The first eight companies to participate in Blue Startups, the Honolulu-based venture accelerator founded by entrepreneur Henk Rogers, have had about four months since graduating from the program in May to grow their companies.
Each company received $20,000 in upfront investment, plus more than $100,000 in in-kind services.
PBN asked each of the companies two questions:
1) What has happened since you graduated?
2) How much investment money have you attracted since Blue Startups?
Here are their answers:
Tealet
Online marketplace connecting independent tea growers directly to buyers.
1) We