Ulu Ventures

Ulu Ventures is a Palo Alto, California-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups across the United States. Founded in 2008, it focuses on internet-enabled consumer and business services and a broad range of sectors including EdTech, FinTech, healthcare, sustainability, enterprise IT, SaaS, IoT, digital media, mobile, agtech, and marketplaces. The firm emphasizes backing diverse entrepreneurial teams and typically engages in co-investments with other investors to pursue meaningful exits. It is described as the first Latina-led venture fund in Silicon Valley and is among the larger seed-focused vehicles in the region.

Kathy Chen

Partner

Kevin Hoffberg

Venture Partner

Clint Korver Ph.D

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Stephen Malinak

Venture Partner

Steve Reale

Venture Partner

Past deals in Software

Lokker

Venture Round in 2024
Lokker is a company that specializes in website privacy solutions, focusing on the protection of both corporate and customer data. It provides a comprehensive platform that enables businesses to gain control over the private data circulating within their web operations. By offering tools for privacy diagnostics, management, and governance, Lokker helps organizations identify and manage unauthorized sharing of sensitive information. The company’s services include real-time detection and response to privacy threats, functioning as a protective barrier against illicit data collection online. Through these capabilities, Lokker empowers companies to enhance their privacy measures and respond effectively to data protection challenges.

Rever

Seed Round in 2023
Rever, Inc. operates an online platform designed to enhance employee engagement in frontline innovation. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in Barcelona, Spain, and a development center in Guadalajara, Mexico, Rever offers a suite of tools aimed at fostering organizational improvement and innovation. Its key products include the Rever Cycle, which encourages experimentation and learning; Rever Score, a benchmarking standard for innovation; and Rever Challenge, which sets targeted objectives for teams. The platform also features a mobile application that enables frontline employees and supervisors to identify and address operational inefficiencies, thereby enhancing productivity and collaboration across organizations. Rever's clientele includes notable global manufacturers such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Grupo Bimbo, and GlaxoSmithKline, all of which leverage the platform to achieve frontline excellence.

Boombox

Seed Round in 2023
Boombox develops a collaboration platform for musicians to simplify their work. The platform supports remote songwriting collaboration, manages song splits, and enables publishing content. It allows artists to assign tasks, save audio tracks, collaborate more efficiently, get paid, and reach audiences.

Banyan Infrastructure

Series B in 2023
Banyan Infrastructure offers a project finance software platform that simplifies, accelerates, and optimizes sustainable infrastructure financing across the deal lifecycle. The platform automates origination, portfolio management, and compliance for sustainable assets, replacing spreadsheets and email with digitized loans and workflows, automating data aggregation and regulatory tracking. It enables financial institutions to scale investments in clean energy and infrastructure while reducing transaction friction and costs, improving deal velocity and operational efficiency. By streamlining origination and securitization of renewable energy loans and investments, the solution supports higher volume, lower cost, and better governance in sustainable infrastructure finance.

HUSSLUP

Seed Round in 2023
HUSSLUP is a platform designed to support creators in the media and entertainment industries by facilitating connections and collaboration. It provides users with personal profiles that feature verified credits and encrypted creative samples, helping to establish credibility within a diverse global community. The platform includes a Pro Search tool that allows executives, producers, and representatives to search for and connect with talent suited for their projects. Additionally, HUSSLUP enables creators to organize and share annotated contact lists by project, fostering networking opportunities. Through its marketplace, clients and brands can easily discover and engage with professionals, streamlining the hiring process and promoting collaboration on creative projects.

Banyan Infrastructure

Series A in 2022
Banyan Infrastructure offers a project finance software platform that simplifies, accelerates, and optimizes sustainable infrastructure financing across the deal lifecycle. The platform automates origination, portfolio management, and compliance for sustainable assets, replacing spreadsheets and email with digitized loans and workflows, automating data aggregation and regulatory tracking. It enables financial institutions to scale investments in clean energy and infrastructure while reducing transaction friction and costs, improving deal velocity and operational efficiency. By streamlining origination and securitization of renewable energy loans and investments, the solution supports higher volume, lower cost, and better governance in sustainable infrastructure finance.

