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Maria Salamanca was selected for the second consecutive year to Business Insider’s Seed40 list of top women seed-stage investors, and Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver were named to the Power100!
Maria Salamanca was named to Business Insider’s Seed40 list of the top 40 women seed-stage investors for the second consecutive year. When asked what she looks for in startups, Maria said, “speed of execution, relentless prioritization, and the ability to define the toughest problems that must be solved to de-risk and unlock the next phase of the company.”
Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver were named to the BluePrint Capital Advisors’ Power100. The Power100 initiative honors individuals and firms in alternative asset management that are delivering exemplary investment results, demonstrating industry leadership, and contributing positively to closing gender, wealth, health, education, and other socio-economic equity gaps while simultaneously moving the industry toward inclusive capitalism.
Clint and Miriam were featured speakers at Daryn Dodson’s GSB course, “Impact Leadership: Building Business Models and Learning from Those Who Created Them.” They explored a new Stanford case study covering Ulu’s approach to reducing bias through the firm’s disciplined decisionmaking process. We will keep you up-to-date when the case study is available! Daryn Dodson is also an Ulu LP.
Maria was interviewed on the “Bridging Tech, Policy, and Venture Capital” episode of The Impact Agenda podcast. Maria talked about how she drives impact, the challenges immigrant founders face, and how she sees venture capital as a powerful tool for social advocacy. She also shared her vision for a more inclusive future in the venture capital ecosystem and offered advice for those looking to make an impact across multiple sectors at once.
As part of its fellowship program for mid-career women, NAIC hosted Miriam for a fireside chat with Ashley Cohen, Principal at Impact Assets Capital Partners. During the chat, titled “Leadership and Growth in Alternatives,” Miriam emphasized making time for the support networks in your life, developing diverse networks, and incorporating recovery practices to stimulate peak performance as a leader. She also shared insights into effective leadership techniques tailored for the alternative investment space.
Trina Weller co-led the “Human Biases in Decision Making” course as part of an executive education certificate program at the UT Austin McCombs School of Business. She presented Ulu’s decision analysis methodology as well as other tools and techniques that Ulu deploys to reduce cognitive biases.
For AAPI Heritage Month, Ulu Ventures celebrated the 137 founders who have created 119 companies in the portfolio and highlighted Pratik Verma, co-founder of Okahu. Read about how he and co-founder Prasad Mujumdar have not only created successful companies, but also strive to have workplaces where teams feel respected—and maybe even have a little fun too!
