Ulu Ventures
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
Ulu Ventures is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and Financial Services. Ulu Ventures was the first Latina-led fund in Silicon Valley and is a top seed stage firm. Ulu is focused on innovation across enterprise, fintech, consumer, health, and sustainability. The firm generates great financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision-making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs and also reduces cognitivebias. 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 $400M AUM and 10 unicorns in the portfolio.
- Total investments:
- 438
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 16%
- Fund size:
- $208M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Ulu Ventures invests in
Stages Ulu Ventures invests in
Countries Ulu Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$7.8M
- Pre-Seed
- $150k–$3.7M
- Series A
- $3.2M–$33M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 54 (12%)
- Financial Services 34 (8%)
- FinTech 32 (7%)
- Information Technology 30 (7%)
- Artificial Intelligence 25 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 156 (36%)
- Series A 49 (11%)
- Pre-Seed 22 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 17 (4%)
- Funding Round 9 (2%)
Country
- United States 197 (45%)
- Mexico 2 (0%)
- India 1 (0%)
- Nigeria 1 (0%)
- Vietnam 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abby Chao
Entrepreneur In Residence
|
Entrepreneur In Residence | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Clint Korver
CIO, Cofounder, and Managing Director
|
CIO, Cofounder, and Managing Director | Total investments: 132 | Find email | |
Maria Salamanca
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 15 | Find email | |
Miriam Rivera
CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Director
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CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 159 | Find email | |
Steve Reale
Partner & CFO
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Partner & CFO | Total investments: 17 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| TerraBlaster is a cutting-edge agricultural technology firm focused on transforming sustainable agriculture through enhanced automation and precise technologies. | $12.5M / Seed / Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| NUVA Digital is the software‑development company behind NUVA, a Web3 real‑world‑asset (RWA) marketplace designed to connect institutional‑grade asset issuers with investors via on‑chain vaults. | $5.2M / Seed / Apr 28, 2026 | ||
| Xella Health is a women healthcare firm that unveils the major causes behind women health concern perimenopause to endometriosis. | $3.7M / Pre-Seed / Jan 11, 2026 | ||
| UseCreed lets creators and businesses build AI tools, workflows, and content fast with no-code templates and smart automation. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Crossfill is a technology company that helps brands optimize their presence. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| MiSalud offers a unique combination of personalized preventative wellness services, along with traditional healthcare via Spanish speaking physicians. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Goodword is a networking and relationship intelligence platform which helps users with personal and business connections. | $4M / Seed / Oct 30, 2025 | ||
| Seven Starling is a digital clinic uniquely focused on treatment for perinatal mental health conditions like postpartum depression and anxiety. Through a combination of individualized therapy, peer support, and medication, its evidence-based care model is backed by research that shows that 90% of patients will feel better within 3 months. | $8M / Series A / Sep 18, 2025 | ||
| EcoTrove is an AI Energy Agent that replaces unpredictable power bills with flat-price subscription to lower-cost, greener power. | Seed / Sep 10, 2025 | ||
| TrueMeter is an AI Energy Manager that guarantees 7 - 15% lower power bills to brick & mortar businesses, with no investment required. | $4M / Seed / Sep 10, 2025 | ||
| See all 438 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Ulu Ventures invest in?
Ulu Ventures invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 438 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Ulu Ventures's check size?
Ulu Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$7.8M at Seed, $150k–$3.7M at Pre-Seed and $3.2M–$33M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ulu Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Ulu Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Ulu Ventures?
The team at Ulu Ventures includes Abby Chao (Entrepreneur In Residence), Clint Korver (CIO, Cofounder, and Managing Director) and Maria Salamanca (Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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