Ulu Ventures
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Seed · 17 people tracked
Also known as ULU VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Ulu Ventures invests at the seed stage in founder teams that combine deep insight into human needs with the ability to execute, and the persistence and grit to build world-changing companies. Operating multiple seed-stage funds over more than a decade, the firm centers its approach on the conviction that diversity and data-driven decision making produce superior investment outcomes. It aims to enable, inspire, and support founder teams to pursue larger ambitions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 152 of 211 portfolio companiesSaaS ×51AI & Machine Learning ×49Enterprise Software ×42Fintech ×34Biotech ×21EdTech ×18Healthtech ×17Medical Devices ×16
HQs:United States×82Mexico×3India×2Philippines×1
Investments · 211 tracked
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Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Kaben Clauson(Co-Founder & CEO)Ian Cohen(Co-Founder & CEO)Rick Gordon(Co-Founder & CEO)Adam Stepanovic(Co-Founder & CEO)Philip Odelfelt(Co-Founder & CEO)
Aromyx develops biosensor technology that replicates human olfactory receptors to measure and quantify odors and flavors for product development, quality control, and consumer targeting across food, beverage, sustainability, and health industries.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMountain View, US
Mark Mendel(Director)Christopher J. Hanson(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)Kieran Furlong(Director)Jeffrey Y. Suto(Executive Officer)Clint Korver(Director)
Board seatClint Korver· per SEC Form D
CapConnect+ operates a digital platform that simplifies fixed income issuance and investing by connecting issuers, dealers, and investors for commercial paper and bonds.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRedwood City, US
Ganapathi Palanipandian(Director)Trevor Mottl(Director)Suresh Perera(Executive Officer, Director)Kostas Dafoulas(Executive Officer)
Board seatKevin Hoffberg· per SEC Form D
Cerebro Capital provides a technology-enabled platform for commercial lending that connects businesses with lenders to simplify and accelerate the business loan process.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBaltimore, US
Matthew Bjonerud(Founder & CEO)inKevin Dieter(Executive Officer)
BoardJames McGuire(Director)Douglas Becker(Director)
Board seatSteve RealeKevin Hoffberg· per SEC Form D
New Haven, US
Randy Shuken(Director)Christopher P Aguas(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Reale(Director)Joseph Giordano(Director)Thomas G Romary(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatSteve Reale· per SEC Form D · $1.8M raise · filed Feb 2024
BiotechSan Diego, US
Michael J. Kelner(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Gatto(Executive Officer, Director)Clint Korver(Director)Shaun Lonergan(Director)
Board seatClint Korver· per SEC Form D
Kogniz is a digital platform and content hub that covers technology trends, innovation, and emerging platforms including mobile apps, VR, and PaaS solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsMedia & EntertainmentBerkeley, US
Jed Putterman(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Chavez(Director)David Ron(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Plume(Director)Gregorio Schneider(Director)Daniel Putterman(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatClint Korver· per SEC Form D
Mon Ami provides outcome measurement and impact documentation software for social service agencies, helping them prove program effectiveness, comply with regulatory requirements, and secure funding by centralizing evidence from assessments, service hours, and caseworker notes.
GovTechImpact & Social GoodPalo Alto, US
Joy Zhang(Co-founder)Madeline Dangerfield-Cha(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatClint KorverMiriam Rivera· per SEC Form D
NewRetirement (branded as Boldin) offers retirement and financial planning software that models complex financial scenarios including taxes, Social Security, real estate, healthcare costs, and long-term care.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Stephen Chen(Mr. Chen is the President and CEO.)Timothy Chen(Director)Steve Reale(Director)
Board seatSteve Reale· per SEC Form D
Pontoro is a fintech platform that provides an Automated Liquidity Pool (ALP) for private asset managers, enabling them to raise capital by offering investors enhanced liquidity while managing secondary transactions.
FintechMountain View, US
Antonio Vitti(CEO & Co-Founder)Robert Dewing(Co-Founder)Vikram Dhingra(Director)Imran Kizilbash(Director)Kevin Hoffberg(Director)
Board seatClint KorverKevin Hoffberg· per SEC Form D
Durham, US
Christian Pean(Executive Officer, Director)Clint Korver(Director)Hadi Javeed(Director)
Board seatClint Korver· per SEC Form D · $4.3M raise · filed Apr 2025
Sail Internet is a fiber-based internet service provider serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley since 2015.
