When was Blue Startups founded?

Blue Startups was founded in 2012.

Where is Blue Startups' headquarters located?

Blue Startups' headquarters is located in Honolulu (United States).

How many companies has Blue Startups invested in?

Blue Startups has invested in 106 companies, including Volta & Turno.

Which companies has Blue Startups invested in lately?

Pacifc Hybreed & Hohonu are the latest investments by Blue Startups.

How many exits has Blue Startups been involved in?

Blue Startups' portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions.

Blue Startups - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Q: How big is Blue Startups' investment team?

Blue Startups has a team of 19.

1. Volta

Operator of EV charging networks. It designs, installs, and maintains a network of free-to-use EV charging stations in public spaces that comprise customer-centric businesses. The stations include advertisements from its partner brands for customer engagement, and it also provides an app enabling users to find its stations located in retail spaces. Its app is available across both Android and iOS devices.

Key facts about Volta

Founded Year: 2010
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Annual Revenue: $50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2022
Last Known Valuation: $*****
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $90.8M
Employee Count: 80 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Princeville Capital, EPIC Ventures and 25 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 19, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

2. Turno

Provider of SaaS-based rental management solutions for vacation rentals. It provides users with solutions that include automatic calendar syncing, auto-scheduling, auto payments, photo checklists, mobile apps, reporting, inventory management, and more.

Key facts about Turno

Founded Year: 2017
Location: Honolulu (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $4.5M
Employee Count: 229 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: RET Ventures and Blue Startups
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 16, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Hostfully

Vacation rental software empowering hosts to deliver exceptional guest experiences. This is a SaaS platform offering property management solutions and digital guidebooks to automate and simplify property management operations. It provides tools to earn more, save time, and elevate the guest experience. Features include direct booking websites, unified inbox, AI messaging, central calendar, channel manager, and owner portal with financial reports. The platform offers integrations with listing sites, online travel agencies, and other software partners for cleaning, task management, smart locks, and pricing. It aims to help vacation rental companies automate, integrate, operate, and scale their short-term rental businesses. The platform also focuses on sustainability and community empowerment.

Key facts about Hostfully

Founded Year: 2015
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $7M
Employee Count: 125 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: MergeLane, Trend Forward Capital Management and 13 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 16, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. dataplor

AI powered location intelligence and analytics solutions. It allows users to manage and analyze location data to streamline the business performance. It also provides insights and data related to emerging markets. The platform leverages AI, ML, and image recognition models to analyze business data that includes geographically tagged information, feedback, and consumer behaviour related to location, region, and brand. It caters to industries such as fintech, retail, logistics, and more.

Key facts about dataplor

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Manhattan Beach (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $35.1M
Employee Count: 80 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Spark Capital, F-Prime Capital and 15 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 03, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Instant Teams

It offers SaaS-based talent management software. Offers an online platform for remote workforce intended to scale up support teams with features such as remote team creation and management, scaleup remote teams, talent funnels, compliance management, time tracking, payroll, etc.

Key facts about Instant Teams

Founded Year: 2017
Location: Rehoboth Beach (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $14.5M
Employee Count: 303 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Tiger Global Management, Frontier Venture Capital and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 09, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Blue Startups has invested in 106 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. As of May 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Pacifc Hybreed and most recent follow-on round was in Celitech.

Here are Blue Startups' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	1	0	1
2025	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0
2023	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2021	5	0	5
2020	7	0	7
2019	4	0	4
2018	0	0	0
2017	1	0	1

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Blue Startups has made 46 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $191K, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.5M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $20K.

Here are Blue Startups' investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	46
Series A	1
Unattributed	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Blue Startups has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, Retail and Travel and Hospitality Tech. Notably, it has invested in 89 Tech companies, 57 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 51 Software companies and at least 49 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Blue Startups' investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	18
Consumer	13
High Tech	6
Retail	5
Travel and Hospitality Tech	5
Others	48

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Blue Startups has made most investments in United States (45), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Blue Startups' investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	45
Australia	1
Egypt	1
South Korea	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Blue Startups has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Pacifc Hybreed.

Here are the most recent investments by Blue Startups:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
May 07, 2026	Pacifc Hybreed	United States	Seed	8468	Hawaii Angels
Apr 04, 2023	Hohonu	United States	Seed	5316	Builders Vision [+6]
Aug 17, 2022	Celitech	United States	Seed	9275	Tech Coast Angels [+2]
Aug 24, 2021	Mount	United States	Seed	1312	-
Aug 24, 2021	Givespace	United States	Seed	2591	-

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5 companies from Blue Startups' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Volta in Jan 2023 by Shell for $*****.

Here are Blue Startups' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Volta	Jan 18, 2023	May 31, 2013	Seed	6081
Selly Automotive	Jun 20, 2022	-	-	2760
Sagely	May 11, 2021	-	-	6731
FloWater	Jun 17, 2019	Mar 21, 2013	Seed	1329
Leetcoin	Apr 25, 2017	Oct 06, 2015	Seed	4390

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Blue Startups has a team of 19 members including 2 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. Blue Startups' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Blue Startups:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Chenoa Farnsworth	Partner	Honolulu	-	1 Email
Henk B Rogers	Partner	Honolulu	-	1 Email
Joey Katzen	Principal	Honolulu	-	-
Takaho Iwasaki	Principal	Honolulu	-	-
David Holt	Principal	United States	-	1 Email

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Over the past 13 years, 65 investors have co-invested in Blue Startups's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Blue Startups: Right Side Capital Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 4 others have invested in rounds before Blue Startups. There is 1 company where Right Side Capital Management has invested before Blue Startups and 1 company where National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has invested before Blue Startups.
Top Co-investors of Blue Startups: 17 investors entered a company along with Blue Startups. These include investors like RET Ventures (1 company).
Invested after Blue Startups: A total of 42 investors have invested in Blue Startups's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include 500 Global (2 companies) and XLR8UH (2 companies).