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Mobikon, a customer engagement platform for restaurants, raises US$7M Series B to expand to UK, Australia

Investors are Sistema Asia Fund, C31 Ventures, Qualgro, Jungle Ventures and Spring Singapore Mobikon, a customer engagement and marketing platform for restaurants with operations in various countries across Asia, has secured US$7 million in fresh funding from a three-member investor consortium — Sistema Asia Fund, C31 Ventures (Singapore) and Qualgro. The startup’s existing investors Jungle Ventures and Spring Singapore also […]

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How cognitive search eliminates common struggles website users face

It takes thoughtful engineering to make your data accessible to users, and no matter how well organized it is, there will always be room for improvement Managing a website is time-consuming when you’re constantly replying to support requests from people struggling to find what they’re looking for. It takes thoughtful engineering to make your data […]

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Uber reportedly picks Expedia CEO as its new CEO

Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will face several tough challenges as the new CEO of Uber Ride-hailing giant Uber has appointed Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as the company’s new CEO, according to a Reuters report. He is set to replace Travis Kalanick, who was removed from the company in June due to the his and the […]

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Blockchain technology can make better governments, plus thoughts on financial inclusion from SCI CEO

John Bailon of Satoshi Citadel Industries (SCI) talks to us about how blockchain technology is faring in the Philippines.   We, at e27, believe in Asia’s startups. As such, we value their insights about the ecosystem, put the spotlight on their contributions to their industries, and celebrate the wins that they have. This community spotlight is on Satoshi […]

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Y Combinator takes machine intelligence startups to school and learns a thing or two

 Machine intelligence startups are the black sheep of the startup world. The new kids on the block are challenging investors to do their technical homework and differentiate themselves in intentional ways. Y Combinator joined a growing list of investors offering exclusive services to these companies in a specialized AI track for its latest S17 batch of startups.
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The negative instinct

 I’ve seen, of late, a tendency for young, intelligent men (and sometimes women, although this is primarily a male phenomenon) to fight back against the inequity of the startup ecosystem by joining political movements that are far right of Libertarianism. This tendency, one borne out of helplessness and frustration, is also defined by a certain mindset: that the world owes them success. To… Read More