About Kolohala Ventures
Kolohala Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. It is primarily based out of Honolulu, United States. As of Oct 2012, Kolohala Ventures has invested in 16 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from HealthTech to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series E round of Sopogy Overall, Kolohala Ventures portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Cardax, ChipIn and Sopogy. A lot of funds co-invest with Kolohala Ventures, with names like Black River sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Kolohala Ventures' List of Top Investments
Kolohala Ventures has a portfolio of 16 companies. Their most notable investmentis in HoanaTheir portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in HealthTech, High Tech, Consumer and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kolohala Ventures:Developer of plant-based ingredients for aquafeeds, food, and personal care. The company has developed algae-based renewable biofuels that cater to the following markets - Skin and Personal Care, Specialty Chemicals, Wastewater Treatment with CO2 Capture, and Aquaculture and Animal Nutrition.
Key facts about Kuehnle AgroSystems
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: United States
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.2M
- Employee Count: 16 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Cavallo Ventures, S2G Investments and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 25, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Cardax
Cardax Pharmaceuticals is developing proprietary astaxanthin therapies for large unmet medical needs where oxidative stress and inflammation play important causative roles—including dyslipidemia, metabolic disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, hepatitis, macular degeneration, and many others. Astaxanthin is a natural marine compound having anti-oxidant and anti-inflammation activity. In contrast, the Company’s proprietary, synthetic, natural compound derivatives represent a novel treatment approach that offers robust efficacy combined with exceptional safety, oral bioavailability, and tissue selectivity.
Key facts about Cardax
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Honolulu (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1 - $1M as on Sep 30, 2021
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $10.4M
- Employee Count: 17 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Technology Partners, Kolohala Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. ChipIn
Online platform providing news on cryptocurrency. The platform provides news on artificial intelligence, augmented reality, blockchain, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, fintech, ICO, internet of things, lifestyle and more. It monetizes through display advertisement.
Key facts about ChipIn
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $6.16M
- Employee Count: 11 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Polaris Partners, Global Venture Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 27, 2010, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Ardica Technologies develops and sells products lithium-ion batteries, hybrid fuel cell battery systems; H2 fuel cartridges; battery system master controllers for hybrid system power modules. The company offers personal power and heat systems to recharge cell phones, iPods, and personal electronics.
Key facts about Ardica Technologies
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $16.9M
- Employee Count: 16 as on Dec 31, 2019
- Investors: Kolohala Ventures and Stonewood Capital Management
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 03, 2018, $*****
5. Sopogy
Sopogy designs, manufactures, and markets micro-scaled concentrating solar power technology (MicroCSP); and sells related software, and services. Their products include SopoFlare, SopoNova, SopoHelios, SopoTitan, SopoLite, and the SopoSoft operating system. The company sells to Independent Power Producer, Oil & Gas industry, Commercial & Industrial sector. The company assets were acquired by Hitachi Power Systems in 2014.
Key facts about Sopogy
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Honolulu (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $34.2M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Enerdigm, Kolohala Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 23, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Kolohala Ventures' Investments by Stage
Kolohala Ventures has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.6M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $9.14M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $5.45M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kolohala Ventures' Investments by Sector
Kolohala Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Energy, High Tech, AR VR - Industry Applications, Consumer and Environment. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Energy | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
AR VR - Industry Applications | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
Environment | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kolohala Ventures' Investments by Geography
Kolohala Ventures has made most investments in United States (4).Kolohala Ventures' recent investments
Kolohala Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Kolohala Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 01, 2012 | United States | Series E | 1047 | [+3] | |
Mar 24, 2010 | United States | Series A | 5018 | - | |
Jan 12, 2009 | United States | Series A | 9717 | ||
Jan 01, 2008 | United States | Series B | 6662 | [+2] | |
Sep 2006 | United States | Series D | 5349 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Kolohala Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Kolohala Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Cardax got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS), in Jan 2016.Here are Kolohala Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 03, 2016 | - | - | 1145 | |
- | - | - | 6506 |
Acquired companies in Kolohala Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from Kolohala Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Alexander Street in Jun 2016 by ProQuest for $*****.Here are Kolohala Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 22, 2016 | - | - | 2996 | |
Jun 01, 2014 | Jan 01, 2008 | Series B | 9696 | |
Oct 13, 2012 | - | - | 6175 | |
Aug 26, 2011 | - | - | 4390 | |
Aug 02, 2011 | - | - | 8496 |
Co-investors of Kolohala Ventures
Over the past 20 years, 12 investors have co-invested in Kolohala Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Kolohala Ventures: Hawaii and Global Venture Capital have invested in rounds before Kolohala Ventures. There is 1 company where Hawaii has invested before Kolohala Ventures and 1 company where Global Venture Capital has invested before Kolohala Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Kolohala Ventures: 6 investors entered a company along with Kolohala Ventures. These include investors like Black River (1 company).
- Invested after Kolohala Ventures: A total of 4 investors have invested in Kolohala Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mitsui Ventures (1 company), SoCalGas (1 company) and Enerdigm (1 company).
Recent News related to Kolohala Ventures
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Sopogy, Inc. announces close of Series E funding led by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. – pv magazine Internationalpv magazine•Nov 26, 2012•Sopogy, Mitsui Ventures, SoCalGas, Kolohala Ventures and 2 others
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