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Table 2

Profiles of 15 black women entrepreneurs: team, programs and networks, business/product and funding

Entrepreneurs	Recruitment of team members	Team composition and mission	Entrepreneurial programs Ecosystem actors Social network	Business/product	Source of funding
Ent A	From work in tech company	Male co-founder Female Mission BEE Mission	Industry training accelerator Commercial incubators: mentors and social network Social network in the space industry	Engineering business, space engineering	Seed capital funding Government financial investment support Development Bank support
Ent B	University Professor and students	Female CEO, male co-founder from academia Shared values Diversity mission	Government funded incubator Commercial incubator University network to attract students Global forum speaker Government support	Agri tech product	Bootstrapping Government grant
Ent C	Corporate finance, colleagues or the same board	Black female team BEE mission	Social network from investment banking/corporate finance Personal relationships with white males Strong networks with banks and government bodies Government development agencies'’ support	Corporate finance, Black female-owned fund, active	Bootstrapping Corporate BEE fund
Ent E	Family and University	Husband is co-founder (white), and an engineer Social mission	International Summit International pitching conference US-based accelerator program Tech ecosystem in Western Cape EE Government agency support	Home service platform	Bootstrapping Angel investor Governmental funding African-focused VC fund
Ent F	Unknown	Black female CEO (team unknown)	Financial institution development program Social network from corporate finance/investment banking Local SME Fund Social network and allies from corporate Investment bank investment fund	Corporate finance, diversified VC fund	Public-private sector fund
Ent G	Through friends	Black female CEO/CTO, others are black males Female mission	University Incubator Global accelerator VC for Africa, access to investors STEM network for women Pan-African businesses network Women role models/mentors Financial services investment funds	Fintech, financial literacy, AI	Bootstrapping Seed capital fund Corporate enterprise development fund, BEE
Ent H	From university	Black female CEO, software developer and a teacher Impact driven	Social network from previous career International Entrepreneurship program Hubs and incubator network Global finance funding Incubator for edtech International financial institution funding	Education Tech learning App Virtual reality and gaming	Government grant Seed capital Corporate enterprise development fund
Ent I	Work and private life	Female-led team, black and white	Start-up boot camp Local financial institution fund Accelerator – mentorship Government agency funding	Inclusive fintech, microfinance	Seed capital fund
Ent K	Recruited team at university	Black woman CEO, white male co-founder and eight team members	International accelerators Mentors, advisors & investors Local development initiative	Data analysis Software company	Angel investor Seed capital fund
Ent L	Inspiration from community workshops	Black woman CEO Freelancers for work tasks Mission for justice	Corporate incubator White female investor Global Accelerator program	Legal advice App	Enterprise development foundation Seed capital fund
Ent M	Recruited co-founder at university	Black woman CEO white male co-founder and seven team members	International accelerator Mentors	Medical support services app	Angel investors Seed capital fund
Ent O	Corporate, industry career, Biotech studies	Co-founder with husband (black male) and two full-time technicians, two part-time research assistants, two males and females Female mission	British entrepreneurial program Government-funded incubators Biotech incubator Winning awards Conferences/Exhibitions Universities, national and abroad Industry collaboration	Sustainable bio-based products	VC capital Grants Bootstrapping Competitions
Ent P	Peer students in chemistry Inspired by chemistry studies From science to products in chemical sector.	Black-owned company two women and two men Mission – empower women in business and manufacturing	Industry/manufacturer collaboration Business seminars International accelerator Business awards Fellowship for young African leaders' business program Network with other young leaders in sub-Saharan Africa Business Exhibition Government Empowerment Fund	Cosmetic science/manufacturing	Bootstrapping Government grants Competitions Other Funding
Ent Q	Skilled technicians and unskilled individuals from local community	CEO and founder 13 employees, three in leader team (all males). Mission, empower local communities, bridge the digital divide	Learning with industry telecommunication Innovator Trust Mentorship Incubation program Government agency support Royal academy of engineering Innovation awards	Cutting-edge ICT solution	Bootstrapping Grants Public funding
Ent R	Business, energy industry and University	Woman CEO with three team partners, white and black males Pan-African mission and vision	Pan-African Network of entrepreneurs Development program for women in energy and network	Energy-tech tool	Funding development institution In early process to raise capital

