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1. Spotify launches income solution for creators Spotify has launched a paid podcast subscriptions which will allow creators to attract listeners who are willing to pay for bonus content. The audio platform made the announcement on Thursday in a press statement to explain the details of the new offering. According to the release, “through Spotify’s podcast creation tool Anchor, podcasters will be able to mark select episodes as subscriber-only content, then publish them to Spotify and other platforms.” The service was initially tested with a dozen independent creators and is now expandi...

1) Healthtech startup TIBU closes new round TIBU, a Kenya-based digital platform that decentralises primary outpatient care to bring it directly to patients, has announced closing a seed funding round. Founded in 2016, the new raiser is expected to help it scale its operations, and was led by Blue Haven Initiative and Kepple Africa Ventures. Although, the startup idea has been around for over 5 years, the team did not launch until 2020. One year after launch, TIBU is an on-demand platform that connects people to healthcare workers in real-time, who deploy to a location and time of the patient...

1. Nigeria’s FairMoney launches venture in India FairMoney, Nigeria-based digital bank, has launched its venture in India, as it pursues emerging market growth. FairMoney, which aims to give underbanked people access to digital financial services, was founded by Laurin Hainy, Nico Berthozat and Matthieu Gendreau. With the new launch, FairMoney will take its digital offering and services to India, using loans as a launching pad for its future bank accounts. Building its infrastructure to support state of the art technologies, it adapts artificial intelligence (AI) to disburse loans to users ...

1. Facebook unveils audio push to rival clubhouse Social media giant Facebook has unveiled its podcast offering and “live audio rooms” in a push to get people talking and take on the fast-growing audio-based app Clubhouse. According to Facebook, with quotations from the Facebook app chief Fidji Simo, the company has seen revelations how audio alongside texts and video can increase social interaction. The company made this comment in its recent blog post on the company website, describing the new experience as a digital magic. The statement reads: “We think a lot of magic happens at the ...

1. Japan-based VC secures $18.4m to support African startups Samurai Incubate, a Japan-based VC, has secured a $18.4 million fund to invest as pre-seed, seed and Series A investments in African technology startups. The fund, which has been described as oversubscribed, is the Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership fund incorporated by the VC. Launched only three years ago, Samurai Incubate has designed and managed six funds in Japan, through which it has backed around 130 startups. In May 2018, the VC established the Samurai Incubate Africa and has so far invested in 26 African startups includ...