Ketch

Series A in 2021
Ketch is a data control platform designed to assist businesses in managing compliance with privacy regulations. It offers a comprehensive solution for automating data privacy, security, and governance, allowing organizations to effectively orchestrate their data management processes. Ketch's platform provides a unified framework that simplifies the handling of complex global privacy programs and facilitates cross-channel data collection and enforcement. By enabling general counsels, engineers, and IT teams to streamline their operations, Ketch helps businesses build consumer trust while harnessing data to drive core functions and growth.

Aromyx

Series A in 2021
Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2006. It has developed a platform that digitally records tastes and smells, utilizing a disposable bioassay system known as the EssenceChip. This technology replicates human olfactory and taste receptors, allowing for the prediction of scents and flavors from new chemicals. Aromyx's offerings include the EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud, along with the Allegory software suite and AromaGraph visual analytics tools. The platform facilitates the measurement, capture, and analysis of sensory data, serving various industries such as consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and fragrance. By providing insights into the biochemical signals associated with taste and scent, Aromyx enables its clients to innovate and enhance their products through research, development, quality assurance, and branding applications.

WellBeam

Seed Round in 2021
WellBeam Inc. is a cloud-based software solutions provider headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Established in 2019, the company operates a connected care platform designed to facilitate communication between hospitals and third-party clients. Its offerings include the WellBeam authorization portal, which enables healthcare providers to digitally sign and return essential medical authorizations, and the WellBeam Clinician portal, which connects partner clinicians with physician teams. WellBeam serves a variety of clients, including physicians' teams, hospitals, and home health agencies, aiming to streamline healthcare processes and improve connectivity within the healthcare ecosystem.

Ketch

Series A in 2021
Ketch is a data control platform designed to assist businesses in managing compliance with privacy regulations. It offers a comprehensive solution for automating data privacy, security, and governance, allowing organizations to effectively orchestrate their data management processes. Ketch's platform provides a unified framework that simplifies the handling of complex global privacy programs and facilitates cross-channel data collection and enforcement. By enabling general counsels, engineers, and IT teams to streamline their operations, Ketch helps businesses build consumer trust while harnessing data to drive core functions and growth.

Aromyx

Seed Round in 2021
Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2006. It has developed a platform that digitally records tastes and smells, utilizing a disposable bioassay system known as the EssenceChip. This technology replicates human olfactory and taste receptors, allowing for the prediction of scents and flavors from new chemicals. Aromyx's offerings include the EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud, along with the Allegory software suite and AromaGraph visual analytics tools. The platform facilitates the measurement, capture, and analysis of sensory data, serving various industries such as consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and fragrance. By providing insights into the biochemical signals associated with taste and scent, Aromyx enables its clients to innovate and enhance their products through research, development, quality assurance, and branding applications.

Lokker

Series A in 2020
Lokker is a company that specializes in website privacy solutions, focusing on the protection of both corporate and customer data. It provides a comprehensive platform that enables businesses to gain control over the private data circulating within their web operations. By offering tools for privacy diagnostics, management, and governance, Lokker helps organizations identify and manage unauthorized sharing of sensitive information. The company’s services include real-time detection and response to privacy threats, functioning as a protective barrier against illicit data collection online. Through these capabilities, Lokker empowers companies to enhance their privacy measures and respond effectively to data protection challenges.

Rever

Seed Round in 2020
Rever, Inc. operates an online platform designed to enhance employee engagement in frontline innovation. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in Barcelona, Spain, and a development center in Guadalajara, Mexico, Rever offers a suite of tools aimed at fostering organizational improvement and innovation. Its key products include the Rever Cycle, which encourages experimentation and learning; Rever Score, a benchmarking standard for innovation; and Rever Challenge, which sets targeted objectives for teams. The platform also features a mobile application that enables frontline employees and supervisors to identify and address operational inefficiencies, thereby enhancing productivity and collaboration across organizations. Rever's clientele includes notable global manufacturers such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Grupo Bimbo, and GlaxoSmithKline, all of which leverage the platform to achieve frontline excellence.

