Miriam Rivera
InvestorManaging Director at Ulu Ventures · Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ulu Ventures at Acumen America · CEO, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ulu Ventures at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $750K – $1M checks · typically $875K
Foundedvillage 88
About
Miriam Rivera applies a spiritual, servant-lead approach plus decision science to investing, helped scale Google from $85M to $10B, and centers diversity—roughly a quarter African American or Latinx.
Invests in
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Ulu VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2008 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Silicon Valley BankAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- Sesame WorkshopBoard Director/Chair, HR & Compensation Committee/Member, Education and Development Committeescurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Stanford Angels & EntrepreneursCo-Founder /Board Member2009 — 2024Stanford, CA
- Kauffman FoundationTrustee/Chair, Investments Committee/ Member: Audit & Financial Controls and Governance Committees2017 — 2024Kansas City, Missouri
- Stanford Law Dean's Advisory CouncilAdvisor, Stanford Law School Dean's Advisory Council2020 — 2022
- Stanford Law School Venture FundMember, Stanford Law School Venture Fund2017 — 2022
- Rock Center for Corporate Governance at StanfordAdvisor, Venture Capital Director's College2014 — 2018Stanford, CA
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessAdvisor, Stanford GSB Dean's Advisory Council; Online Education Committee Member2010 — 2015
- Minerva ProjectChief Operating Officer/General Counsel2014SFO
- Stanford UniversityTrustee2008 — 2013Stanford, CA
- Stanford Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)Advisor2008 — 2010
- Stanford Law SchoolMember, Board of Visitors2006 — 2008
- GoogleVice President/Deputy General Counsel2001 — 2006
- AribaCorporate Counsel2000 — 2001
- Outcome Software (formerly On Your Mind Inc.)General Counsel/CFO1997 — 1999
- Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)Strategy Consultant1996 — 1997
- Brobeck, Phleger & HarrisonAttorney: Corporate, Business & Technology1995 — 1996
Education
- Kauffman Fellows Venture Capital ProgramClass 15 Certificate2010 — 2012
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1991 — 1995
- Stanford Law SchoolJD1991 — 1995
- Stanford UniversityAM, Spanish (Latin American/Caribbean Literature)1987 — 1989
- Stanford UniversityAB, Sociology (Social Psychology)1982 — 1986
Skills & more
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M&A experienceExecutive ManagementCorporate GovernanceFinancial AnalysisPrivate EquityInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ModelingLeadershipStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingManagementLanguages Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
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Also attended Stanford Law School65
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Also attended Stanford University1,578
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Foundation17
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Also worked at Stanford Graduate School of Business148
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Also worked at Google945
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Also worked at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)587
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Deals · 1
Mon AmiBoard seat
via Ulu Ventures · filed Jun 2021 · $4.9M raise
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