These investors want to back ‘extremely early’ female-led African start-ups

These investors want to back ‘extremely early’ female-led African start-ups

In 2019, female-led companies got less than 5 percent of the worldwide equity capital. Bringing it to Africa, just 10 percent of the West African start-ups that cumulatively raised$1 million had at least one female co-founder in the past decade. There are many statistics to support the underrepresentation of women in starting a […]
, a Nigerian fintech startup. The fund likewise specifies that it is open to investing in combined co-founder groups, with at least one female., invested in seven startups last year. The company now signs up with Increasing Tide Africa and SA-based Dazzle Angels among others as one of the couple of angel funds targeted to African female-led startups. Bringing it to Africa, only 10 percent of the West African start-ups that cumulatively raised$1 million had at least one female co-founder in the past years….