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40hammocks helps groups and events secure hotel room blocks at pre-negotiated rates, offering discounted room and resort fees, guest perks, and a customized booking link with block tracking.

MarketplacesTravel & HospitalityHonolulu, US

Co-investorsTETechstars

Abra is an AI guest intelligence platform for hotels that unifies guest data from a property's staff and systems into a single living guest profile, then surfaces preferences and time-sensitive opportunities and routes recommendations to every department.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Activiter is a booking and reservation management platform for tours and activities resellers, providing inventory management, white-label booking portals, payments, and supplier reconciliation from one system.

B2B MarketplacesSaaSTravel & Hospitality

AreaMetrics was a Seattle-based retail analytics startup that used Bluetooth beacons and software to track in-store customer behavior, such as dwell time and department visits, for brick-and-mortar retailers.

Honolulu, US

Brandon Bennett(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Solidum(Executive Officer)Carey Bennett(Executive Officer)

BoardDan Freedman(Director)DKDonavan Kealoha(Director)in

Co-investorsQUQuest Venture PartnersSOSocial StartsSESeraph GroupSTStartup Capital Ventures

Zen Communities is a property management platform that connects operations, resident services, finance and analytics into one system, covering workflows such as rent collection, maintenance, leasing, inspections, communication and accounting.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

CELITECH provides a global connectivity platform (eSIM/mobile data technology) that travel-related companies use to offer international connectivity to their customers.

IoTSaaSTravel & HospitalityLos Angeles, US

AL(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCOCove FundNENew York Angels

ChatENG provides live language classes and cultural learning experiences for students globally, combining multilingual instruction with cross-cultural education to develop global citizenship through language acquisition.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechBoston, US

JEJaclyn Eichenberger(Co-founder)David Hong(Director)Samuel Paik(Director)Sam(Co-founder)Yuko(Co-founder & Director)Yefei

Chelle is an AI tool for educators that turns an uploaded textbook or source material into a structured "knowledge model" of concepts and learning objectives, then generates course activities such as lectures, labs, worksheets, study guides, and assessments.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

CivicNexus provides government affairs guidance for businesses and nonprofits without in-house lobbying staff, offering department strategy and per-bill advice.

GovTechLegalTechSaaS

CleverFi provides per-person personal WiFi access, offered through separate apps for office workplaces, travel, and residential buildings.

IoTPropTechSaaS

Cruis develops patented autonomous micro-hypermiling technology intended to improve vehicle fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions through engine efficiency gains.

CleantechClimate TechMobility & Transportation

Dataplor provides global point-of-interest, mobility, and brand location data with AI-powered analytics for investors to assess market share, growth trends, and foot traffic.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesAPAPA Venture PartnersBLBlue Ivy VenturesCICircadian VenturesF-F-Prime CapitalFFFf Venture Capital+21 more

Draft Fantasy Football runs auction and snake draft fantasy leagues across major football competitions including the Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, MLS and Brasileirão, where each player is owned by only one manager.

ConsumerGamingSports Tech

Ekos provides AI-powered networking and engagement tools for event organizers to convert one-time attendees into sustained community members.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Co-investorsGUGurtin VenturesTETechstarsCACatalyst InvestorsNONoro-Moseley Partners

Energy311 is a billing and revenue platform that lets commercial, multi-family, and residential property owners charge tenants for solar-generated electricity using utility-grade rate calculations, automated billing and collections, and reporting.

CleantechEnergySaaS

Feed Coyote is an all-in-one project management platform designed for freelancers and professionals to collaborate, communicate, and manage work across 130+ countries.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFintechFuture of WorkSaaSPaducah, US

SBStevens Bonhomme(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsKEKeyhorse CapitalNENex CubedTETechstars

Figurate is a platform for building AI characters that audiences can talk to, giving creators control over how a character speaks, what it knows, its safety limits, memory, and awareness of images and game state.

AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & Entertainment

Bluewater makes water purification systems and reusable bottles for home and professional use, selling products such as countertop purifiers and steel and glass drinking bottles.

