An NFT marketplace for creatives

<p>Startups are not the only ones going through changes. Techpoint Africa is too. We&rsquo;re making changes on our editorial team, revamping some existing series and starting new ones in some cases. We discussed this in addition to Ayoken&rsquo;s pre-seed funding and Swvl&rsquo;s employee layoffs.</p> <p>0:56 - (Re)Introducing our (new) series</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://techpoint.africa/series/equity-merchants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equity Merchants</a></li> <li><a href="https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Experts</a></li> <li>People in Emerging Tech (coming soon)</li> <li>Everyday People (coming soon)</li> <li>East Africa Weekly (coming soon)</li> <li><a href="https://techpoint.africa/series/how-i-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How I Work</a></li> </ul> <p>13:36 -&nbsp;Ayoken's $1.4m raise and its NFT marketplace for creatives</p> <p>26:15 - SWVL layoffs</p> <h4>Useful links</h4> <ul> <li>Ayoken <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/30/ayoken-raises-1-4m-to-grow-its-nft-marketplace-for-creatives/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raises $1.4M</a> to grow its NFT marketplace for creatives</li> <li>SWVL plans to lay off 32% of its team <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/30/swvl-plans-to-lay-off-32-of-its-team-two-months-after-going-public/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two months after going public</a></li> <li><a href="https://the-experts.castos.com/episodes/1-joram-mwinamo-management-consultant-and-business-coach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Listen</a> to the first episode of <em>The Experts</em> podcast</li> <li><a href="https://equinomics.castos.com/episodes/1-victoria-fabunmi-head-of-investments-cchub" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Listen</a> to the first episode of <em>Equity Merchants</em> podcast</li> </ul> <p>This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by M&uacute;y&igrave;w&aacute; M&aacute;t&ugrave;l&uacute;k&ograve;</p> <p>Email us your feedback at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:podcast@techpoint.afri