[Updated] Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan raises Series A extension from Jay-Z, Serena Williams’s VC firms

Update: Kopi Kenangan representative has reached out to e27 to clarify that...


Los Angeles-based BuildOps, subcontracting software for real estate, raises $5.8 million

Software development companies tackling services for niche industries, like...


UnitedMasters releases iPhone app for DIY cross-service music distribution

Alphabet-backed UnitedMasters, the music label distribution startup and record...


How startups can make influencer marketing work on a budget

Influencer Marketing has ballooned into a $25 billion industry, yet many...


Toronto Raptors founder brings Bird scooters to Canada as a platform partner

Bird’s somewhat weird but also very clever global expansion model is to...


Africa Roundup: Jumia’s post-IPO earnings, Gokada’s $5.3M raise, Facebook’s fake-news purge, Joe Montana’s fintech investment

Jumia held its first post-IPO earnings call and weathered a short-sell assault...


Startups net more than capital with NBA players as investors

If you’re a basketball fan like me, you’ll be glued to the TV...


Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, raises $1.25 billion

It pays to have the most popular game in the world. Epic Games, the creators of...


The value of Crazy Rich Asians and we tackle another Mailbag

Can Silicon Valley startups raise in Singapore? Plus, who will be the...


Researchers teach an AI how to dribble

While this animated fellow looks like something out of NBA 2K18, it’s...