CleantechConsumerHardware

Gibi makes a GPS tracker device and companion iOS/Android app that shows a pet's real-time location on Google Maps using cellular and GPS technology.

ConsumerHardwareIoT

Hohonu builds low-cost water level sensors that transmit real-time data on tides, flooding, and sea-level rise for coastal communities and water monitoring teams.

Climate TechGovTechHardwareIoT

BGBrian Glazer(Founder)inSLStanley Lio(Co-founder / Engineer)

Co-investorsECEcho River CapitalPRPropeller VCTETELUS Pollinator Fund for Good

Hostfully provides property management software (PMS) and guest experience tools for short-term and vacation rental managers, supporting operations from a single listing to 100+ properties.

PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality

David Jacoby(Founder)inMSMargot Schmorak(Founder)in

Co-investorsBABackstage CapitalCECeltic House Asia PartnersDIDisruption VenturesGRGroundBreak VenturesTBTBD AngelsPRPrecursor Ventures+2 more

Instant Teams builds and manages onshore and remote customer and employee experience teams sourced from military spouses and similar talent pools.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR Tech

LRLiza Rodewald(Founder)in

Co-investorsBLBlueTree Venture CapitalFRFrontier Venture CapitalPLPlug and Play VenturesTHThe Veteran FundSQSQUADRA VENTURES

Junction AI is a Managed Intelligence Partner that builds, deploys, and manages production AI systems micro-tuned on a company's proprietary data, with built-in compliance rules, audit trails, and human-in-the-loop review.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsHAHawke VenturesAMAmino CollectiveCRCreandumINInflect HealthOMOmnivorePOPoint Nine+1 more

A marketing attribution platform that connects organic brand touchpoints—influencer campaigns, pop-ups, branded content, QR codes, and bio links—to final purchases using a first-party identity graph.

AdTechCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSTravel & HospitalityHonolulu, US

Nacera Belal(Executive Officer, Director)Devon DeAngelo(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsTETechstarsHAHatcher+

Liquid Presentation, Inc. operates a technology platform accessible through subscriptions and online orders, with account-based services offered to business users.

SaaS

LiquiDonate provides a donation-based disposition service that matches retailers' and brands' warehouse overstock and unsellable returns to a vetted network of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, handling fulfillment, tax documentation, and impact reporting.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

DPDisney Petit, MBA(Founder)in

Co-investorsGAGaingelsGRGraham Walker VentureKAKapor CapitalMAMaccabee VenturesSLSlauson & Co.UNUncork Capital+1 more

Maiven helps consumers access clean energy technologies and incentives to reduce energy costs while making environmentally conscious choices.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConsumerEnergyBoulder, US

Co-investorsPLPlug and Play VenturesTETechstars

NatureMe is a mobile app that guides users through mindful observation of nature to reduce stress and improve mental wellbeing.

ConsumerMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Nice runs an event and access platform where organizers can create events and gate VIP experiences behind actions like volunteering and donating.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodSocial

NimbleBrain offers an open-source, model-agnostic platform for building and deploying AI agents and applications that run inside a company's own infrastructure, keeping data and credentials under the customer's control.

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Media & Entertainment

Nonna Live offers live and on-demand virtual pasta-making classes taught by Italian grandmothers, serving home cooks worldwide as well as companies booking private team-building events.

ConsumerE-commerceEdTech

ChiaraNNNonna Nerina

Sensay is an AI-powered platform for creating, distributing, and managing English-speaking practice and assessment for K-12 and university students.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

LHLukas HorakinLLLalaine LiminCaren Chen(CEO)in

Co-investorsAMAmplify.LA

Olelo AI offers an all-in-one growth operating system for multi-shop auto care businesses that answers, scores, and tracks phone calls from ring to finalized paid invoice.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Pacific Hybreed develops commercial shellfish breeding programs and genetics tools to improve yield and disease resilience for U.S.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechBainbridge Island, US

DHDennis Hedgecock(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jonathan Davis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jonathan Kroman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsBLBlue Revolution Investments G.P.

