The Passionate Pioneer
Hispanic Heritage Month
Miriam Rivera
“Miriam Rivera, Co-founder, Managing Director and CEO of Ulu Ventures, is one of the leading Latinas in US venture capital, championing early-stage innovation and diversity, with a strong commitment to doing what’s right. Ulu is one of the largest Latina-led firms with $200M […]
The Spend Manager
Hispanic Heritage Month Rodrigo Santibanez "Rodrigo Santibanez is co-founder of ControlHub, an easy-to-use procurement application that is more efficient than a lot of legacy systems for customers. They uniquely leverage [...]
The Mentor
Hispanic Heritage Month Gabriel Sandoval "We've known Gabriel Sandoval, Ulu's General Counsel and Venture Partner, for more than 20 years. During his career, he has ridden the wild swings of [...]
The Power Sisters
Hispanic Heritage Month Itziar and Maite Diez-Canedo " Itziar Diez-Canedo and Maite Diez-Canedo are co-founders of Via, a platform that helps companies of all sizes onboard and pay employees and [...]
The Latinx Networker
Hispanic Heritage Month Tiq Chapa "Tiq Chapa is a MBA Associate at Ulu. A Stanford undergrad, he is currently getting his MBA at the University of Chicago Booth and has [...]
The Role Model
Hispanic Heritage Month Xavier Gutierrez "Xavier Gutierrez is co-founder of SUMA Wealth, a financial inclusion platform that inspires, informs, and empowers the Latino community. He has a 25+ year career [...]
The Decision Analyst
Hispanic Heritage Month Alejandro Martinez "Alejandro Martinez is co-founder of MatrixDS, a platform that helps companies create, share, and collaborate on data projects. He was born and raised in Venezuela [...]
The Tenacious Entrepreneur
Hispanic Heritage Month George Bolanos "We invested in George Bolanos, founder and CEO of InsideMaps,in 2013 in Ulu Fund I. The proptech platform turns iPhones into powerful 3D scanners and [...]
The International Entrepreneurs
Hispanic Heritage Month Felix and Miguel Gonzales, and Jose Vicente Ruiz Cepeda "Felix and Miguel Gonzales and Jose Vicente Ruiz Cepeda are co-founders of FounderNest, a Ulu Fund II AI [...]
The Problem Solver
Hispanic Heritage Month Hector Armstrong "Hector Armstrong is co-founder and COO of Align 17, a Ulu Fund II company that’s a digital marketplace enabling professional investors to identify and invest [...]
The MVP of LatinX Tech
Hispanic Heritage Month Bismarck Lepe “Bismarck Lepe is co-founder of MiSalud, a Spanish language health and wellness app. His parents were migrant farm workers and they followed the seasonal harvests [...]
The Healthcare Facilitator
Hispanic Heritage Month Yaritza Vargas " Yaritza Vargas, co-founder of Lingo Health, has a deep passion for helping young family advocates get access to healthcare for loved ones, especially multi-lingual [...]
The Renaissance Man
Hispanic Heritage Month Augie Fabela "Before Augie Fabela co-founded Fastforward, he co-founded one of the world’s largest telecom companies in Russia, VEON. He’s also a helicopter pilot, an Amazon bestselling [...]
Ulupreneurs in the News: September 2021
In the September spotlight…..we had another multi-billion dollar valuation for one of our portfolio companies (Homelight). (That's Ulu’s 9th unicorn!) Miriam was featured on CNBC talking about wealth gaps facing [...]
The Next Gen Coach
Hispanic Heritage Month Eduardo Medina “Eduardo Medina is co-founder and COO of BetterUp, one of Uu Ventures multi-billion dollar portfolio companies. The platform provides one-on-one coaching to help professionals hone [...]
The Deal Facilitator
Hispanic Heritage Month Federico Baradello "Federico Baradello, founder and CEO of Finalis, came to Ulu through a cold email. It's one of the few cold outreaches that turned into a [...]
The Media Powerhouse
Hispanic Heritage Month Beatriz Acevedo "Beatriz Acevedo is a tech and media powerhouse, having started her career in radio and TV, and later, founding mitú, the leading digital media brand [...]
The Trail Blazer
Hispanic Heritage Month Tanya Menendez "Tanya Menendez approaches big, complex issues with an innovative vision, unparalleled drive, and a desire to create a better tomorrow for communities that need it [...]
The Disruptor
Hispanic Heritage Month Jorge Heraud "Jorge Heraud convinced us of his long term vision in 2012 as co-founder and CEO of Blue River Technology. We invested in the company as [...]
The Rising Star
Hispanic Heritage Month Nancy Torres “Nancy is a rising star within the LatinX community. She’s been a leader in diversity everywhere she’s worked and studied including at Google, Uber, UNC [...]
The Globetrotter
Hispanic Heritage Month Georgie Bernardete "Georgie Benardete, CEO and co-founder of Align17, hops on a plane like most people hop on a bus. She is dedicated to finding ways that [...]