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Kohala Ventures
Micro-fund
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Kohala Ventures is a seed-focused, independent venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm helps entrepreneurs transform industries by marrying early-stage capital with the scale of enterprise markets, acting as a strategic partner rather than just a funding source. Kohala takes a hands-on approach, combining financial investment with strategic guidance, operational support, and access to a global network of industry leaders and mid-level operators. Its investment philosophy revolves around creating long-term value by backing technologies with the potential to disrupt existing markets and establish new ones, with a selective strategy targeting startups that are innovative, scalable, and sustainable.
Team
Eric Del Balso
Founder and General Partner
Bruno Faviero
Special Advisor
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstroForge | Seed | $13m | 2022-05-26 |
| Embrace | Seed | — | — |
| Epsilon3 | Pre-seed | — | 2021-02-01 |
| Apex (Spacecraft Manufacturing) | Seed | $10m | 2022-10-24 |
| REGENT Craft | Seed | — | — |
| Modern Meadow | Seed | — | — |
| Narrative | Seed | — | 2017-07-01 |
| NyquistAI | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Inversion Space | Seed | — | 2021-10-01 |
| Synapse Technology Corporation | Seed | — | 2017-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| Initialized Capital | 2 |
| Lux Capital | 2 |
| Village Global | 2 |
| ENIAC Ventures | 2 |
| Seven Seven Six | 1 |
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