Evaluating Seed-Stage Startups
A Rubric for Evaluating Seed-Stage Investments 2.5 This is an updated version of our much-read original investment rubric. Read our quick FAQs about the Ulu
Ulu in Action – August 2022
New team members join Ulu, Miriam rocked it on Bloomberg Tech, we made two new investments and Ulupreneurs raised more than $16M! We are excited
Making Laughter the Key to Finding True Love Online
Two things have always been important to Ulupreneur Vidya Madhaven: a good sense of humor and business. Born in Kerala, India, she never had any
Helping Families Grow With a More Personal, Affordable Fertility Service
Ulupreneur Claire Tomkins describes herself as an “unlikely candidate” for her current position as a healthtech founder and CEO at Future Family, a firm that
Promoting Diversity on Startup Boards
Founders have a responsibility to their investors to try and create the best outcome. Having diverse board members makes fiduciary sense because companies where boards
Micro Daycares Primed to Help Students, Teachers, and Parents
Ulupreneur Michael Lai’s passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion began at a young age. Michael was born in China, and grew up in a predominantly
The Quest to Move a Trillion Dollars into High Impact Charities
Ulupreneur Jenny Xia Spradling, the daughter of immigrant Chinese parents, grew up in Washington State. When she visited China as a child—where her not-so-distant relatives
The Power of Finance in Farming
Growing up on a cattle ranch in Virginia, Ulupreneur Jayce Hafner watched her family struggle yearly to make ends meet. As hard as they tried,
Using Time-Tested Tools to Make Impactful Changes in Education
We met Ulupreneur Alix Guerrier when he was co-founder of LearnZillion, which delivers personalized world-class tutoring and coaching services, and which was acquired in 2019.
Making Online Education Engaging, Interactive and Relevant
Teachers had an enormous influence on the trajectory of Ulupreneur Chris White’s life. He believes his life would have turned out very differently without the