WellBeam

Seed Round in 2020
WellBeam Inc. is a cloud-based software solutions provider headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Established in 2019, the company operates a connected care platform designed to facilitate communication between hospitals and third-party clients. Its offerings include the WellBeam authorization portal, which enables healthcare providers to digitally sign and return essential medical authorizations, and the WellBeam Clinician portal, which connects partner clinicians with physician teams. WellBeam serves a variety of clients, including physicians' teams, hospitals, and home health agencies, aiming to streamline healthcare processes and improve connectivity within the healthcare ecosystem.

Interviewing.io

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2015, Interviewing.io operates a platform that connects software engineers with senior engineers from top tech companies for anonymous mock interviews. This approach helps candidates prepare for technical job interviews and saves hiring managers time by fast-tracking strong performers.

WellBeam

Pre Seed Round in 2019
WellBeam Inc. is a cloud-based software solutions provider headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Established in 2019, the company operates a connected care platform designed to facilitate communication between hospitals and third-party clients. Its offerings include the WellBeam authorization portal, which enables healthcare providers to digitally sign and return essential medical authorizations, and the WellBeam Clinician portal, which connects partner clinicians with physician teams. WellBeam serves a variety of clients, including physicians' teams, hospitals, and home health agencies, aiming to streamline healthcare processes and improve connectivity within the healthcare ecosystem.

Data Compass

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Data Compass is a global platform that connects software developers with leading technology companies. It offers free online courses, programming IQ quizzes, and assessment tests that evaluate proficiency in specific languages, tools, and frameworks. The platform allows developers to demonstrate their coding skills in a 38‑minute assessment, and high‑scoring candidates are invited to a Fast Track interview process. By providing hiring managers with early insights into candidate capabilities, Data Compass streamlines the interview process for technology firms. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Jose, California.

Aromyx

Seed Round in 2019
Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2006. It has developed a platform that digitally records tastes and smells, utilizing a disposable bioassay system known as the EssenceChip. This technology replicates human olfactory and taste receptors, allowing for the prediction of scents and flavors from new chemicals. Aromyx's offerings include the EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud, along with the Allegory software suite and AromaGraph visual analytics tools. The platform facilitates the measurement, capture, and analysis of sensory data, serving various industries such as consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and fragrance. By providing insights into the biochemical signals associated with taste and scent, Aromyx enables its clients to innovate and enhance their products through research, development, quality assurance, and branding applications.

Riva

Seed Round in 2019
Riva is an automated tool designed to assist job seekers in negotiating their job offers. Founded in 2018 and based in Palo Alto, California, Riva leverages machine learning and extensive verified data to provide users with insights into their worth and generate effective negotiation strategies. The platform utilizes proven negotiation techniques, backed by Harvard research, to empower candidates in maximizing their compensation. Riva's software enables users to create personalized email scripts and phone negotiation strategies, thereby reducing information asymmetry and enhancing their ability to manage career advancements effectively.

Soap AI

Seed Round in 2019
SoapAI is a provider of information services that aims to address information overload and enhance trust in various sectors, including consumer marketing, media, entertainment, and advocacy. Utilizing machine learning technology, SoapAI listens to a wide range of verified sources to curate and deliver essential business news and insights. By organizing and contextualizing content from trusted outlets, the platform generates personalized highlights tailored to individual needs. This approach not only helps elite professionals manage cognitive demands but also promotes transparency and reliability in communication for companies, institutions, and organizations, fostering a better understanding among consumers, employees, and stakeholders.

