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Funding businesswomen in Africa

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In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re taking a look at a startup venture capital partnership set to address funding of new and promising businesses developed during Covid-19 pandemic.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sandras Phiri, CEO of Startup Circles and Lelemba Phiri, Enygma Ventures operating partner to discuss startups.

The discussion looks at the operations of Startup Circles and Enygma Ventures, rationale for creating the new Shift Fund and how it works, exploring trends around the state of startups during the Covid-19 crisis, how this has impacted the startup investment landscape and an outlook for venture funding.
19 Aug 2020 English South Africa Business News · News

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