Honolulu city hub: 6 funds and 4 startups matched from our directory. Climate, defense/Pacific, tourism tech, and Asia-Pacific bridge.
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Honolulu venture capital & startups

Honolulu Pacific climate and hard tech — Elemental Impact, Blue Startups, Hawaii Angels, Turno, Oceanit, Nalu Scientific, ʻŌlelo Intelligence.

Hawaiʻi's venture map pairs Pacific accelerators (Blue Startups, Hawaii Angels) with Elemental Impact's Honolulu climate-deployment platform, plus verified hard-tech and ops software: Oceanit, Nalu Scientific, Turno, and ʻŌlelo Intelligence.

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Startups matched

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Aliases: honolulu, hawaii, oahu. Mainland HQ companies are not Hawaiʻi matches.

Venture firms in Honolulu

Matched from fund headquarters in our directory (alias-based). Dual-HQ firms may appear in more than one city.

Firm HQ (directory) Leads
Blue Startups Honolulu, HI Pre-Seed, Seed
Hawaii Angels Honolulu, HI Pre-Seed, Seed
Elemental Impact Honolulu, HI Pre-Seed, Seed
Khosla Ventures Menlo Park, CA Seed, Series A
Lux Capital 888 7th Ave, New York, NY 10106 Seed, Series A
Fifth Wall Los Angeles, CA Series A, Series B+

Startups we cover in Honolulu

Matched from startup hq fields. Many profiles still lack HQ — curated lists in editorial notes fill gaps when verified.

Startup One-liner HQ
Turno Vacation-rental turnover and cleaning operations software for short-term rental operators. Honolulu, HI
ʻŌlelo Intelligence AI language technology focused on Hawaiian and Pacific language applications. Honolulu, HI
Oceanit Honolulu deep-tech / engineering company commercializing science for energy, aerospace, and defense. Honolulu, HI
Nalu Scientific Radiation-hardened and high-performance ASICs for physics, space, and sensing instruments. Honolulu, HI

Coverage gaps

  • XLR8UH

    UH venture accelerator under Elemental's XLR8 family — program, not a standalone /fund/

  • OMVC Hawaii Fund I

    New $6M HTDC-backed climate/deep-tech fund (2025) — track once portfolio companies are public

  • Hephae Energy Technology

    Elemental portfolio climate name — verify Hawaiʻi HQ before curating

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Honolulu FAQs

Practical answers for founders researching this investor.

Blue Startups, Hawaii Angels, and Elemental Impact locally. Mainland thematic firms (Khosla, Lux, Fifth Wall) are shortlisted by thesis for later rounds. See /vc/honolulu.
Turno, ʻŌlelo Intelligence, Oceanit, and Nalu Scientific.
Use Blue Startups or Hawaii Angels for formation, Elemental when climate deployment fits, then mainland specialists from /directory for Series A+.
Seed and catalytic climate capital lean local. Growth rounds typically require mainland multi-stage or thematic lead investors.