Ulu Ventures

Eskalera improves employee engagement, productivity, and growth to enable large and medium-sized companies to transform their operations in human resources. Its prime directive is to partner with progressive companies seeking to cultivate inclusive culture as a source of competitive advantage. Its end-to-end platform arms human resource professionals with the tools to participate fully in the cloud or artificial intelligence revolution. It embeds best practices for diversity and inclusion into its software to mitigate cognitive and systemic bias across every stage of the employee life-cycle.

Assemble is a compensation management platform that assists organizations in making informed and equitable compensation decisions. Its solution is designed to operate across various countries and currencies, addressing key areas such as compensation band management, merit cycle planning, pay equity insights, and communication regarding offers and employee rewards. By focusing on systematic compensation strategies, Assemble helps companies attract, motivate, and retain talent while working to eliminate inequitable pay practices. The platform aims to foster a fair and transparent compensation environment, ensuring that all employees are treated equitably.

Praxis Labs, Inc. specializes in developing virtual reality-based software aimed at enhancing diversity and inclusion training in the workplace. The company combines research-backed curriculum with advanced VR technology to create immersive training modules that address unconscious bias. Its offerings include designing educational content, producing high-quality training materials, and providing measurable metrics to assess improvements in understanding and empathy regarding implicit bias. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Stanford, California, Praxis Labs focuses on embedding equity and inclusion throughout the employee lifecycle, ultimately striving to improve workplace culture and outcomes.

Praxis Labs, Inc. specializes in developing virtual reality-based software aimed at enhancing diversity and inclusion training in the workplace. The company combines research-backed curriculum with advanced VR technology to create immersive training modules that address unconscious bias. Its offerings include designing educational content, producing high-quality training materials, and providing measurable metrics to assess improvements in understanding and empathy regarding implicit bias. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Stanford, California, Praxis Labs focuses on embedding equity and inclusion throughout the employee lifecycle, ultimately striving to improve workplace culture and outcomes.

Eskalera improves employee engagement, productivity, and growth to enable large and medium-sized companies to transform their operations in human resources. Its prime directive is to partner with progressive companies seeking to cultivate inclusive culture as a source of competitive advantage. Its end-to-end platform arms human resource professionals with the tools to participate fully in the cloud or artificial intelligence revolution. It embeds best practices for diversity and inclusion into its software to mitigate cognitive and systemic bias across every stage of the employee life-cycle.

Interviewing.io Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a platform for software engineers to practice technical interviews. Founded in 2015, the platform connects users with hiring managers from top tech companies, allowing them to book mock interviews featuring realistic algorithmic and systems design questions. The unique aspect of interviewing.io is its anonymous interview process; candidates' identities are only revealed to companies after they successfully pass the technical interview. This approach not only helps candidates demonstrate their skills irrespective of their backgrounds but also streamlines the hiring process, saving companies significant time by ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified senior engineers. Additionally, participants receive actionable feedback, enhancing their preparation for future job opportunities.

Eskalera improves employee engagement, productivity, and growth to enable large and medium-sized companies to transform their operations in human resources. Its prime directive is to partner with progressive companies seeking to cultivate inclusive culture as a source of competitive advantage. Its end-to-end platform arms human resource professionals with the tools to participate fully in the cloud or artificial intelligence revolution. It embeds best practices for diversity and inclusion into its software to mitigate cognitive and systemic bias across every stage of the employee life-cycle.

Riva has built an automated salary negotiation engine that – combined with Harvard-backed negotiations expertise, 1M+ verified data points on pay, and seasoned coaches supported by machine learning in the back end – has helped over 5,000 users earn an average increase over $20k. A mission-driven company, Riva seeks to level the playing field and help close the pay gap by giving users the tools they need to ask for more from their employers – and get it. Riva was founded in 2018 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Interviewing.io Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a platform for software engineers to practice technical interviews. Founded in 2015, the platform connects users with hiring managers from top tech companies, allowing them to book mock interviews featuring realistic algorithmic and systems design questions. The unique aspect of interviewing.io is its anonymous interview process; candidates' identities are only revealed to companies after they successfully pass the technical interview. This approach not only helps candidates demonstrate their skills irrespective of their backgrounds but also streamlines the hiring process, saving companies significant time by ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified senior engineers. Additionally, participants receive actionable feedback, enhancing their preparation for future job opportunities.

Kanjoya, Inc. operates a workforce intelligence and management platform designed for enterprise companies. The company specializes in employee engagement solutions that allow organizations to capture feedback, analyze results in real-time, and distribute vital intelligence. Its key offerings include Kanjoya Perception, which assesses employee emotions, attitudes, and intentions while predicting behaviors; a Workday directory that facilitates employee surveys and performance reviews; and Perception for Performance, a tool that helps managers evaluate, reward, and motivate employees. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning, Kanjoya provides insights into the motivations and emotions driving business outcomes. Founded in 2006 and based in San Francisco, California, Kanjoya was previously known as Experience Project, Inc. The company has been a subsidiary of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. since September 2016.