Week 0 against week 16.
Monthly revenue posted to the cohort board at the first and last Friday review.
Week 0$24k
Week 16$54k
2.2×
Growth in 16 weeks
$9M Series A
Raised after Demo Day
Cohort 08
Spring 2026
What changed.
Week 0
Kora’s hardware worked. Its collections did not: 22% of accounts were more than 30 days behind on payment.
During the program
Mentors from the fintech bench helped redesign repayments around weekly market days. Late accounts fell to 7%.
Week 16
Growth was 2.2× in 16 weeks, slower than the median but with far better retention. They raised a $9M Series A in month five.