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100 -- women startups selected for IFC She Wins Africa initiative (2025)
The IFC She Wins Africa initiative selected 100 women startups to receive growth support from almost 3,000 applicants.
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2025
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3,000
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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IFC
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https://blog.useaccrue.com/women-in-fintech/ ↗
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Women in Fintech: Growth of Female-Led Financial Startups in Africa
Women in Fintech: Growth of Female-Led Financial Startups in Africa
Felix Akinnibi
September 16, 2025
Africa's financial technology sector is experiencing remarkable growth, transforming how people across the continent access banking, payments, and financial services. While this boom has created cou…
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IFC She Wins Africa initiative: 100 women startups selected. Source: IFC (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/she-wins-africa-selection-2024
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/she-wins-africa-selection-2024" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>100</strong> -- women startups selected for IFC She Wins Africa initiative<br><small>Source: IFC (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/she-wins-africa-selection-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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