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Omar Sultan, the co-founder and managing partner of Sultan Ventures, will speak at the Maui Economic Development Board's virtual Maui TechOhana meeting at 5 p.m. today.
Sultan Ventures is a boutique venture investment firm that focuses on startups, according to its website. Its award-winning XLR8 programs aim to support innovative entrepreneurs and technologies.
Named one of Hawaii Business Magazine's "20 for the next 20" and Pacific Business News' "Forty under 40," Sultan and his brother Tarik have been recognized as the Hawaii Venture Capital Association's Investors of the Year, and by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the State of Hawaii Small Business Advocates for Innovation, according to an MEDB news release.
In 2020, Omar Sultan helped design and run a state-funded program, Aloha Connects Innovation, to assist displaced workers affected by COVID-19 to get "up-skilled, re-skilled and cross-skilled in more resilient emerging industries and innovation sectors."
Registration is required and spots are limited. For more information and to RSVP, visit mauitechohana.com.