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The Gender Funding Gap in Venture Capital

A Focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, & Nigeria

What are the key factors contributing to the gender funding gap in venture capital (VC) in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing specifically on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria? This report explores these and other questions.

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LSE Graduate Team Research Project - The Gender Funding Gap in Venture Capital

This report explores the key factors contributing to the gender funding gap in venture capital (VC) in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing specifically on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria. In addition, it provides recommendations to actors in this space – technical assistance organisations, donors, DFIs and VC firms – to facilitate closing this gap.

The summary is based on a more extensive research report that brings together findings from 19 key informant interviews and an extensive literature review.

It was produced in collaboration of Adam Smith International and a team of graduate students at the department of International Development at LSE

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