 Chenoa Farnsworth is the co-founder of Kolohala Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in Hawaii-based technology companies. Prior to Kolohala Ventures, Chenoa worked in strategy development and business planning for start-up companies and small businesses in Hawaii through her independent consulting company, Farnsworth Consulting. In her consulting practice, Ms. Farnsworth has reviewed hundreds of business plans and helped her start-up clients raise over $30 million in financing. Prior to forming her consulting practice, Ms. Farnsworth spent five years in health and legislative affairs for the Hawaii State Senate and the American Nurses Association. She has served the Hawaii community as a director of the Hawaii Women’s Business Center and as a volunteer coach and judge for the Wayne Brown Institute and University of Hawaii business plan competition. Ms. Farnsworth earned a BA in political science from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1992 and an Executive MBA from the University of Hawaii in 2000.
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