In 2023, funding raised by start-ups in Africa dropped to 2.7 billion U.S. dollars among male-led ventures. Start-up companies with female CEOs received significantly less funding, securing 13 million U.S. dollars more than the previous year. Overall, female owned start-ups have shown a growing increase in funding contributions.
Funding raised by start-ups in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Africa The Big Deal. (January 30, 2024). Funding raised by start-ups in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469242/funding-raised-by-start-ups-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
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Funding raised by start-ups in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Africa The Big Deal, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469242/funding-raised-by-start-ups-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
