Episode 8: Donavan Kealoha, Director at Startup Capital Ventures

Image from Podcast 208: Donavan Kealoha, Director at Startup Capital Ventures, Founder of Purple Mai'a

EPISODE 8: DONAVAN KEALOHA, DIRECTOR AT STARTUP CAPITAL VENTURES

From pineapple picking to venture capital, Donavan shares his story of overcoming obstacles and embracing the positive.

 

On today’s podcast, we’ll hear from Donavan Kealoha, a Director at Startup Capital Ventures and Founder of Purple Mai’a.

Find out how Donavan, proud local boy and Native Hawaiian, translated his humble beginnings on Lānaʻi into a successful career in the venture capital industry, while providing technical education to disadvantaged children in Hawaii. He’ll give us his take on the importance of inclusivity within the tech and venture capital industries, and discuss some of the challenges (and blessings) he has faced as a Native Hawaiian in these fields. We’ll also hear two critical pieces of advice for individuals to promote inclusivity in the business realm and most importantly, the need to focus on positive strength rather than negative obstacles to achieve success in a competitive world.