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Episode 112 - Michael Keoni Defranco, Founder & CEO at Lua Technologies
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Michael came up with the idea for Lua technologies (secure, mobile-first messaging for the enterprise) in college and achieved product-market fit through initial testing on a film set! The company has since gone on to go through Techstars NYC (Spring 2012), raise $10M in Venture Capital and boasts clients such as Hyatt Hotels, United Airlines, Spotify, the US Government and many of the top companies in the Healthcare industry. As Founder, CEO at Lua, Michael Keoni has led the company to its industry-leading position and immense traction in the Healthcare space having achieved the stringent HIPAA compliance status. Michael Keoni is also a contributor to both Fortune and Forbes, speaks Mandarin and Japanese, and is also a trained chanter (oli) having studied under renowned scholar, author, and kumu hula Dr. Pualani Kanaka’ole Kanahele. This is the Startup Catalyst Podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, I am your host Luke Tucker signing off, tune in next Thursday for our episo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startup-catalyst-podcast/support
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