Fremont, US
Kevin Fisher(Chief Product Officer)George GinisDana Wayne Tom(Executive Officer, Director)Ashmeet Sidana(Director)Clint Korver(Director)
Board seatClint Korver· per SEC Form D
Palo Alto, US
Joshua Ho-Walker(Director)Nicolas Farago(Director)Richard Byrne(Director)Clint Korver(Director)Kevin Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatClint Korver· per SEC Form D · $130.3M raise · filed Nov 2020
TrueMeter is an AI-powered utility management platform that automatically audits utility bills, secures the lowest rates, corrects billing errors, and automates accounts payable for multi-site businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board seatSteve Reale· per SEC Form D
ADEii Health designs and operates community-based behavioral health programs in partnership with government, education, and nonprofit organizations.
GovTechHealthtechMental Health
Allocate provides infrastructure software for private markets, enabling wealth advisors and asset managers to efficiently handle subscriptions, capital flows, and portfolio operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Samir Kaji(Co-founder)inHana Yang(Co-founder & Chief Experience Officer)in
AltitudeIQ provides data quality and governance solutions designed to help organizations make confident decisions with reliable data foundations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Arch Systems develops agentic AI software that analyzes factory floor data to provide real-time expert-level guidance to manufacturing teams.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Michael Goguen(Director)Jean Francois Clavier(Director)Gus Shahin(Director)Timothy Burke(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Scheuermann(Executive Officer, Director)
Attivare develops AI-powered personalized immunotherapy treatments using a proprietary biomaterial scaffold (ATTImmune) that delivers immune agonists directly to tumor microenvironments, aiming to reduce systemic toxicity in cancer and infectious disease treatment.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Axiom Cloud develops software solutions for cooling systems to improve their economic, environmental, and operational sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Jose, US
ERNST SACK(Director)NIKHIL SARALKAR(Director)AMRIT ROBBINS(Executive Officer, Director)
Banyan Infrastructure provides project finance software for renewable energy infrastructure investment, helping lenders, investors, and operators optimize returns across asset classes and technologies.
EnergyFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Amanda Li(Executive Officer, Director)William Greene(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Greene(Director)
Beam is a platform that connects consumer purchases with nonprofit donations, allowing brands on the platform to direct a portion of sales to nonprofits chosen by customers.
B2B MarketplacesImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechSaaSSocialNew York, US
Viveka Hulyalkar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alexandra Salvatore(Executive Officer, Director)
Big Wolf provides early access to collectibles and games with ad-free gameplay, and operates a community platform where gamers can secure unique tags and license their likenesses as NFTs to game studios.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3GamingSan Francisco, US
Ismail Maiyegun(Executive Officer, Director)Muhammad Ahmed Siddiqui(Executive Officer, Director)
Blue River Technology builds intelligent machinery using computer vision and machine learning to solve complex challenges in agriculture, construction, mining, and forestry.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Rich Boyle(Director)Ted Crosbie(Director)Jorge Heraud(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Erlanger(Director)Lee Redden(Cofounder)
Boombox is an all-in-one platform for music makers that consolidates workflow tools for songwriting, production, distribution, and monetization in a single application.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomySaaS
India Lossman(Co-Founder | CEO)Max Mathieu(Co-Founder | Head of Engineering)Tom Chavez(Co-Founder | Advisor)
Bridge Money is a mobile app that rewards users with cash back and coins for everyday purchases, surveys, games, and in-app deals, which can be redeemed for gift cards or direct bank transfers.
ConsumerFintech
Buzz Solutions provides visual AI software that analyzes drone and camera inspection imagery to automate asset monitoring and anomaly detection across energy infrastructure including transmission lines, distribution networks, substations, and solar installations.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
JAGJOT SINGH(Director)MARK LOCH(Director)DAVID ZUSMAN(Director)VIKHYAT CHAUDHRY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)KAITLYN ALBERTOLI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Cambium develops technology and marketplace infrastructure for the wood industry, connecting buyers and sellers while offering sustainably sourced wood products made from waste material.
