Start-up founders in West Africa 2010-2019, by country of origin
Between 2010 and 2019, most of the start-up founders in West Africa came from Nigeria. Specifically, 80 founders were Nigerian, while 11 were from Ghana. U.S. citizens made up the third largest group of start-up founders, followed by Mali, Israel, and France. In fact, for postgraduate studies, Nigerian universities were the most frequent institutions attended by start-up founders in the Western Africa.
