Most carbon finance enters the market once a project is already operational. Hummingbirds is moving further upstream to address the supply-side bottleneck.
For startups entering South Africa’s financial or digital services space, this case is a valuable, if costly, lesson in how not to market a product — especially not to vulnerable or financially inexperienced consumers.
Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) realised a 2.2-fold return following its exit from pan-African education network Enko Education, the firm disclosed to Launch Base Africa.
Employees will now enjoy increased leave allowances, capped work hours (eight per day, 48 per week), and mandated overtime pay ranging from 35% to 100% depending on timing.
This revised investment model aligns Techstars more closely with the funding terms offered by other leading global accelerators, notably Y Combinator (YC).
Most carbon finance enters the market once a project is already operational. Hummingbirds is moving further upstream to address the supply-side bottleneck.
