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Ulu Ventures Management Company, LLC

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

HQ
CA

Ulu Ventures Management Company, LLC is a firm that says seed-stage investing is all it has ever done and what it aspires to do best. Its portfolio spans areas such as digital health, privacy software, remote music tools, and rentals marketplaces. Co-founders named in the firm's materials include Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesSeedNot enough dated dealsSeed, Series A
SectorsNot statedNot enough dated dealsEnterprise SaaS, Fintech, Data analytics, Edtech, AI applications, Hardware
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated dealsCA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
20083Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech
20109Enterprise SaaS, Media, Data analytics
20118Data analytics, Edtech, Enterprise SaaS
201215Data analytics, Edtech, Enterprise SaaS
201311Enterprise SaaS, Edtech, Data analytics
20146Advanced materials, AI applications, Data analytics
20152Edtech, HR and future of work, Media
201611Data analytics, Edtech, Fintech
201715AI applications, Data analytics, Fintech
201821Fintech, AI applications, Crypto and Web3
201917AI applications, Fintech, Enterprise SaaS
202010Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Hardware

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 62010 Series A: 22010 Growth: 1102011 Seed: 42011 Series A: 3112012 Seed: 112012 Series A: 32012 Growth: 1122013 Seed: 72013 Series A: 22013 Series B: 1132014 Seed: 6142015 Seed: 2152016 Seed: 82016 Series A: 3162017 Seed: 102017 Series A: 5172018 Seed: 142018 Series A: 32018 Series B: 1182019 Seed: 122019 Series A: 4192020 Seed: 82020 Series A: 220212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201006201
201104300
2012011301
201307210
201406000
201502000
201608300
2017010500
2018014310
2019012400
202008200
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
Ulu Ventures Fund IV, L.P.
2023$190.78M to $200M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Ulu Ventures Fund III, L.P.2019$122.26M to $135M (Form D)Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. https://uluventures.com/
  2. https://uluventures.com/new-investments/
  3. https://uluventures.com/insights-blog/
  4. https://uluventures.com/about-ulu/

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 25, 2026