Ulili Onovakpuri
InvestorManaging Partner at Kapor Capital · Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Oakland, California, United States
Writes $100K – $1M checks
About
Co-managing partner at Kapor Capital; launched the firm's Summer Associates program and became partner in 2018 and co-managing partner in 2021.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechEdTechFintechFoodTechFuture of WorkHealthtech
Experience
- Motley Fool VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Envolve EntrepreneurshipBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- MalaicaBoard Member2024 — 2025Nairobi County, Kenya
- DotLabBoard Member2024 — 2025
- Shifted EnergyBoard Member2022 — 2025
- CareCarBoard Member2021 — 2025
- AnswersNowBoard Observor2021 — 2025
- Kapor CapitalManaging Partner2021 — 2025Oakland, California, United States
- Kapor CapitalPartner2018 — 2021Oakland, California
- Kapor CapitalPrincipal2015 — 2018Oakland, CA
- Bloomlife IncBoard Member2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- ThalamusBoard Member2019 — 2025Nashville Metropolitan Area
- Scene HealthBoard Observor2018 — 2025Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- BeneStream, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2019
- Fresco CapitalVenture Partner2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- LifeKitFounder2013 — 2016Durham, North Carolina
- Village CapitalDirector Global Programs2014 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Fuqua School of BusinessMBA, Health Sector Management2012 — 2014Durham, NC
- IBMSenior Consultant Intern, Strategy & Transformation2013New York, New York
- Kapor CapitalInvestment Analyst2011 — 2013San Francisco, CA
- Level Playing Field InstituteProject Coordinator- Workplace Programs2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Kapor Center for Social ImpactConsultant2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Geeknet, Inc. / SourceForge Inc.Marketing Coordinator (Contract)2009Mountain View, CA
- UC BerkeleyAcademic Services Assistant2006 — 2008Berkeley,CA
- Mozilla CorporationIntern2008Mountain View, California
- Level Playing Field InstituteSpecial Projects Inter2007
- Y.O.U.T.H. Training ProjectTrainer2004 — 2007California
- Adaptive PathIntern2006San Francisco, California
- Youth In FocusBoard Member2002 — 2004Oakland, California
- Independent Living Skills ProgramPeer Advisor2003San Francisco, California
Skills & more
Microsoft WordMicrosoft Excel1Strategic Planning17Public Speaking21Strategy42AnalysisManagement3Leadership4Early Stage Investment1Director level1Institutional Investments1Investor Relations
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InvestingBoard of DirectorsSocial ImpactEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalData AnalysisEmerging MarketsValuationProgram ManagementHealthcareFrom Ulili's professional profile.
Deals · 1
weblinkBoard seat
via Kapor Capital · filed Jan 2025 · $16M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Kapor Capital
Art Berliner
Senior Advisor at Kapor Capital
Aya Spencer
Analyst at Kapor Capital
Batul Joffrey
Principal at Kapor Capital
Benjamin Jealous
Partner at Kapor Capital
Brandon Boros
Venture Partner at Kapor Capital
Brian Dixon
Managing Partner at Kapor Capital
Freada Kapor Klein
Founding Partner at Kapor Capital
Hilliary Turnipseed
Head of Platform at Kapor Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ulili Onovakpuri?
- Co-managing partner at Kapor Capital; launched the firm's Summer Associates program and became partner in 2018 and co-managing partner in 2021.
- Where does Ulili Onovakpuri work?
- Ulili Onovakpuri is Managing Partner at Kapor Capital.
- What does Ulili Onovakpuri invest in?
- Ulili Onovakpuri invests in AgTech, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Healthtech.
- What check size does Ulili Onovakpuri write?
- Ulili Onovakpuri typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What boards does Ulili Onovakpuri sit on?
- Ulili Onovakpuri holds tracked board seats at weblink.
- Where did Ulili Onovakpuri go to school?
- Ulili Onovakpuri studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Health/Health Care Administration/Management); Tel Aviv University - The Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration (Business Management Certificate, Doing Business in Israel-Entrepreneurship); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies: Business and Health in Global Societies).
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Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business178
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,452
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Also attended University of East Anglia21
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Shared employers
Also worked at DotLab1
Also worked at CareCar4
Also worked at AnswersNow3
Also worked at IBM710
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