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Looks like Netflix’s investment in Africa is paying off with the South African documentary My Octopus Teacher winning an Oscar at the 2021 Academy Awards and British Academy Film Awards earlier this year.
In today's edition:
Center Stage
YC-backed Kidato raises $1.4m seed round
The Two fintech companies sponsoring Africaâs biggest reality show
Yesterday, Africa’s biggest reality show Big Brother Nigeria announced its two main sponsors: Abeg App and Patricia, both Nigerian Fintech companies. In last year’s edition, the show recorded 900 million votes, generating an estimated 27 billion naira ($71million) from the votes. While Nigeria accounts for fifty percent of the viewership; a third of the viewership is from South Africa and the rest of the viewership shared between Kenya Ghana, Namibia, Botswana, Uganda and other countries.