East Meets West is Celebrating 10 Years!

East Meets West 2024 is on the calendar! Join us March 14th and 15th, as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the East Meets West conference. EMW is the largest technology and innovation event in Hawai`i. We are bringing in special guest speakers to discuss the hot topic in technology and innovation, artificial intelligence, as well as discussions on environmental sustainability, travel technology, and more.

March 14 is the exclusive Summit Day limited to 100 guests featuring intimate networking with speakers, sponsors, and other VIP’s. March 15 is the Conference Day, with roughly 400 in attendance for key note speakers, panelists, and engaging discussions.

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Watch the video below to get an inside look at Cohort 15! Follow along as the 11 companies in Cohort 15 finish the Blue Startups accelerator program in Honolulu, HI.

Cohort 15’s Spotlight Series

This week we dive back into our spotlight series and take a closer look into two more exciting companies through personal interviews with their founders.

Cohort 15 Spotlight: Simplifying Intricate Government Documents with LegislatureAI

Can you tell me about the background and inspiration behind LegislatureAI?

I’ve talked to many leaders who want to follow local and state legislation — at companies in regulated industries, folks in the legal and finance fields, grant seekers, peer governments, unions, trade groups, and others — and they share a common challenge. They all find it tough to stay on top of what’s happening in city and county councils and state legislatures…

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Cohort 15 Spotlight: Unforgettable Travel Experiences Centered on Sustainability with Travaras

Can you tell me about the inspiration behind Travaras?

Samreen and I crossed paths in 2021 during the executive MBA program at Berkeley. We became acquainted through her husband, who was my classmate. Fast forward to the end of graduation, I already had this idea of creating a sustainable travel marketplace and I reached out to Samreen to kickstart this venture…

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Lead Software Engineer

Lead the future of travel planning as a Lead Software Engineer at Landng, a remote MarTech/TravelTech startup based in Los Angeles, Hawai’i, and Paris. Leverage your 5+ years of engineering expertise to build and enhance an MVP. Help define the future roadmap including new features, a data model and AI implementation. For any questions, please contact [email protected].

Chief Financial Officer

The CFO will be collaborative in developing and implementing financial strategies, partnering with the business and functional leaders to deliver rigorous financial data, planning and analysis to support business objectives. The CFO must operate with the utmost integrity, bring influential and effective interpersonal skills, possess refined emotional intelligence, and have an impressive history of team leadership.

Blue Startups is getting ready for San Francisco! Cohort 15, JETRO, and NEC-X will be presenting at Investor Demo Day on Wednesday, January 17th! Packed with exciting startups if you’re an investor in the Bay Area you won’t want to miss this! If you would like an invitation to attend this investor only pitch event please reach out for event registration details.