Ulu Ventures celebrated our AGM with investors, founders and friends! Miriam Rivera was named one of the Women of Influence in Venture Capital by Private Equity International and featured in the Venture Capital Journal!
“Navigating New Horizons” was the theme of Ulu’s AGM, a moment each year to take stock of our business, reflect on industry shifts, share insights, and highlight a few of our Ulupreneurs. It was a chance to reconnect as a community against the stunning backdrop of a Northern California autumn day. A huge thank you to our LPs, founders and friends who joined us and actively engaged in our presentation.
Venture Capital Journal spotlighted Miriam Rivera’s recognition by Private Equity International as one of the Women of Influence in Venture Capital, describing her as “an industry-defining leader combining financial discipline with social impact.” The award honored 42 trailblazing women reshaping the alternatives industry.
Miriam joined the Investors Insight panel along with Gopi Rangan, and Eric Buatois at the Venture Dock launch. They explored AI challenges and issues facing immigrant entrepreneurs. Venture Dock is a founder ecosystem designed to bring startups, investors, and corporate partners together to spark the next wave of innovation. A highlight was the fireside chat with Deborah Liu, author of Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work.
Miriam was a contributing author for Stanford PhD candidate Clarissa Gutierrez’s research paper “Pathways Toward Upward Mobility Among First-Generation Latine College Students.” As a first generation Latina student at Stanford, Miriam experienced many of the examples that were quoted in the paper. Clarissa described the common situations of “financial hardship to unstable home and neighborhood environments, these structural and social conditions often demanded early adultification, emotional resilience, and self-reliance long before college. The article uses letters instead of co-authors names, an approach that highlights how much the different people shared common experiences.
