Ulu Ventures

Ulu Ventures, established in 2008, is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage and early-stage investments. The firm primarily focuses on technology-enabled services, educational technology, and legal informatics within the internet industry, targeting internet-enabled consumer and business services. Ulu Ventures also considers investments in digital media, mobile, IoT, EdTech, FinTech, and other emerging tech sectors. The firm typically invests in the San Francisco Bay Area, co-investing with others to cumulatively invest between $500,000 and $1 million. Ulu Ventures aims to invest where there is a viable exit strategy, with a track record of over 30 investments in the last three years.

Andrea Bogarin

Senior Associate

Kevin Hoffberg

Venture Partner

Clint Korver

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Stephen Malinak

Venture Partner

Steve Reale

Venture Partner

Miriam Rivera

Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director

Maria Salamanca

Partner

Nancy Torres

Partner

David White

Venture Partner

Past deals in Credit Bureau

OCHO

Series B in 2022
OCHO is a provider of auto insurance services that focuses on affordability and fairness while promoting credit-building opportunities for its customers. The company offers innovative insurance solutions that include zero down payments and lower premiums, making it easier for individuals to access insurance coverage. Additionally, OCHO’s services extend to lower security deposits for rental agreements and the elimination of deposits for utilities, allowing users to secure their assets at a low and equitable cost. Through its unique approach, OCHO aims to enhance financial accessibility and stability for its clients.

OCHO

Seed Round in 2021
OCHO is a provider of auto insurance services that focuses on affordability and fairness while promoting credit-building opportunities for its customers. The company offers innovative insurance solutions that include zero down payments and lower premiums, making it easier for individuals to access insurance coverage. Additionally, OCHO’s services extend to lower security deposits for rental agreements and the elimination of deposits for utilities, allowing users to secure their assets at a low and equitable cost. Through its unique approach, OCHO aims to enhance financial accessibility and stability for its clients.

TomoCredit

Seed Round in 2021
TomoCredit LLC, established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in manufacturing electronic smart and credit cards designed for millennials with limited or no credit history. The company's core product enables users to build credit and qualify for loans by analyzing alternative data sources through a proprietary algorithm. TomoCredit offers a mobile application for account management and rewards customers with cryptocurrency for their purchases, facilitating instant loan access anytime, anywhere. The founding team comprises immigrant entrepreneurs who faced credit card challenges as foreign nationals, bringing together alumni from Coinbase, Kenetic Hedge Fund, Google, MIT, and UC Berkeley.

Cerebro Capital

Seed Round in 2020
Cerebro Capital, Inc. is a technology company based in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a web-based portal tailored for middle-market companies seeking to utilize credit facilities for operational needs, growth, or acquisitions. The platform integrates data from over 80 lenders and employs analytics to effectively match financing types with suitable lenders, enhancing transparency in the borrowing process. By providing a comprehensive online loan management system, Cerebro Capital aims to improve the efficiency of lending for corporate borrowers and financial intermediaries. The company equips users with access to critical market expertise, detailed term sheets, and continuous monitoring of credit standing and debt capacity, ultimately transforming how financial teams evaluate and source corporate credit.

TomoCredit

Seed Round in 2020
TomoCredit LLC, established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in manufacturing electronic smart and credit cards designed for millennials with limited or no credit history. The company's core product enables users to build credit and qualify for loans by analyzing alternative data sources through a proprietary algorithm. TomoCredit offers a mobile application for account management and rewards customers with cryptocurrency for their purchases, facilitating instant loan access anytime, anywhere. The founding team comprises immigrant entrepreneurs who faced credit card challenges as foreign nationals, bringing together alumni from Coinbase, Kenetic Hedge Fund, Google, MIT, and UC Berkeley.

SnapCheck

Seed Round in 2018
SnapCheck is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a mobile application offering digital check deposit services primarily for credit unions and banks. The company's platform provides a high-speed, secure, and universally accepted solution aimed at eliminating the use of paper checks, which number around 18 billion annually in the United States. By replacing traditional checks with a digital alternative, SnapCheck enables businesses, consumers, and financial institutions to significantly cut costs and reduce fraud losses. This innovative approach not only streamlines check payments but also has the potential to save the economy over $50 billion each year while also contributing to environmental sustainability by reducing paper usage.
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