Investors / United States / Mana Up
Mana Up
Accelerator · Honolulu, HI, United States · North America
Mana Up is a Hawaiʻi-based economic development initiative that supports homegrown consumer brands through a six-month accelerator and alumni program. It also runs retail platforms such as House of Mana Up stores and Aloha Market pop-ups to give local makers sales channels.
Invests inConsumerFood & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces
In its own wordsconsumer brandsretaileconomic developmentlocal manufacturingacceleratorhawaii
Your fit with Mana Up
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Or find every investor that fitsMana Up lists 59 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Consumer (33%), Food & Agriculture (27%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (18%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Bessemer Venture Partners, DAG Ventures and NextEquity Partners.
No funding round on record names Mana Up yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Mana Up's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 59. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer | 33% | 3% |
| Food & Agriculture | 27% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 18% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 2% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 2% | 3% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 2% | 18% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers59100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 87th | 58 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 58th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Bessemer Venture Partners
Compare Mana Up head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
59 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Wildlife Education sells educational products and merchandise to support Hawaiian wildlife conservation | EducationConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Aloha Elixir sells various products such as candles, sprays, oils, soaps, incense, smudges, crystals, and stones. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Ao Organics produces and sells organic skincare products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Averylily designs and sells bedding and bath products | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells surfwear and other clothing items online. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Bizia designs and manufactures surfboards from wood, specifically using invasive tree species, and also sells apparel and operates a coffee bar and surf shop. | ConsumerSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Body Mint sells internal deodorant tablets made from natural ingredients to prevent body, breath, and foot odors | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Brianne and Co creates handmade jewelry. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Monkeypod Jam offers cooking classes and sells preserves and other products | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company makes and sells vegan fudge products. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Fused Hawai'i sells clothing and jewelry online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Haku Collective is a full-service, multi-media talent production, management, mentorship and music licensing group | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Haku Maui specializes in crafting traditional lei using fresh flowers, foliage, and local materials and offers lei workshops. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Hanalei creates and sells skincare and beauty products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Hā Tonics makes superfood supplements in Hawai‘i with organic ingredients and no additives. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is a family-owned bakery that specializes in melt-in-your-mouth buttery fruit pies and baked goods. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company creates and sells vanilla products and offers vineyard tours. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Hobbs Tea sells Hawaii-grown tea and other tea products | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- manauphawaii.com
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 59
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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