David Holt
Program Manager, Blue Startups
About this speaker
David is the Program Manager at Blue Startups, a top 20 U.S. Accelerator (Techcrunch), located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. To date, Blue Startups has invested in 124 companies which have gone on to raise $500 million in venture capital. He previously worked as the Sales Manager for Activiter, a travel platform startup in Honolulu, where he led vendor relations, account management, onboarding, contracting, and sales strategy. He co-founded VarsityPrep, helping young athletes enjoy and succeed in sports by providing private and small group sports coaching services. As co-founder, David led marketing strategy, investor communications and fundraising, financials, administration, and business development. David graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Shidler College of Business with a BBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship where he worked as the Marketing Associate at the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and was the President of the Entrepreneurs Club.