US Latino/a's contribute more than $3.6T to the US economy and are the fastest growing contributors. Thanks to the Latino Donor Collaborative for the latest US Latino GDP report and thanks to our rockstar Latino/a founders. We celebrate them during #hispanicheritagemonth and ALWAYS!!
Ulu Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Palo Alto, California 5,203 followers
A top seed stage venture fund focused on innovation across enterprise, fintech, consumer, health and sustainability.
About us
Ulu Ventures is a top seed stage venture fund in Silicon Valley focused on innovation across enterprise, fintech, consumer, health, and sustainability. Ulu generates great financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision-making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs and also reduces cognitive bias. The majority of Ulu portfolio companies are founded by diverse teams that include women, minority, URM and/or immigrant founders. Ulu’s investment thesis is based on the concept that diversity is profitable. The firm has more than $200M AUM, 10 unicorns in the portfolio and is dedicated to increasing diversity in the entrepreneurial and assets under management communities.
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External link for Ulu Ventures
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2008
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Palo Alto, California 94301, US
Employees at Ulu Ventures
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Trina Weller
VP Analytics, Ulu Ventures and Executive Educator, Strategic Decisions Group
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Steve Reale
Partner & CFO at Ulu Ventures
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David P. White
Executive Coach, Strategic Advisor, Public Speaker and Board Member of several companies and organizations. Building a legacy to drive positive…
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Loren Ford
JD, APCC, AMFT Psychotherapy & Counseling
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Our co-founder and CEO Miriam Rivera is featured as one of Forbes 50 over 50! Senior editor Maggie McGrath did an in-depth an interview with her about her life's journey and career. It's worth watching as Miriam explores the world of investing in today's world...everything from AI to diversity and data and oh yes....her amazing life. Brava! #knowyourvalue #ForbesOver50 #mcgrathmag
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Kudos to Seven Starling on their $10.9M oversubscribed raise to provide expanded behavioral services for women. We are honored to be investors in a firm that offers high quality mental healthcare for women that's easily accessible!
Seven Starling Raises $10.9M in Series A Funding to Expand Access to Specialized Women’s Behavioral Health Services
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So proud that our rockstar founders Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver were recognized by Blueprint Capital Advisors LLC in their DEIC Power 100 as outstanding asset managers. Our thesis has always been... diversity is profitable and our mission is inclusive capital in the industry. We are honored to be included with such an illustrious group of icons and asset managers, some of whom we count as LPs, friends, co-investors and even Ulupreneurs. https://lnkd.in/gzeSYDU4
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So great to see entrepreneurial creativity and hard work successfully attracting the FDA's attention on the potential of AI to enhance clinical trials in anxiety and depression. Proud to be an investor in Marc Aafjes and Deliberate!
Our FDA Milestone! FDA announces that Deliberate’s AI-COA™ is Part of ISTAND Program, Breaking New Ground in AI and Mental Health! 📄 Read our press release: https://bit.ly/3S6cZjC 📄 Read FDA press release: https://bit.ly/3Hz2Nvj I’m thrilled to announce a groundbreaking milestone for Deliberate AI: Our first AI-COA™ model, for Depression and Anxiety measurement, has been officially included in the FDA’s Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs (ISTAND) Pilot Program. This is not just a win for us; it's a pioneering moment in AI/ML, Digital Health Technology (DHT), and the fields of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 💊 Advancing Pharma: Our cutting-edge MultiModal AI platform is set to transform psychiatric drug development and evaluation. By quantitatively capturing mental health symptoms, our AI-COA™ models offer a consistent, bias-free assessment, enhancing the precision and reliability of clinical trials. This means significantly more powerful, efficient, and faster drug development processes, leading to improved patient care and significant public health advancements. 🌟 A Personal Milestone: As Founder & CEO, this milestone is very personal to me. It represents years of our team's dedication and the relentless pursuit of our mission to empower mental health care through precision, empathy, and innovation. 🙏 Heartfelt Thanks: A huge shoutout to our talented team at Deliberate AI, past and present -- your hard work and dedication have made this possible. Also, a special thanks to leading experts in the field, Maurizio Fava and René S. Kahn MD, PhD, for your statements emphasizing the significance of this milestone. 💼 To Our Investors and Future Partners: This achievement exemplifies our potential for growth and scalability in the clinical trials and healthcare sectors. Deliberate AI is not just innovating; we're leading the way in AI for mental health. We're enabling 3 transformative and reinforcing shifts: Advanced Diagnostics and Monitoring, Ambient Clinical Intelligence and Precision Therapy Enablement. Let’s connect to explore how we can drive the future of mental health together. 👀 Stay Tuned: The inclusion of AI in drug development and healthcare is just starting, as is our journey. Follow us here on LinkedIn and sign up for our newsletter to not miss out on more exciting updates coming soon! 📩 Newsletter Sign-Up: https://bit.ly/3SI0NYd 🤝 Join the Conversation: What do you think the future holds for AI in healthcare? What are some of your questions and considerations of the use of AI in late-stage Clinical Trials? Share your thoughts below! #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #Medtech #Multimodal #AI #PharmaInnovation #ClinicalTrials #Depression #Anxiety #AIEthics ##AIinHealthcare Mary Fortson, Nurah K., Kapildev Neupane, Rachna Saralkar, MD, MS, Katie Aafjes-van Doorn, Jeff Cohn, Marcelo Cicconet, Ben Barone, Jeremy Jones.
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Ulu Ventures partner Steve Reale alerts founders to pitfalls of SAFEs and common sense ways to play the cap table game to win. #startups #startupstrategies #captable #kauffmanfellows
When SAFEs Aren’t SAFE
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Kudos to Ulupreneurs Kat Garcia and Shahriar Kabir co-founders of Ground featured in Forbes for highlighting how being entrepreneurs is similar to playing high level sports...it takes hard work, grit and talent! Great analogy!
The Entrepreneurial Grind With Co-Founders Of Ground
forbes.com
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We are proud and excited to welcome our newest investment team member and Latina leader, Senior Associate Andrea Bogarin! What a wonderful way to wrap up the celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth! An immigrant, Andrea is passionate about working with diverse founders solving problems for underserved communities. Congratulations to our new Champion of bridge building! #latinaleader
Andrea Bogarin
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