employees raise $4.3M for conversational commerce startup Whym

December 13, 2021

Whym, a conversational commerce startup founded by former Snap employees, wants to make it easier for consumers to shop online via their mobile devices. Instead of filling out long checkout forms and entering in payment card details by hand, Whym’s solution offers a single-tap checkout experience where customers can pay via Apple Pay or Google Pay or even over a text message. The startup is now announcing $4.3 million in new seed funding, following its early traction with CPG, wellness and beauty brands. TechCrunch