Asymmetric network ties to elite American universities create differential access to venture capital in Africa
Why is the venture capital (VC) flowing into Africa concentrated in a handful of countries? I reject the popular notion that market size is the primary reason why VC investments only end up in a few countries. Because ties with elite universities are the primary way in which African startup founders...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147245 |