Arch Systems

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Arch Systems designs a modular hardware platform for industrial IoT applications. Its device-to-cloud solution enables manufacturers to create custom connected devices and improve machine utilization by up to 40%. The company focuses on electronics and discrete manufacturing supply chains.

Coding Dojo

Venture Round in 2018
Coding Dojo, Inc. is an education technology company that provides comprehensive programming training services through both online and onsite formats. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company operates multiple locations across the United States, including Seattle, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Tysons Corner, and Tulsa. Coding Dojo offers a variety of coding boot camps that cover three full technology stacks, as well as courses in Data Science, Cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies. Its innovative 14-week curriculum is designed to equip students with essential coding skills, regardless of their prior technical experience, fostering self-sufficiency in software development. The program includes mentored guidance, feedback, and access to curated course content, aimed at ensuring effective learning through intensive training.

NowRx

Seed Round in 2018
NowRx, Inc. is a technology-enabled pharmacy based in Mountain View, California, that operates in California and Arizona. Founded in 2015, the company offers an on-demand digital pharmacy service that allows users to send prescriptions through a mobile application for convenient same-day delivery. Utilizing proprietary pharmacy software, robotics, artificial intelligence, and an advanced logistics platform, NowRx ensures efficient and timely delivery of medications directly to customers' doorsteps. The company’s pharmacy management system, QuickFill, is uniquely designed for same-day delivery and is certified by Surescripts, connecting it to over 1.5 million physicians nationwide. With DEA-certified micro-fulfillment pharmacies, NowRx has successfully delivered over 200,000 medications to more than 28,000 customers, minimizing the need for individuals to visit traditional pharmacies.

Blitzz

Seed Round in 2017
Blitzz, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a remote visual sales and problem resolution platform tailored for contact centers and field service teams. Founded in 2017 and based in Los Gatos, California, Blitzz offers an innovative app-free solution that facilitates high-quality video calls for virtual inspections, customer support, and field service operations. The platform is designed to streamline processes in various industries, including telemedicine and remote video inspections, by leveraging patent-pending image and video algorithms. Key features include image recognition, live pointers, live editing capabilities, remote flashlights, and integrations with customer relationship management systems. This comprehensive functionality enables field service teams to conduct effective inspections without the need for on-site visits.

Interviewing.io

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, Interviewing.io operates a platform that connects software engineers with senior engineers from top tech companies for anonymous mock interviews. This approach helps candidates prepare for technical job interviews and saves hiring managers time by fast-tracking strong performers.

Aromyx

Seed Round in 2017
Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2006. It has developed a platform that digitally records tastes and smells, utilizing a disposable bioassay system known as the EssenceChip. This technology replicates human olfactory and taste receptors, allowing for the prediction of scents and flavors from new chemicals. Aromyx's offerings include the EssenceCapture, EssenceAnalytics, and EssenceCloud, along with the Allegory software suite and AromaGraph visual analytics tools. The platform facilitates the measurement, capture, and analysis of sensory data, serving various industries such as consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and fragrance. By providing insights into the biochemical signals associated with taste and scent, Aromyx enables its clients to innovate and enhance their products through research, development, quality assurance, and branding applications.

Tinfoil Security

Seed Round in 2016
Tinfoil Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in security-as-a-service for websites. Established in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California, Tinfoil Security focuses on identifying and mitigating common vulnerabilities through automated scanning techniques. The company mimics external hackers by probing various access points on a website to detect weaknesses, particularly those listed in the OWASP top ten, which represents the most common security flaws. Tinfoil Security utilizes a proprietary scanner that integrates popular open-source tools with custom solutions to deliver precise vulnerability assessments, including specific input requests and their locations. After identifying vulnerabilities, the company provides tailored remediation strategies to help developers secure their websites effectively. As of January 2020, Tinfoil Security operates as a subsidiary of Synopsys, Inc.

