Ulu Ventures
Edit

Ulu Ventures

https://www.uluventures.com/
Last activity: 19.02.2025
Active
Invests in categories: EdTechFinTechPlatformDataLearnTechnologyServiceSoftwareProductLegalTech
A seed stage venture firm focused primarily on enterprise IT, Ulu focuses on the market opportunity created by the Stanford and Silicon Valley communities. The firm seeks to generate great financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs. Ulu also follows logical principles of portfolio construction. This approach makes the firm conventional in the world of institutional investors but contrarian as compared to other VCs.
News
23
Portfolio
106
Mentions
21
Location: United States, California, Palo Alto
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2008
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series B

Portfolio 106

DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
08.08.2023Grapevine ...grapevine.org$1.85MUnited Sta...
29.03.2023Irrigreenirrigreen.com$15MLiberia, E...
28.02.2023Gablegable.to$16M-
29.09.2022Bridgebridgemoney.co$5.8MUnited Sta...
27.06.2022Banyan Inf...banyaninfrastructure.com$33.2MUnited Sta...
19.05.2021Avatouravatour.co$2.9MUnited Sta...
-TeachFXteachfx.com$10MUnited Sta...
-MODITmodit3d.com--
-Provenanceprovenance.io$20M-
-PANDOpandopooling.com-United Sta...
Show more

News 23

DateTitleDescription
-Clash of the Titans Visa’s announcement it intends to acquire Fintech superstar Plaid is just the latest example that the larger Fintech space has fully entered what I call the “Clash of the Titans” phase (the non-bank edition). The action is at the big tabl...
-Seed Stage Misconceptions As an early stage investment firm, we’ve encountered even sophisticated limited partners who have common misconceptions about seed stage. Those misconceptions can lead to investing capital in less lucrative rounds. The end result? Most of...
-Vague “Asks” Are a Time Suck Requesting introductions from the well-connected is a great way to expand your professional network. But frequently such requests are overly vague and expansive and often lead to inaction. A good networking “ask” gains you valuable contac...
-VC Firm Ulu Ventures Connects Diversity to Profitability VC firms may vow to support diversity, but the numbers don’t bear that out. Only about 9% of venture capital flowed into companies that women entrepreneurs run; a minuscule 1% and 2%, respectively, to those of black and Hispanic founders...
-The Four Pillars for Digital Asset Valuation One of the puzzles associated with investing in “Digital Assets” is figuring out a rational and defensible means for valuing them. It’s a challenge for individual investors and an imperative for institutional investors like Ulu Ventures. ...
-5 Ways to Manage Your Lawyers as Your Startup Grows It’s a commonly held perception that lawyers are ruining America, a view that can be especially resonant with entrepreneurs running startups who often find their legal dealings to be a major point of frustration as they grow their busines...
-If you don’t want to get fired from your startup, founders should remember these 3 things It’s a sad reality, but many chief executives and company founders get fired. Even the great ones like Apple’s Steve Jobs and JetBlue’s David Neeleman get pushed out. However, for any founder who wants to beat the odds and keep his or her...
-Early days at Google taught me the power/value of diversity in tech Developing a diverse workplace where all races, backgrounds, and genders feel supported seems a nearly impossible goal for many tech companies in 2018, and several, including Google have come under fire recently for not making it a priori...
-Rever: Empowering Frontline Workers Rusty Dornin, Ulu Ventures: Hi, I'm Rusty Dornin, Marketing and Communications Director for Ulu Ventures. On the call with us right now is Kevin Hoffberg, a venture partner at Ulu. And also Errette Dunn, the CEO and co-founder of Rever. W...
-Diversity is Profitable While female founders may be forced to overcome stereotypes to win the respect and trust of investors, customers and sometimes even their own team, working moms often face tougher hurdles than their single counterparts. Men may be hesitan...
Show more

Mentions in press and media 21

DateTitleDescription
19.02.2025Ulu Ventures: Fourth Fund Grown To $208 MillionUlu Ventures, a top seed-stage VC firm, is the largest Latina-led fund in the US and it focused on high-growth and market-leading information technology and internet companies. Ulu raised $208 million for Fund IV, which is an increase of ov...
01.06.2024Fintech Novel Announces Funding Round to Accelerate Expansion of Capital Intelligence PlatformNovel announces a $15M oversubscribed Pre-Series A round, co-led by IGNIA Partners and Ulu Ventures, to propel the fintech’s expansion of their Capital Intelligence platform. The investment round also includes participation “from MatterScal...
29.05.2024Buzz Solutions Announces Momentum as Power Utilities Accelerate Adoption of AI-based Solutions for Infrastructure Inspections and SecurityBuzz Solutions The company's growth underscores the power utility industry's digital transformation and rise of AI for efficient and accurate infrastructure inspections and substation security PALO ALTO, Calif., May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRW...
05.01.2023Eight VC Funding Tips For Digital Health And Wellness StartupsJeff Yasuda is the CEO and cofounder of Feed Media Group, which powers music for apps and websites.
13.09.2022Why this consumer investor is switching VC firms after making partner last yearMaria Salamanca, one of the few Latina investors at a partner level within the often homogenous world of venture capital, is shaking things up. The investor tells TechCrunch that she is leaving Unshackled Ventures, a pre-seed venture firm t...
28.06.2022Kogniz™ Unveils Next-Generation Computer Vision Platform to Predict and Prevent Safety and Operations IssuesKogniz mass notification text alert. “By enabling a ready-to-deploy gun detection solution, we’re making it dramatically easier for companies, governmental agencies, schools, and hospitals to prepare for and then help reduce the harm done b...
22.06.2022First Latina-Led VC Firm in Silicon Valley Promotes Two Diverse Women to PartnerPALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 22, 2022– Ulu Ventures, a leading seed-stage venture firm with $200M AUM and 10 unicorns in its portfolio, has deepened its own bench by promoting two first-generation American women on the team to Par...
18.05.2021Ulu Ventures lands $138M for latest fundUlu Ventures, a Palo Alto-based seed-stage investor, has raised $138 million for its third flagship fund, exceeding a target of $100 million. The firm focuses on enterprise IT startups with diverse founders. Ulu has backed companies like Be...
17.05.2021One of the Largest Latina-Led Funds in the US, Ulu Ventures, Raises $138M for its Third FundUlu Ventures, a leading seed stage venture firm in Silicon Valley focused on enterprise IT, raised $138M for Fund III, exceeding its initial $100M target. The fund strategy will continue Ulu’s commitment to funding diverse teams creating in...
02.03.2021Sounder Raises $2.15M in Follow-on Seed Round to Bring Podcast Management and Monetization to CreatorsThis new round of funding will allow us to advance our proprietary search, speech-to-text, contextualization, and NLP technologies, solving existing problems creators face while also innovating within the overall audio landscape. NEW YORK (...
Show more

Reviews 0

Sign up to leave a review

Sign up Log In