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InvestmentFunding for early-stage startups dries up – reportFunding for early-stage startups dries up – report
Early-stage venture capital funding for African startups has significantly dried up in recent years, a report from WeeTracker Media and Future Africa found, with the majority of funding moving down the investment value chain.
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