Only 10 Black female founders in the UK received VC funding between 2009 to 2019 — and none so far have received late-stage funding. But 2021 is proving to be fruitful, with the launch of Google’s Black founders' fund, which saw at least six Black women from the UK secure grants for their startups.
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