"We
are in a position to help our companies establish both
national and international positions for their products
or service, thus significantly increasing their growth."
Dick
Grey, General
Partner HMS Hawaii Management
The individual general partners of HMS Hawaii Management
collectively have 24 years of venture capital investment
experience and have worked closely together since 1994.
HMS
Hawaii Management’s relationship with individuals
and organizations within the venture capital community,
industry and the State of Hawaii help create investment
opportunities and enhance partnership performance.
The individual general partners have:
Arranged
for the profitable transfer of technology between
universities and non-affiliated companies with portfolio
companies.
Assisted in the establishment of marketing relationships,
joint ventures and other cooperative relationships.
Assisted
in recruiting key personnel into portfolio companies.
Led
investment syndication.
Introduced
appropriate technology to be used by Hawaii entrepreneurs.
Aided in the building of relationships
between Hawaii financial institutions and portfolio
companies.
We
have an extensive network of formal advisors and "friends
of the fund." Our current Advisory Committee
includes John Dean of Tuputele
Ventures Fund, Charlie Bass of Bass Ventures, Neal
Bond of NEA,
John Hummer of Hummer
Winblad, Jerry Okerman of SOTATECH, Barry Weinman
of Allegis
Capital, Nicholas Mitsakos and Ron Higgins.