B2B MarketplacesClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainNew MaterialsCalifornia, US
Theo Hooker(Executive Officer, Director)Marisa Repka(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Christensen(Founder & CEO)
Centinel provides AI-driven energy optimization software for commercial real estate properties, delivering cost savings to tenants and revenue to property owners through building efficiency analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechSaaS<UNKNOWN>, US
Raphael Rosen(CEO and Co-Founder)Brenden Millstein(Cofounder and President)
Cenoa is a fintech platform that enables global freelancers and solopreneurs to open free US, European, or UK bank accounts and receive international payments with zero fees.
Creator EconomyFintechSaaS
Seçkin Çağlın(Cofounder, Co-CEO)inEmre Ertan(Cofounder, Co-CEO)inBuğra Çakmak(Cofounder, Blockchain)inSırrı Perek(Cofounder, Tech Lead)in
Chantico Technology provides portfolio management software that brings comprehensive clarity to financial management.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Gina Sanchez(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inGregory Hansen(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Full Stack Engineer)in
Citrine provides an AI platform for product development used across organizations, with expertise in materials discovery and advanced manufacturing optimization.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US
Greg Mulholland(Co-founder & CEO)inRahim Lakhani(Executive Officer)inBryce Meredig(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Brady(Director)Mark Cupta(Director)Amar Hanspal(Director)
Clever provides a data integration platform for schools that connects student information systems with educational applications and tools.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEdTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dan Carroll(Founder/CPO)inRafael Garcia(Co-founder & CTO)inTyler Bosmeny(Co-founder, Board Member & Strategic Advisor)in
Coding Dojo is a coding bootcamp offering online programs in software development and data science.
EdTechSan Jose, US
Michael Choi(Executive Officer, Director)
Compound Foods develops alternative coffee and cocoa ingredients made from upcycled, climate-resilient sources to address supply chain volatility and environmental impact of traditional coffee and cocoa production.
Climate TechFoodTech
Maricel Saenz(Founder)in
ControlHub is a procurement software platform that automates purchase-to-pay (P2P) workflows for businesses, including requisition management, purchase order generation, approval workflows, and supplier management.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Rodrigo Santibanez(Founder)inLeonardo de la Cerda(Founder)in
Corechain provides a B2B payments platform that streamlines paperless payments and supply chain financing to help suppliers unlock working capital from unpaid invoices.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
CourseMojo is an AI-powered teaching assistant that transforms curriculum texts and assignments into interactive, differentiated learning activities for students and provides real-time performance data for teachers.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechWashington, US
Eleanor Laurans(Director)Emily McGinty(Director)Dacia Toll(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Westendorf(Executive Officer, Director)William R. Berkley(Director)
Craft provides a platform for managing apprenticeships and work-based learning programs, handling funding alignment, academic partnerships, and compliance operations.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Creed Labs builds an AI-powered consumer app that provides biblical guidance, customizable daily prayers, and scripture verses.
AI & Machine LearningConsumer
Datacy measures and optimizes the consumer journey across discovery, validation, search, comparison, and purchase by tracking behavior signals across AI, social, search, commerce, and retail channels.
ConsumerMarketing TechSan Jose, US
Paroma Indilo(Executive Officer, Director)Dana Wright(Director)
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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulu Ventures Fund IVLPs: Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System | 2023 | — | -14.8% | 0.86x | 0.00x |
| Ulu Ventures Fund IIILPs: Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | 2020 | — | -11.0% | 0.68x | 0.00x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ulu Ventures invest at?
- Ulu Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Ulu Ventures's typical check size?
- Ulu Ventures typically writes checks of $2M.
- What sectors does Ulu Ventures focus on?
- Ulu Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Digital Health, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Ulu Ventures located?
- Ulu Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Ulu Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Ulu Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team417th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures
1Mby1M Roundtables · Miriam Rivera
Investor Connect – Episode 85 - Clint Korver of Ulu Ventures
Hall Martin · Clint Korver
ETL Speaker Series: Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures
Stanford eCorner · Miriam Rivera
Investor Series - Miriam Rivera, VC, Ulu Ventures - RBL1 Live
Rebel One · Miriam Rivera
417th 1Mby1M Roundtable October 4, 2018: With Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures
1Mby1M Roundtables · Miriam Rivera
Clint Korver, Partner Ulu Ventures #vcchallenges
PitchPerfect Silicon Valley · Clint Korver
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