In 2023, male start-up CEOs raised a total of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars in funding in Africa, compared to 201 million U.S. dollars for female CEOs. During the previous year, male CEOs raised around 4.5 billion U.S. dollars, the highest amount within the period observed.
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Africa The Big Deal. (January 17, 2024). Start-up funding raised in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
Africa The Big Deal. "Start-up funding raised in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
Africa The Big Deal. (2024). Start-up funding raised in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
Africa The Big Deal. "Start-up Funding Raised in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by Ceo Gender (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
Africa The Big Deal, Start-up funding raised in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Start-up funding raised in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Africa The Big Deal, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/