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    Black women-owned and managed venture capital firm moves from fundraising to deployment after securing anchor investment from the PIC.

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    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa
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    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa

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