Spotify Spent Less Than 10% of Its $100 Million Diversity Fund

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Spotify Spent Less Than 10% of Its $100 Million Diversity Fund

Bloomberg2023-03-22

Fund was still determining priority projects in JanuarySpotify launched the program during an uproar over Joe RoganPhotographer: Gabby Jones/BloombergSpotify Technology SA’s $100 million Creator ...

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