# Hohonu funding: rounds and investors

> Hohonu has raised $1.8M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include Elemental Impact. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/hohonu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Hohonu*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.8M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $1.8M Apr 2023
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Apr 2023** Pre-seed **$1.8M** [Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Hohonu's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Kevin Mukai** COO
- **Noah Pentelovitch** Head of Hardware
- **Donavan Kealoha** Board Member
- **Dr. Ryan Searcy** Lead Data Scientist
- **Ikaika Bishop** Lead Support & Field Ops
- **Katy Carmichael** Data Engineer

Advisers *Frank Freitas*

## Everyone who backed them

[Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Hohonu as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Blue Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-startups) Accelerator Per its own site

[Susquehanna Sustainable Investments (SSI)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susquehanna-sustainable-investments) Family office Per its own site

[MIH Climate Impact Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mih-climate-impact-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Tailwind Futures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tailwind-futures) Corporate VC Per its own site

## Quick answers about Hohonu

### Who invested in Hohonu?

Hohonu's investors include Elemental Impact.

### How much has Hohonu raised?

Hohonu has raised $1.8M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Hohonu last raise?

Hohonu's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $1.8M in Apr 2023.

### What was Hohonu's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.8M in Apr 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Hohonu first?

Hohonu's first round on record, in Apr 2023, was backed by Elemental Impact.

### What stage is Hohonu at?

Hohonu's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Apr 2023.

### Where is Hohonu based?

Hohonu is based in the United States.

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