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.
Start-up funding raised in Africa from 2019 to 2023, by CEO gender
(in million U.S. dollars)
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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 May 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
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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: May 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472254/start-up-funding-raised-in-africa-by-ceo-gender/
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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 May 25, 2025)
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/
