Ethnic minority entrepreneurs are over a third more likely to have given up on venture due to a lack of funding compared to their white peers.
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June 8, 2021
New £75m UK-based fund aims to tackle diversity gap
Salonica Maroon's launched a new £75m fund aimed at increasing the diversity of founders.
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