Ulupreneurs in the news

Zum
Insider reported on Goldman Sachs’s recognition of Ritu Narayan, CEO of Zum, as one of their Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023.

Snowball Wealth
CNBC profiled Snowball Wealth as a Latina-founded app that helps users build wealth through community.
interviewing.io
Fast Company featured an article written by interviewing.io CEO Aline Lerner about mistakes that can sabotage job-seekers before salary negotiations even begin.

Allocate
TechCrunch featured an interview with Ulupreneur Samir Kaji, co-founder and CEO of Allocate, discussing why there are so many seed-stage deals in fintech.

Swing Education
Inc. featured an article written by Bernard Coleman at Swing Education about the right time to make a move for your business.

SoFi
CNBC’s Jim Cramer interviewed SoFi CEO Anthony Noto about the digital banking and personal finance company’s second-quarter growth.

Zum
TechCrunch featured Ritu Narayan, CEO of Zum, on a panel at the annual TechCrunch Disrupt discussing challenges faced by nontraditional founders.

Zum
Entrepreneur profiled how Zum overcame tough obstacles and made school transportation faster and greener.

Vaxess
Pharmaceutical Technology headlined the $9M raise by Vaxess to accelerate mRNA vaccine patch development.

Praxis Labs
Inc. profiled Praxis Labs CEO Elise Smith and why she believes the focus shouldn’t be on minority funding but on showcasing the impact of minority founders—and emphasizing the mission behind their businesses.

Pontoro
Fintech Collective headlined Pontoro’s $4.6M raise, which was led by Ulu Ventures.

Parfait
Essentially Sports highlighted Serena Williams’s investment in Parfait to disrupt the $13B wig market and mentioned Ulu Ventures’ participation.

Genesis Therapeutics
AlleyWatch featured Genesis Therapeutics as one of the 12 largest funding rounds in 2023.

Figure
A Fortune article, written by Mike Cagney, CEO of Figure, explored why the firm decided to withdraw its application to become a bank.

Buzz Solutions
Forbes highlighted Buzz Solutions CEO Katlyn Albertoli in a piece about women in the C-suite making their mark in the tech industry.

Allocate
Axios headlined the recent $10M raised by Allocate to open top VC doors to wealth advisers.