It’s the season folks shift from “business as usual” to celebrating friends, family and the year’s accomplishments. For Ulu Ventures, 2024 has been an amazing year and we have much to celebrate: a new fund, one firm joining the S&P 500, Ulupreneurs raising more than $480M, Miriam Rivera nominated to Forbes 50 Over 50, and both Miriam and Maria Salamanca named to Business Insider’s Top Seed 40. And the year’s not over yet!
All Raise All Stars VC Summit
Miriam Rivera was a featured speaker at the All Raise All Stars VC Summit. Miriam and Rachel Holt, co-founder of Construct Capital, hosted a session entitled “The Business of Running a Great Firm,” sharing ideas about how to run companies with better tech and corporate cultures. All Raise convenes hundreds of women and nonbinary VCs from US-based firms with the goal of inspiring, educating, and connecting around what’s possible.
Stanford GSB’s Center for Social Innovation 25th Anniversary Celebration
Miriam was the keynote speaker at Stanford GSB’s Center for Social Innovation 25th Anniversary Celebration. The format was a fireside chat with Jenna Nichols, CEO of Impact Experience. The conversation focused on the intersection of business and social impact, and on emerging trends in the social innovation space over the next decade.
SVB Catalyst 2045 Advisory Board
Miriam joined the SVB Catalyst 2045 Advisory Board, a company-wide platform providing products, tools, resources, and capital to women, Black, and Latinx innovators and investors. The goal is to work with committed partners who will leverage the strength of their platform and industry expertise to drive transformation and create an intentionally inclusive innovation economy.
Stanford Technology Ventures
Miriam gave a guest lecture for the Technology Entrepreneurship class at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP). STVP is the entrepreneurship center in the Stanford School of Engineering. She spoke about her experience in venture finance and explored the complexities of funding new startups.
Stanford GSB
The Ulu Ventures investment team hosted an event for Stanford GSB folks focused on connecting Ulu with Latinx investors at other firms and was a toast (albeit a little late) to Hispanic Heritage Month.
