🎉 Exciting news from one of our standout Blue Startups Cohort 8 alumni! Hostfully a leader in short-term rental property management, has been featured in the news for their innovative new tool, InboxAI. Designed to significantly cut down the time property managers spend responding to guest inquiries, InboxAI is setting a new standard in efficient communication. Check out the full story here:
Blue Startups
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Honolulu, Hawaii 3,502 followers
Accelerate your startup in paradise
About us
Blue Startups is a technology accelerator founded by Henk Rogers, founder of Blue Planet Software (sole agent of Tetris®). Blue Startups concentrates on helping scalable-technology companies in SaaS, travel, and sustainability compete on a global scale. Blue Startups follows the mentor-driven accelerator model, reaching networks in Hawai‘i, Asia and Silicon Valley. Blue Startups is fast becoming a nexus of entrepreneurial activity between Asia and the Continental U.S. We focus recruitment on Asia and the U.S. and are particularly interested in companies addressing both markets. Blue Startups is a member of the Global Accelerator Network, an invite-only community of the world’s most respected organizations that provide startups with the best resources to create and grow their businesses, wherever they are. Startups accepted into a GAN accelerator have access to a variety of exclusive perks including over $1M worth of free services, introductions to a network of investors and access to soft landing spaces worldwide.
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http://bluestartups.com
External link for Blue Startups
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2012
- Specialties
- Startups, Fundraising, Venture Capital, Accelerators, Travel, Sustainability, Female Founders, and SaaS
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55 Merchant St., 17th Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, US
Employees at Blue Startups
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Kelly Lees
CEO/CMO/Non Exec Director/AI + Marketing
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Dan Freedman
Founder, investor, philosopher, mentor, father, partner, friend, pianist, pilot
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Paul Dumais
Digital Transformation from Zero to AI : Entrepreneur : Mentor : Investor
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Lisa Brett
Lead | Mentor | Inspire | Empower || Value Driven User Experience
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🎉What an incredible evening we had bringing "Show Her The Money" to Honolulu! It was an honor to host producer Catherine Gray, who shared her insights on the creation of the movie and her motivation behind it, inspiring us all to advocate for and support women founders. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us to watch the film, and a special thank you to Hawaii Angels for organizing this remarkable event!
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Join us for the Honolulu community screening of the SXSW-selected film "Show Her The Money" TOMORROW, August 20th, at Entrepreneurs Sandbox. Tickets are almost gone! Secure your free spot today at https://buff.ly/3YLwymt Hawaii Angels
Show Her The Money
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Look at the energy in this room! We showcased Blue Startups Cohort 16 at our Open House this week. Check out the new cohort on the news on Hawaii News Now https://buff.ly/46N49hU Hawaii Technology Development Corporation Chenoa Farnsworth
Blue Startups brings a new type of mentorship for entrepreneurs
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Mahalo Martina Lauchengco for supporting Blue Startups Cohort 16!
Costanoa Partner | Board Member | Author of LOVED | SVPG Partner | Lecturer | Speaker | Former Marketing Exec & Product Leader
I love the diversity of companies and founders at Blue Startups. From secure WiFi everywhere to making utility companies more efficient, the drive of these founders is inspiring! I appreciate the opportunity to work with all of them for a couple days. Chenoa Farnsworth, Maya Rogers and Henk Rogers have created a really special accelerator. Blue Startups compaies have raised over $500m in follow-on capital (not including one that IPO'd). That's impressive. Excited for what's to come and appreciate your openness! Paul Karaffa (AdminNow), Madhu Vohra (dabbL), Jason Sharp (Umi), Jacqueline Hall (Maiven Energy), Michael Choi (BoxLadder), Mario Soave (CleverFi), Randy Marsden (Skidattl), Vincent (/'gīdens/). Thanks for coordinating it all David Holt. Glad Costanoa Ventures can help support the startup ecosystem in Hawaii. Aloha and Mahalo! #startups #founders #venturecapital #VCs
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This article featuring alumni company NonnaLive.com is making me hungry! Mangia la pasta!
Granny and granddaughter open a pasta factory inside their home and attract all of America to a Lazio village: the record of Nonna Live
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Blue Startups Cohort 16! 🤙 Henk Rogers Feedcoyote EKOS.AI dabbL BoxLadder CleverFi /'gīdens/ Umi Maiven Energy ThreadScribe.ai NutmegLabs, Inc Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
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Exciting news! Applications for the Hawaiʻi FoundHer Cohort 4 open TODAY! This program is dedicated to empowering Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian women and mothers in key sectors of Hawaiʻi's economy. Apply now to receive grants, educational workshops, and access to a national network of mentors. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity! Apply at Foundher.org today! Hawaiʻi FoundHer Purple Maiʻa Foundation
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Blue Alum Kind Traveler with more news from their Every Stay Gives Back program! 👏
🎉A new destination launch is just around the corner to formally announce the Visit Oceanside x Kind Traveler Every Stay Gives Back program we've worked on for many months. The program is set to benefit WILDCOAST by supporting dune restoration in Oceanside and Berry Good Food Foundation by promoting sustainable agriculture in local Oceanside schools. Stay tuned for launch details coming soon! A special THANK YOU to Visit California for helping to grow Kind Traveler's Every Stay Gives Back program throughout the state and to ALL of the local Oceanside partners who came together to make this upcoming launch possible. I also wanted to share GRATITUDE for The Seabird Ocean Resort & Spa in Oceanside for selecting Kind Traveler recently to help represent its program with Visit Oceanside and WILDCOAST as part of a CSR educational example for its corporate employees. We were so very honored to participate with Hyatt Hotels Corporation/ Destination by Hyatt to celebrate an example of growing destination stewardship and ESG/CSR efforts to support local communities and fragile environments. THANK YOU ♡ Thank you to ALL partners involved in these efforts to grow and celebrate responsible tourism: Sean Krejci, Leslee Gaul, Shae Geary, Tyler Garcia, Veronica Voorhees, Ann Wycoff, Annelise Tappe, Jessica Waite, MBA, Christina Ng, Ben Fairchild, Devin McConnell and Lindsey Cody. #VisitOceanside #VisitCalifornia, San Diego Tourism Authority, #ResponsibleTravel, #ESG, #DestinationStewardship #CSR
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Blue Startups favorite pasta is made fresh! Alumni company NonnaLive.com is featured in this New York Times article with real nonnas teaching the art of pasta making.
What’s More Italian Than Making Pasta With Grandma?
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