Ulupreneurs in the news

Axios spotlighted Guild’s corporate experiment that could fuel Denver’s downtown revival.

Supermarket News highlighted Hy-Vee’s debut of the Food Health Score.

The New York Times quoted Samantha Citro Alexander CEO of Food Health regarding their Food Health Score in an article outlining how nutrition is gaining momentum over calorie counting.

Bloomberg and numerous media outlets highlighted Figure’s move to enable direct stock lending over blockchain.

Barron’s quoted Ellevest wealth manager Emily Green on common mistakes that could cost investment advisors their female wealth clients.

Inc. quoted a report by BetterUp about how managers need to adapt to handle blended human and AI teams.

Stanford Business Alumni Entrepreneurs Report named Zum CEO, Ritu Narayan, as one of the inspiring alumni entrepreneurs.

Axios profiled WellBeam’s $10M raise designed to accelerate growth and enable next-generation solutions for coordinated patient care.

Venture Capital Journal cited the IRR for LAFPP’s venture portfolio as twice as high as its benchmark. Ulu Ventures is one of the managers in the system’s VC portfolio.

FinsMes and other outlets highlighted MiSalud’s nearly $19m funding round. The funding will be used to expand access to health care across North America.

Good Housekeeping highlighted Irrigreen in its Home Reno Award 2026 list, recognizing the company for its innovative and water-efficient irrigation technology,

Fitt Insider profiled FoodHealth recent report on the health of America grocery carts.

Time Magazine highlighted Sequel’s spiral tampon as one the best inventions of 2025, a huge nod to innovation in women’ s health.

Newsweek cited Homelight’s “Top Agents Insight Report” in a story about the surge of homebuyers nationwide getting cold feet and backing out of deals

Business Insider featured a piece by Ellevest founder and CEO Sallie Krawcheck, who shared hard-won lessons from being fired from two Wall Street jobs.

CNN profiled Zum CEO Ritu Narayan in their series “Champions for Change.” And Zum won a 2025 Electric Innovation Award.