Elemental Impact
Honolulu-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit investor deploying catalytic capital and project expertise to climate technologies with deep local impact. Formerly Elemental Excelerator; portfolio of 160+ companies in energy, agriculture, transportation, industry, and nature-based solutions.
Typical check size
$250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2009
Headquarters
Honolulu, HI
AUM
N/A (nonprofit; portfolio companies raised $11B+ follow-on per 2024 annual report)
Rounds they lead
Pre-Seed
Seed
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
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FAQs about Elemental Impact
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
A Honolulu-headquartered nonprofit investor (formerly Elemental Excelerator) that funds and deploys climate technologies with community partnership — energy, mobility, water, agriculture, and industry.
1099 Alakea Street, Suite 1250, Honolulu, HI 96813, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Early commercial and catalytic deployments — initial checks up to ~$1M in cohort programs, plus follow-on and later-stage deployment vehicles for proven climate projects.
Island grid, water, and resilience constraints make Hawaiʻi a real deployment lab. Elemental pairs local pilots with mainland and Asia-Pacific scale paths — not tourism marketing.
Blue Startups is an accelerator writing small seed checks for Pacific-relevant software. Elemental is a climate-focused nonprofit investor deploying capital and project expertise for first-of-a-kind infrastructure.
Elemental's mandate is climate and community impact — energy, mobility, water, food, industry. Dual-use founders may still use Hawaiʻi pilots, but Elemental is not a defense VC; mainland thematic firms cover that path.
Apply via elementalimpact.com when cohorts are open. Lead with a deployable project — utility, agricultural, or industrial buyer — not a slide-deck-only thesis.
160+ portfolio companies per 2024 materials, with $11B+ in reported follow-on funding catalyzed. Treat headline figures as company-reported and indicative.