Mastercard withdrew its commitment to invest $100M in 54 Collective, a top VC firm in Africa, where startup funding fell from $4.6B in 2022 to $2.2B in 2024

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Mastercard Foundation has pulled out of a commitment to invest $100 million in a leading African venture capital firm at a time when tech startups on the continent are struggling to woo Western funders.
54 Collective, the most active investor in Africa in 2024, and Mastercard Foundation,…

This story appeared on restofworld.org, 2025-03-02 06:45:18.823000.
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