Entrepreneurs	Recruitment of team members	Team composition and mission	Entrepreneurial programsEcosystem actorsSocial network	Business/product	Source of funding
Ent A	From work in tech company	Male co-founder Female Mission BEE Mission	Industry training accelerator Commercial incubators: mentors and social network Social network in the space industry	Engineering business, space engineering	Seed capital funding Government financial investment support Development Bank support
Ent B	UniversityProfessor and students	Female CEO, male co-founder from academia Shared values Diversity mission	Government funded incubator Commercial incubator University network to attract students Global forum speaker Government support	Agri tech product	Bootstrapping Government grant
Ent C	Corporate finance, colleagues or the same board	Black female team BEE mission	Social network from investment banking/corporate finance Personal relationships with white males Strong networks with banks and government bodies Government development agencies'’ support	Corporate finance, Black female-owned fund, active	Bootstrapping Corporate BEE fund
Ent E	Family and University	Husband is co-founder (white), and an engineer Social mission	International Summit International pitching conference US-based accelerator program Tech ecosystem in Western Cape EE Government agency support	Home service platform	Bootstrapping Angel investor Governmental funding African-focused VC fund
Ent F	Unknown	Black female CEO (team unknown)	Financial institution development program Social network from corporate finance/investment banking Local SME Fund Social network and allies from corporate Investment bank investment fund	Corporate finance, diversified VC fund	Public-private sector fund
Ent G	Through friends	Black female CEO/CTO, others are black males Female mission	University Incubator Global accelerator VC for Africa, access to investors STEM network for women Pan-African businesses network Women role models/mentors Financial services investment funds	Fintech, financial literacy, AI	Bootstrapping Seed capital fund Corporate enterprise development fund, BEE
Ent H	From university	Black female CEO, software developer and a teacher Impact driven	Social network from previous career International Entrepreneurship program Hubs and incubator network Global finance funding Incubator for edtech International financial institution funding	Education Tech learning App Virtual reality and gaming	Government grant Seed capital Corporate enterprise development fund
Ent I	Work and private life	Female-led team, black and white	Start-up boot camp Local financial institution fund Accelerator – mentorship Government agency funding	Inclusive fintech, microfinance	Seed capital fund
Ent K	Recruited team at university	Black woman CEO, white male co-founder and eight team members	International accelerators Mentors, advisors & investors Local development initiative	Data analysis Software company	Angel investor Seed capital fund
Ent L	Inspiration from community workshops	Black woman CEO Freelancers for work tasks Mission for justice	Corporate incubator White female investor Global Accelerator program	Legal advice App	Enterprise development foundation Seed capital fund
Ent M	Recruited co-founder at university	Black woman CEO white male co-founder and seven team members	International accelerator Mentors	Medical support services app	Angel investors Seed capital fund
Ent O	Corporate, industry career, Biotech studies	Co-founder with husband (black male) and two full-time technicians, two part-time research assistants, two males and females Female mission	British entrepreneurial program Government-funded incubators Biotech incubator Winning awards Conferences/Exhibitions Universities, national and abroad Industry collaboration	Sustainable bio-based products	VC capital Grants Bootstrapping Competitions
Ent P	Peer students in chemistry Inspired by chemistry studies From science to products in chemical sector.	Black-owned company two women and two men Mission – empower women in business and manufacturing	Industry/manufacturer collaboration Business seminars International accelerator Business awards Fellowship for young African leaders' business program Network with other young leaders in sub-Saharan Africa Business Exhibition Government Empowerment Fund	Cosmetic science/manufacturing	Bootstrapping Government grants Competitions Other Funding
Ent Q	Skilled technicians and unskilled individuals from local community	CEO and founder 13 employees, three in leader team (all males). Mission, empower local communities, bridge the digital divide	Learning with industry telecommunication Innovator Trust Mentorship Incubation program Government agency support Royal academy of engineering Innovation awards	Cutting-edge ICT solution	Bootstrapping Grants Public funding
Ent R	Business, energy industry and University	Woman CEO with three team partners, white and black males Pan-African mission and vision	Pan-African Network of entrepreneurs Development program for women in energy and network	Energy-tech tool	Funding development institution In early process to raise capital