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Handshaake
A Simple Gesture That Fuels Creativity Across Africa
9 followers
A Simple Gesture That Fuels Creativity Across Africa
9 followers
Handshaake is a creator support platform built for Africa, enabling fans to directly support the creators they love through secure, meaningful contributions called Handshaakes. Creators receive support along with personal messages, helping them sustain and grow their creative work. Our mission is to make creator funding simple, accessible, and transparent, empowering creativity and strengthening the African creator economy.
One thing that would make this even better is adding a recurring monthly support option, since most fans probably want to commit a small amount regularly rather than one off contributions.
@arasyuvacmgjw Thanks for the suggestion! We intentionally designed Handshaake around one-time support. We want every Handshaake to be a deliberate moment of encouragement rather than an automatic subscription. That said, we appreciate the perspective.
Love that each contribution comes with a personal message attached—turns a simple transaction into something that actually feels like a real handshake between creator and supporter.
@dilci75504 Thank you! That was intentional. We wanted support to feel more human than just a payment. Sometimes a few words of encouragement can mean as much as the contribution itself.
The focus on personal messages alongside contributions is such a nice touch, it feels more human than just a tip jar. One thing that would make it even more useful is a recurring support option, like monthly Handshaakes, so fans who genuinely want to back a creator long-term don't have to manually send support every time. Could really help with creator income stability.
love how you built in personal messages with each contribution, that small touch turns a basic tip jar into something that actually feels like a conversation between creator and fan.