Ulu in Action – September 2024

Orange graphic with words: Ulu Ventures celebrates Hispanic colleagues friends and families during Hispanic Heritage Month.

One Ulu Fund I portfolio company joined the Dow Jones S&P 500 this month!

More than 20 percent of Ulu’s founders are Latino/a and we are highlighting some of their stories during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Kaufman Fellows

Kauffman Fellows module presentation in Montreal

Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver attended the Kauffman Fellows module in Montreal, where Miriam spoke on the Fund Returner panel highlighting Ulu portfolio company and unicorn Zum, which we see as a true outlier. Clint shared Ulu’s perspectives on portfolio construction in a separate session.

L’Attitude Ventures

L’Attitude Ventures’ MatchUp Event panel

Maria Salamanca was featured on the Startup Sala Investor panel at the L’Attitude Ventures’ MatchUp Event. The panel discussed their journeys as Latinos in supporting startups, their own career risks and the importance of building a strong community for all Latinos to thrive.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Roby Peñacastro of Leadsales

More than 20% of Ulu’s founders are Latinx/a and as part of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we featured an updated founder story (including video) about Ulupreneur Roby Penacastro’s journey co-founding LeadSales. Roby offered some insightful comments about why he hires diverse employees.

 

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Rusty Dornin
Rusty Dornin is the director of marketing and communications for Ulu Ventures. An award-winning radio and television journalist, she was a CNN correspondent for nearly 18 years covering domestic and world news ranging from war to natural disasters and tales of crime and politics.
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