Arch Systems

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2015, Arch Systems designs a modular hardware platform for industrial IoT applications. Its device-to-cloud solution enables manufacturers to create custom connected devices and improve machine utilization by up to 40%. The company focuses on electronics and discrete manufacturing supply chains.

PastureMap

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2014, PastureMap develops software for ranchers and farmers to optimize grazing practices. Its platform combines intelligent mobile records with aerial imaging, soil maps, and rainfall data to improve land use efficiency, reduce resource requirements, and facilitate grass-fed certifications.

Hashed

Venture Round in 2014
Hashed is a US-based company that offers a smart search application specifically for social media platforms, primarily Instagram. Founded in October 2014 by Agatha Precourt and Wendy Grad, Hashed enables users to efficiently find and follow content using hashtags. The application not only facilitates the discovery of topics of interest but also provides notifications on these subjects, enhancing user engagement and experience on the platform.

If You Can

Seed Round in 2013
If You Can Company is a computer software firm based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in developing educational games aimed at enhancing children's cognitive and emotional skills. Established in 2012, the company offers products such as IF, an adventure game designed to boost child intelligence, and SEL, a tool focused on social and emotional learning for schools. These games help children manage emotions, foster empathy, and develop essential social skills. Additionally, If You Can provides a dashboard for parents and educators to monitor children's progress in completing age-appropriate lessons, thereby supporting their educational development.

Lex Machina

Seed Round in 2012
Lex Machina, Inc. is a legal analytics company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2010. It offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that provides structured data about judges, lawyers, parties, and intellectual property litigation. The company's tools enable law firms and corporations to develop effective legal strategies by analyzing data from millions of court documents. Lex Machina's Lexpressions engine synthesizes this information to allow attorneys to assess case threats, draft effective motions, and evaluate patent portfolios. The platform also includes applications for comparing courts, judges, and law firms, as well as services for early case assessment, party profiling, and customized reporting. As a subsidiary of LexisNexis Group Inc., Lex Machina serves to enhance the competitive edge of its clients in the legal field through data-driven insights.

Medrio

Venture Round in 2011
Medrio, Inc. is a medical software company specializing in web-based electronic data capture solutions for clinical research. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Pune, India, and Paris, France, Medrio offers a comprehensive platform that supports clinical trials across all phases, including outcomes research, registries, and retrospective chart reviews. Its software facilitates various processes such as study design, data collection, management reporting, and statistical analysis, allowing users to efficiently manage their clinical research projects through a user-friendly web interface. Medrio serves a diverse clientele, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract research organizations (CROs), academic institutions, and other research entities, with a focus on delivering faster, cost-effective solutions for complex clinical trials.

Fidelis Education

Series A in 2011
Fidelis Education, Inc. is a software development company based in Mountain View, California, that focuses on enhancing student success through innovative technology solutions. Founded in 2011, the company has created a Learning Relationship Management (LRM) platform that helps educational institutions coordinate out-of-class support services. This platform allows staff to streamline various support offerings while enabling students to access and benefit from these resources effectively. Fidelis Education's portfolio includes tools for mentoring, coaching, academic support, social/emotional learning, and community engagement. These tools aim to foster meaningful relationships among students, faculty, and mentors, recognizing that such relationships are crucial for effective learning and professional development. The company's commitment to addressing the complexities of learner relationships positions it as a key player in the education technology sector.

Lex Machina

Seed Round in 2011
Lex Machina, Inc. is a legal analytics company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2010. It offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that provides structured data about judges, lawyers, parties, and intellectual property litigation. The company's tools enable law firms and corporations to develop effective legal strategies by analyzing data from millions of court documents. Lex Machina's Lexpressions engine synthesizes this information to allow attorneys to assess case threats, draft effective motions, and evaluate patent portfolios. The platform also includes applications for comparing courts, judges, and law firms, as well as services for early case assessment, party profiling, and customized reporting. As a subsidiary of LexisNexis Group Inc., Lex Machina serves to enhance the competitive edge of its clients in the legal field through data-driven insights.
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