, a VC firm in Nigeria, 5 have all-male founders while another 5 has 1 female each as a cofounder and the other co-founders are men. There is no solely female-led tech startup in the mix even though there are a number of startups founded and led by women that evidently funding support for their businesses to grow and be able to stand on its own.
“As women, sometimes we don’t pursue things because we don’t want to be seen as pushy or as aggressive but the world has shifted. It’s not about being bossy, it is about laying out your solution in a way that the world knows that it needs it. Stand up for yourself and speak convincingly to investors and anyone who has anything to contribute to your business,” she finished.
Relationships also come into play a lot in the tech space and women entrepreneurs are not favoured by certain aspects. Male entrepreneurs that have been in business for a while for instance, have a way of meeting up with themselves and talking business in ways that the women counterparts do not.