Purple Maiʻa

Ventures

Programs that empower underestimated entrepreneurs to create waiwai in our communities and better futures for the next generation.

FoundHer launch

FoundHer

Hawaiʻi FoundHer is an accelerator program tailored specifically to the needs of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and/or Asian women and mothers starting businesses in Hawaiʻi.

Learn more at foundher.org

Applications now open
Halau ʻĪnana

Mālama Venture Studio

Mālama Venture Studio partners with values-driven entrepreneurs to incubate innovative companies that restore our oceans, land, and communities. 

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Purple Prize 2019

Purple Prize

(Discontinued) The Purple Prize accelerated and funded excellent teams with ideas for innovative technology products to launch startups that amplify community and regenerate our ecosystems. Learn more at purpleprize.com

Mālama Design Studio

Applications Open

Mode: Virtual

Applications Due: February 1, 2023

Dates: March 1 – December 21, 2023

What: Mālama Design Studio is a 9-month accelerator that will guide Kānaka Maoli owned companies through design-thinking processes rooted in Hawaiian culture. Our team will help to implement both practical & innovative solutions while maintaining cultural values.

Apply Now

Mālama Team

Keoni DeFranco

Keoni DeFranco

Managing Director, Mālama
Alec Wagner

Alec Wagner

Strategic Projects Lead
Darien Siguenza

Darien Siguenza

Program Director, Hawaiʻi FoundHer

Keaʻa Davis

Lead Design and Product Strategist

Pōhaikealoha Panoke

Creative Developer

For inquiries, contact Keoni DeFranco at keoni.defranco@purplemaia.org

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