Blue Startups

Blue Startups is a Top 20 Accelerator in the US (Techcrunch) focused on helping scalable-technology companies compete on a global scale. With an extensive global mentor network, Blue Startups is a nexus of entrepreneurial activity in Hawai‘i, and between Asia and North America Blue Startups was founded by Maya and Henk Rogers of the Tetris Company and Chenoa Farnsworth of Hawaii Angels in 2012 and has been a member of the Global Accelerator Network since 2013. www.bluestartups.com We are focused on recruiting capital efficient and scalable technology companies, including web, software, and mobile. In addition, the program is targets companies in the travel, gaming and impact sectors. 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.

Past deals in Hawaii

RendezView

Pre Seed Round in 2020
RendezView is a software development company specializing in collaboration and communication technologies.

Shaka Guide

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Shaka Guide is like having a tour guide in your car! Listen to stories, legends, history and what to do and see, at the right place and time. It delivers guided-tour experiences like human tour guides but with all the benefits of mobile apps: on-demand, mobile, GPS-powered, personal and consistent quality.

UNUM

Pre Seed Round in 2019
UNUM is a developer of a customizable platform aimed at powering the connection between content and creators. Its platform assists users in planning, publishing content and gaining insights for their digital content with ever-evolving visual, analytics, editing, and publishing tools that enable creators, brands, and agencies to gain access to a storytelling hub that brings the best designers, and social media influencers together.

CruisiO

Seed Round in 2019
CruisiO is a cleantech autotech that makes an aftermarket device that trucking companies attach to their gas pedals to smooth performance saving them hundreds of thousands in fuel costs.

Turno, formerly TurnoverBnB

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Turno is an operator of an online platform intended to allow hosts to find local cleaners for their short-term rental cleaning. The company's software allows users to connect with their existing reservation calendars to automatically schedule their cleaners, enabling users to hire and pay housekeepers conveniently.

Virtual Fantasy League

Angel Round in 2017
Virtual Fantasy League (VFL) is a social mobile game studio specializing in competitive games. Their revolutionary first product combines gameplay with real life sporting events and the result is an incredibly intense sports experience. They gamify fantasy sports with a focus on fun rather than money - imagine poker with wildcards. Compete agains friends, get super power-ups and brace yourself for the ultimate rush.

Valence

Seed Round in 2017
Valence is a native data integration solution on the Salesforce platform, empowering data admins to intuitively configure and observe data movement.

Youcanevent

Seed Round in 2017
Youcanevent is the first marketplace where you can visualize your next event in VR and simultaneously book the vendors needed to support your event experience. Event organizers from brands like Microsoft, Mary Kay, TriNet, WSGR, Pipedrive, and more trusted our marketplace to create events that people love.

VR Front Desk

Seed Round in 2017
VR Front Desk is a virtual property management company offering a 24x7 concierge desk for Airbnb, VRBO, and other short-term rental platforms. They handle all guest communications, questions, booking requests, and more for a low monthly fee.

aXessPoint

Seed Round in 2016
aXess Point is a property management company. They deliver digital solutions technology for the superior management of properties, facilities, and enterprises. They software delivers performance and processes and allows stakeholders to make strategic decisions resulting in valuable savings that are reinvested into communities.

Virtual Fantasy League

Angel Round in 2016
Virtual Fantasy League (VFL) is a social mobile game studio specializing in competitive games. Their revolutionary first product combines gameplay with real life sporting events and the result is an incredibly intense sports experience. They gamify fantasy sports with a focus on fun rather than money - imagine poker with wildcards. Compete agains friends, get super power-ups and brace yourself for the ultimate rush.

UNUM

Seed Round in 2016
UNUM is a developer of a customizable platform aimed at powering the connection between content and creators. Its platform assists users in planning, publishing content and gaining insights for their digital content with ever-evolving visual, analytics, editing, and publishing tools that enable creators, brands, and agencies to gain access to a storytelling hub that brings the best designers, and social media influencers together.

Contix

Seed Round in 2016
Contix analyzes social media to identify breaking news events for finance customers. We find news that affects the valuation of assets before mainstream media and deliver it to your desktop, mobile device or custom app.

Fresher

Seed Round in 2015
Fresher is an iOS and Android mobile application that allows sustainable fisherman to sell their catches directly to consumers. Buying fish directly from local fisherman supports local economy of its users and transparent information is provided to its users by fishermen. Buyers supports artisan fishermen that are vital to local communities. The marketplace allows its users to view what is being caught in real-time. It alerts its users when a fisherman catches, they contact the fisherman, then they can pick up their seafood directly off the boat. Fresher is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2014.

