Resources
Our Hawaiʻi Startup Ecosystem
Resources
Our Hawaiʻi Startup Ecosystem
A "Startup Paradise"
Founding and growing your startup in Hawaiʻi is a unique experience unavailable most anywhere else in the world:
Friendly, collaborative startup culture
with players that go out of their way to help
Critical mass of innovators + stakeholders
including accelerators (and pre-accelerators), founder groups, university programs, angel investors, and VCs with offices on-island.
Family- and life-friendly time zone
that's 2–3 hours behind Pacific Time, enabling late afternoon activities and pau hanas, after the mainland has ended their day.
World-class weather and recreation
offering exceptional opportunities to make the most of your decompression time on the ʻaina after hard working days
USA startup-friendly soil in the tropics
enabling low-stress investment from US-based VCs and partial state-level QSBS treatment for Hawaiʻi investors
Submit to the Hawaiʻi Angels
We love supporting local founders. If you'd like to pitch your startup to the Hawaiʻi Angels, we'd love to take a look!
Startup Resources
Public list of Hawaiʻi Tech Startups
(crowdsourced by the Hawaiʻi Angels — contact us to be added to the list)Calendar of Hawaiʻi Tech Events
(managed by ThriveHI)Hawaiʻi Tech Guide
including accelerators, coworking spots, networking organizations, and more (crowdsourced by HI Slack)
Our Friends
Blue Startups — Hawaii's premier startup accelerator
ThriveHI — community events and networking for the founder community
Partner VCs
Resources
Our Hawaiʻi Startup Ecosystem
A "Startup Paradise"
Founding and growing your startup in Hawaiʻi is a unique experience unavailable most anywhere else in the world:
Friendly, collaborative startup culture
with players that go out of their way to help
Critical mass of innovators + stakeholders
including accelerators (and pre-accelerators), founder groups, university programs, angel investors, and VCs with offices on-island.
Family- and life-friendly time zone
that's 2–3 hours behind Pacific Time, enabling late afternoon activities and pau hanas, after the mainland has ended their day.
World-class weather and recreation
offering exceptional opportunities to make the most of your decompression time on the ʻaina after hard working days
USA startup-friendly soil in the tropics
enabling low-stress investment from US-based VCs and partial state-level QSBS treatment for Hawaiʻi investors
Submit to the Hawaiʻi Angels
We love supporting local founders. If you'd like to pitch your startup to the Hawaiʻi Angels, we'd love to take a look!
Startup Resources
Public list of Hawaiʻi Tech Startups
(crowdsourced by the Hawaiʻi Angels — contact us to be added to the list)Calendar of Hawaiʻi Tech Events
(managed by ThriveHI)Hawaiʻi Tech Guide
including accelerators, coworking spots, networking organizations, and more (crowdsourced by HI Slack)
Our Friends
Blue Startups — Hawaii's premier startup accelerator
ThriveHI — community events and networking for the founder community