Ulili Onovakpuri
InvestorManaging Partner at Kapor Capital
Oakland, California, United States
Writes $100K β $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.
Invests in
AgTechEdTechFintechFoodTechFuture of WorkHealthtech
Experience
- Motley Fool VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 β present
- Envolve EntrepreneurshipBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- MalaicaBoard Member2024 β 2025Nairobi County, Kenya
- DotLabBoard Member2024 β 2025
- Shifted EnergyBoard Member2022 β 2025
- CareCarBoard Member2021 β 2025
- AnswersNowBoard Observor2021 β 2025
- Kapor CapitalManaging Partner2021 β 2025Oakland, California, United States
- Kapor CapitalPartner2018 β 2021Oakland, California
- Kapor CapitalPrincipal2015 β 2018Oakland, CA
- Bloomlife IncBoard Member2019 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- ThalamusBoard Member2019 β 2025Nashville Metropolitan Area
- Scene HealthBoard Observor2018 β 2025Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- BeneStream, Inc.Board Member2018 β 2019
- Fresco CapitalVenture Partner2015 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- LifeKitFounder2013 β 2016Durham, North Carolina
- Village CapitalDirector Global Programs2014 β 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Fuqua School of BusinessMBA, Health Sector Management2012 β 2014Durham, NC
- IBMSenior Consultant Intern, Strategy & Transformation2013New York, New York
- Kapor CapitalInvestment Analyst2011 β 2013San Francisco, CA
Education
- Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Tel Aviv University - The Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business AdministrationBusiness Management Certificate, Doing Business in Israel-Entrepreneurship
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Interdisciplinary Studies: Business and Health in Global Societies
- University of Pittsburgh-Semester at Sea
- University of East AngliaStudy Abroad, Creative Writing
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.
Same school
Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business165
David BlivinMANAGING PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBrooke BalcomBoard Member at CincyTechChad L. SummeBoard Member at CincyTechMatias BarberoVenture Partner at FJ LabsTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended University of East Anglia15
Maarten 't HooftManaging Partner and Founder at Quest Venture PartnersCiaran RooneyInvestor at FELIX CAPITALPaul MascarenasVenture Partner at Fontinalis PartnersJames BakerInvestment Manager at Amadeus Capital PartnersEdward ClaxtonFinancial Controller at OakglenJulian WeldonGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Metropolitan Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at DotLab1
Also worked at AnswersNow2
Also worked at IBM493
Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures
+ 487 more
Also worked at Mozilla Corporation31
Austin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesMarco DeMirozGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundPramit SinghiAssociate at Titan CapitalMohammed AlmeshekahFounder & General Partner at Outliers VCKarim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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Deals Β· 1
CareCarBoard seat
via Kapor Capital Β· filed Jan 2025 Β· $16M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Kapor Capital
Adam Aguilera
Senior Associate 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
Esther Tricoche
Investor at Kapor Capital







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