Ulu Ventures

Ulu Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in seed-stage and early-stage investments in technology companies. Founded in 2008, the firm primarily targets opportunities in sectors such as enterprise IT, educational technology, legal informatics, and internet-enabled services. Ulu Ventures focuses on investments in the Bay Area, leveraging the market opportunities created by the Stanford and Silicon Valley communities. The firm typically co-invests with other investors, aiming for cumulative investments between $500,000 and $1 million. Ulu Ventures utilizes a disciplined decision-making process that emphasizes risk-reward trade-offs and logical principles of portfolio construction, distinguishing itself from other venture capital firms. Its investment strategy includes a preference for companies with viable exit strategies in subsequent stages of growth.

Andrea Bogarin

Senior Associate

Kathy Chen

Partner

Kevin Hoffberg

Venture Partner

Clint Korver

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Stephen Malinak Ph.D

Venture Partner

Nancy Torres

Partner

Past deals in Peer to Peer

CoreChain Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
CoreChain Technologies operates a business-to-business payments network that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate transactions. The company's digital payment platform automates the exchange of transaction data and funds in a secure environment, significantly reducing the need for manual reconciliation processes. By streamlining B2B payments, CoreChain Technologies enhances the efficiency and safety of financial interactions between businesses, allowing them to conduct transactions with greater accuracy and reliability.

Pontoro

Seed Round in 2021
Pontoro operates a digital asset securitization and liquidity platform aimed at addressing the significant shortfall in infrastructure debt financing, estimated at $20 trillion. By leveraging its blockchain-based technology, Pontoro facilitates the flow of infrastructure loans from major bank originators to institutional investors, enhancing access to these typically private market assets. The company has developed an initial infrastructure loan pipeline valued at $500 million through relationships with large banks. In addition to expanding its offerings, Pontoro is in discussions with several prominent financial institutions to explore distribution opportunities for its digital assets, targeting registered investment advisors, family offices, and ultra-high net worth investors. With a team experienced in underwriting and managing over $100 billion in large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide, Pontoro aims to foster broader investor participation and improve liquidity and price transparency in this sector.

CoreChain Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
CoreChain Technologies operates a business-to-business payments network that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate transactions. The company's digital payment platform automates the exchange of transaction data and funds in a secure environment, significantly reducing the need for manual reconciliation processes. By streamlining B2B payments, CoreChain Technologies enhances the efficiency and safety of financial interactions between businesses, allowing them to conduct transactions with greater accuracy and reliability.

CoreChain Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
CoreChain Technologies operates a business-to-business payments network that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate transactions. The company's digital payment platform automates the exchange of transaction data and funds in a secure environment, significantly reducing the need for manual reconciliation processes. By streamlining B2B payments, CoreChain Technologies enhances the efficiency and safety of financial interactions between businesses, allowing them to conduct transactions with greater accuracy and reliability.

Pando

Series A in 2020
Pando has created a new financial tool for people in high volatility careers. We connect individuals with similar expected earnings and provide tools for them to pool a fraction of their future income — delivering both risk mitigation and the ability to capture upside potential. Our client focus includes professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and MBA’s.

Laurel

Series A in 2019
PING, Inc. is a company that manufactures and sells golf equipment, including grips, apparel, bags, gloves, headwear, towels, headcovers, and umbrellas. Established in 1959, the company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and distributes its products through various retailers both in the United States and internationally, as well as through online channels. In a separate context, a different company named Ping, founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, specializes in AI-powered timekeeping solutions for lawyers and data analytics for large law firms, addressing major challenges in the legal industry. However, PING, Inc. focuses exclusively on the golf equipment market.

Hub

Venture Round in 2018
Hub is a developer of a digital identity platform that aims to facilitate trustworthy interactions and transactions among users. By leveraging blockchain technology, Hub decentralizes reputation data, securing trust in online environments where people often engage with strangers. The platform incorporates a token system that allows users to vouch for one another's trustworthiness, thereby giving individuals a vested interest in the success of their interactions. This mechanism not only enhances user confidence but also maintains a comprehensive history of interactions on each user's reputation profile. As a result, Hub enables users to unlock greater economic opportunities, command higher premiums for their products and services, and foster cooperative relationships in various online communities and marketplaces.

Laurel

Seed Round in 2018
PING, Inc. is a company that manufactures and sells golf equipment, including grips, apparel, bags, gloves, headwear, towels, headcovers, and umbrellas. Established in 1959, the company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and distributes its products through various retailers both in the United States and internationally, as well as through online channels. In a separate context, a different company named Ping, founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, specializes in AI-powered timekeeping solutions for lawyers and data analytics for large law firms, addressing major challenges in the legal industry. However, PING, Inc. focuses exclusively on the golf equipment market.

Pando

Seed Round in 2017
Pando has created a new financial tool for people in high volatility careers. We connect individuals with similar expected earnings and provide tools for them to pool a fraction of their future income — delivering both risk mitigation and the ability to capture upside potential. Our client focus includes professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and MBA’s.

SIPX

Series B in 2013
SIPX, Inc. is a web-based service aimed at the higher education marketplace, facilitating the management of copyrights and the delivery of digital documents. Founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, SIPX allows copyright owners to register their content, set access restrictions, and establish pricing rules. University libraries can integrate their institutional holdings, enabling professors to search for articles through a keyword system and providing students access to digital content for reading and printing. The platform also empowers content owners to monetize article requests from institutions with limited budgets and offers publishers insights into how their material is utilized in academic settings. SIPX enhances the educational experience by enabling professors to create digital reading lists while simplifying the process of legally accessing digital content. As of 2015, SIPX operates as a subsidiary of ProQuest LLC.

SIPX

Series A in 2012
SIPX, Inc. is a web-based service aimed at the higher education marketplace, facilitating the management of copyrights and the delivery of digital documents. Founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, SIPX allows copyright owners to register their content, set access restrictions, and establish pricing rules. University libraries can integrate their institutional holdings, enabling professors to search for articles through a keyword system and providing students access to digital content for reading and printing. The platform also empowers content owners to monetize article requests from institutions with limited budgets and offers publishers insights into how their material is utilized in academic settings. SIPX enhances the educational experience by enabling professors to create digital reading lists while simplifying the process of legally accessing digital content. As of 2015, SIPX operates as a subsidiary of ProQuest LLC.

ProFounder

Convertible Note in 2011
ProFounder Financial, Inc. is a crowdfunding platform established in 2007 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The platform facilitates entrepreneurs in raising investment capital from their personal networks, including friends, family, and community members. By leveraging these connections, ProFounder aims to provide accessible funding opportunities for individuals looking to launch or expand their businesses.
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