NestEggGuru

Seed Round in 2015
Nest Egg Guru's two calculators offer a number of advantages over the existing broad universe of retirement planning programs. In particular, Nest Egg Guru employs a methodology that does not require the user (or the program) to make explicit assumptions or guesses about future rates of return or market volatility. At the same time, Nest Egg Guru's calculators enable users to test how their portfolios may hold up under adverse economic conditions and encourages users to focus on the most challenging results instead of overly optimistic projections (i.e., plan for the worst and hope for the best). Nest Egg Guru also allows users to quickly see how changing variables that are within their control (e.g., asset allocation, cost of living increase, savings and withdrawal strategies, etc.) may affect their results. All of this, they hope, is achieved in a friendly, intuitive design that better reflects the experience of real world investors.

Grumble

Seed Round in 2015
Grumble is an iOS mobile app and social media message board that allows its users to find out what their colleagues and classmates think about. Its users can join anonymous groups to see what the communities are discussing about. It also allows its users to stay in the know on their colleges and campuses, in their offices, or on whatever topics they feel like joining. Individuals can share any funny or interesting discoveries that they make with Facebook and Twitter. Grumble is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2015.

Paperplane

Seed Round in 2015
Paperplane is an intuitive travel planning app that allows you to plan a trip with just a few simple taps. Pick a destination and enter the duration of stay, your itinerary will come up automatically. Download the Paperplane Android app and start exploring the world now.

Beekly

Seed Round in 2014
Beekly helps businesses gain more customers by providing them with innovative social mobile marketing solutions. It is based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

Lilikoi

Seed Round in 2014
Lilikoi is an operator of an application development company that creates websites, online applications, and mobile applications. Custom 3D printing for rapid prototyping, ideation, and proofs of concept are among the application development services provided by the company, allowing consumers to access beautiful and effective mobile application services.

Travelcations

Seed Round in 2014
Travelcations redefining healthy aging through lifestyle. Science-based methodology providing offline and online programs that promote brain health for 50+ .

Focus Opus Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Focus Opus Inc. operates an online service that helps people shape their behaviors to better achieve their life goals. It was founded in April 2014 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

The Xmap Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
XMAP Treasure Hunt is a mobile gaming app.

See/Rescue Corporation

Seed Round in 2013
Hawaii-based SEE/RESCUE® Corporation is founder and worldwide manufacturer of SEE/RESCUE Streamer. We provide innovative, patented distress streamers to the US Army, Navy, Air Force, US Coast Guard and other International Search and Rescue agencies, in addition to the public. Passionate about saving lives, SEE/RESCUE Corporation participates in third-party survival testing evaluations, and our streamers have been ranked highly effective and easy to use. The SEE/RESCUE Streamer is a patented/military-approved emergency signaling technology that is used by military organizations and outdoor enthusiasts worldwide. New lighted SEE/RESCUE streamer's now provide day and night signaling capability.

SurroundsMe

Seed Round in 2013
SurroundsMe automates social media marketing, turning loyal customers into advocates and content creators for businesses. SurroundsMe is a Software as a Service platform which connects brands with their top advocates to engage in Social Media tasks related to business or communication objectives. Companies who sign up are able to intuitively create a plan for how to "be" social through an intuitive business & communication objectives profiler wizard which generates a Social Media Marketing Strategy. The core of the application works as a tool for identifying and managing top brand advocates by providing appropriate assignments to meet Social KPI's. This is achieved through custom tailored task lists relating to social media marketing objectives and includes a social ramification element through an advocate leader board and perks system. Finally a support tier is added through a library of resources and training videos, ebooks and live and recorded webinars.

Tow Choice

Seed Round in 2013
"The Uber of Roadside Assistance" Tow Choice provides the fastest tow through their network of smartphone enabled tow truck drivers. Distressed motorists get real time pricing for their particular tow situation from multiple tow companies. After the distressed motorist selects their tow professional, they make a payment using credit card. Many inefficiencies of the current way of tow dispatching are addressed by the Tow Choice platform. The Tow Choice platform is currently operating in one market. They are in process to launch additional markets in 2013. Tow Choice has its roots in a real tow truck business started over 20 years ago. For the past few years they have been watching consumer expectations change along with the wide adoption of smart phones, prompting the development of the Tow Choice platform.
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