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HMS Hawaii Management Partners: Invited Member
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HMS Hawaii Management Partners

Apex Member Partner — Honolulu, Hawaii

Apex Business Group Worldwide presents HMS Hawaii Management Partners — a California-style venture firm committed to achieving superior returns and building strong long-term companies in Hawaii. Led by Richard G. Grey and William K. Richardson, HMS invests in startup, emerging, and established companies with a preference for early-stage Hawaii-based ventures. Connecting emerging founders with the global Apex ecosystem across 80+ countries.

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Apex is a living ecosystem — one of its kind. A decentralized, member-owned global business platform across 80+ countries where preferred venture partners such as HMS Hawaii Management Partners can explore early-stage innovation quietly and selectively, while founders showcase on their MySite and gain clarity on what long-term investors truly seek. No middleman. By members, for members.

Invited Member
HMS Hawaii Management Partners

HMS Hawaii Management Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, led by General Partners Richard G. Grey and William K. Richardson. HMS manages multiple fund vehicles including HMS Investments, HMS Investments II, HMS Hawaii, and HMS Hawaii III. The firm describes itself as a California-style venture firm committed to achieving superior returns and building strong long-term companies that create wealth and careers.

HMS Hawaii Management invests in startup, emerging, and established companies with a preference for seed and early-stage Hawaii-based companies and later-stage non-Hawaii-based companies. The firm seeks portfolio companies that capitalize on Hawaii's strengths in telecommunications, health and wellness, biotechnology, dual use (military technology adapted to civilian use), and ocean, earth and space sciences.

HMS Hawaii Management Partners founded and manages XLR8®, a series of community-focused accelerator and incubator programs. XLR8UH® is an award-winning venture accelerator investing in University of Hawaii entrepreneurs and technologies — ranked by Forbes as one of the top 30 accelerators in the nation. XLR8HI® serves as Hawaii's Entrepreneurship Center, and XLR8YOUTH™ is a first-of-its-kind innovation intensive for youth. In 2024, HMS Hawaii Management Partners acquired Acasia Group, expanding its global reach into the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.

Mission: We build strong long-term companies that create wealth and careers — capitalizing on Hawaii's unique strengths in technology, health, and innovation.
www.hmshawaii.com · info@hmshawaii.com
Davies Pacific Center, 841 Bishop Street, Suite 860, Honolulu, HI 96813 · Tel: (808) 545-3755
Key Figures
Multi-Fund
Investment Vehicles
Seed-Late
Stage Range
Hawaii
Primary Focus
1995
First Fund Vintage
Biotech
Key Sector
Telecom
Key Sector
Dual Use
Military-Civilian Tech
Invited
Apex Role

"We capitalize on Hawaii's strengths in telecommunications, health and wellness, biotechnology, and dual-use technologies to build companies that create wealth and careers."

— HMS Hawaii Management Partners
Startup Application

Apply to the Apex Startup Discovery Program

Aligned with HMS Hawaii Management Partners' investment focus. Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit. Registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit this application. Registration at myapex.me is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads.
Your unique Apex Participant ID. You receive this upon registration at myapex.me. Required to submit.
1. Founder & Company Information
Basic information about you and your startup.
Describe what your company does in one sentence.
"We drive innovation and growth forward by providing expertise, capital, and connections." — HMS Hawaii Management Partners
HMS Hawaii Management Partners values founders with deep conviction, community impact, and a passion for solving real-world problems.
2. Problem & Technology
What are you building and why does it matter?
What is the problem, why is it important, and who suffers from it?
"Our passion is to build amazing and innovative companies and technologies." — HMS Hawaii Management Partners
HMS Hawaii Management Partners is sector agnostic but values technology-driven innovation. Describe how technology powers your offering.
3. Market & Traction
How big is the opportunity and what have you achieved so far?
Users, revenue, partnerships, pilots, LOIs, notable milestones.
4. Funding & Investment
HMS Hawaii Management Partners participates in pre-seed and seed financing rounds with preferred investment partners.
"We invest sweat equity alongside financial backing — building entities primed for investment and long-term impact." — HMS Hawaii Management Partners
What specifically draws you to HMS Hawaii Management Partners' approach, expertise, and community?
5. Additional Information
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Apex Business Group Worldwide SL (abc-worldwide.com/ecosystem) does not act as an investment broker, placement agent, or funding intermediary. Alpha Academy — Club Society Multiverses (abc-worldwide.com/alphaacademy) does not represent HMS Hawaii Management Partners or any investor. HMS Hawaii Management Partners is an invited member of the Apex Ecosystem. Submission does not guarantee review, response, or investment.

HMS Hawaii Management Partners may browse submitted applications at their sole discretion. All participation is voluntary and non-binding. Apex does not sell applicant data. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.

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