Paws Abroad helps pet owners plan and manage international pet travel and relocation by combining flight search, route guides, and document management with tiered expert support and a full concierge coordination service.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Marisa(Co-founder)Adrian(Co-founder)

Quibble is a revenue optimization platform for short-term rental and vacation-rental operators that uses AI to predict consumer behavior and set nightly prices based on comparable like-kind units and signals like vision, sentiment, events, and forecasting.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechRetail TechTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsGOGoAhead Ventures

Reef.ai builds predictive AI and a foundational data layer for AI agents that help teams leverage customer data for growth, risk management, and renewal prediction.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHonolulu, US

BGBrent Grimes(Founder)inBrenton Grimes(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCECelero Ventures Ltd.DIDig Ventures Management LimitedSISilicon Road VenturesSTStruck CapitalTATarget GlobalVAValia Ventures+3 more

Honolulu, US

Creighton Arita(CFO, Secretary and Director)Alexandre Bitoun(President, CEO, Chairman of the Board and Director)Gerard Livaudais(Director)

Selly is an AI-powered automotive CRM that centralizes texts, calls, and emails, automates lead follow-up, and runs text marketing campaigns for dealerships.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Shaka Guide offers self-guided, GPS-based audio tours delivered through a mobile app, covering over 85 destinations including U.S. national parks and scenic routes.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentTravel & Hospitality

Skidattl provides location-based augmented reality integration for businesses, using virtual "Beacon" signposts to display real-time information such as wait times, event details, and promotions.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

TMTalon Marsden(Founder)inArianna Rose(Founder)in

Co-investorsBABand of Angels

Honolulu, US

VKVINCENT KIMURA(Executive Officer, Director)inISAR MOSTAFANEZHAD(Director)MAN WAI STEPHEN TSANG(Director)

Co-investorsSFSfventures Group LLC

Stacklist is a web app for building shareable resource hubs, letting users organize links and recommendations into browsable collections ("stacks" and "cards") that others can follow and use.

ConsumerCreator EconomySaaS

Co-investorsCOConnetic Ventures

Tealet operates an online wholesale marketplace connecting a network of family tea farms and independent cooperatives across multiple countries with retail partners, offering traceability from farm to cup through farm profiles and videos.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFoodTechMedia & Entertainment

EPElyse Petersen(Founder)inJie Gonsowski

Co-investors50500 Global

Trajectory offers a machine-learning platform and advisory services that forecast game sales, benchmark comparable titles, and analyze audience and competitive data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGaming

Justin(Partner)Ben(Partner)Reece(Partner)

Travel Nanny matches traveling families with background-checked, video-vetted local nannies at their destination, handling curation, video introductions, contracts, scheduling and logistics.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Turno provides software for Airbnb hosts and short-term rental property managers to automate cleaning turnovers, including calendar syncing from booking platforms, automatic cleaner scheduling and payments, and a marketplace to find local cleaners.

PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality

AKAssaf Karmon(Founder)in

Co-investorsRERET Ventures

Ujoin provides software for managing government relations and advocacy, though the page content offers limited detail about its specific capabilities.

GovTechSaaS

Co-investorsKEKeyhorse Capital

Umi is a language-learning app that teaches Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, and English using short TV and movie clips, combining video, audio, and text to build vocabulary and train listening comprehension of native speakers.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech

UNUM is an AI-powered social media management platform for creators, teams, and brands, offering tools to plan, schedule, create, and analyze social content.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Volta Charging operates a network of EV chargers located at retail and commercial destinations across the United States, accessible through the JOLT mobile app.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

David Elisofon(Executive Officer)Christopher WendelMichael MenendezScott Mercer

BoardPeter Secor(Director)

Co-investors50500 GlobalACACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAUAutotech VenturesBRBrighter CapitalCECelesta CapitalENEnergize Capital+8 more

Vroom Delivery operates an online ordering and delivery platform where customers can order products, subscribe to recurring plans, and manage payments.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainChicago, US

JNJohn Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)inJeffrey Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)Bruce Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsTHThe MBA Fund

The company offers a virtual event platform where attendees join a recreated venue or conference environment using avatars to interact with others, engage with exhibitors, and watch live-streamed keynote presentations.

Future of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsCOColopl Next