Ulu Ventures

Seed-stage investing is all we have ever done, and what we aspire to do best. For the Ulu team, seed is not the warm-up act for a bigger fund. It’s not something we do so that we can become Series A or B investors. We believe seed-stage investing is the highest leverage point to help people by creating valuable technology, generating profit, and leaving a dent in the universe. Here’s why. As human beings, we find the conversations with early-stage founders especially exciting and interesting. They feed our learning, curiosity, and passion. Conversations with prospective Ulupreneurs aren’t just intellectually engaging; they’re often downright moving. As investors, we are firm in our conviction that seed-stage investing generates the best returns in venture over the long term. It’s also the point on the capital formation curve that provides the highest leverage toward promoting diversity in entrepreneurship— something we believe is not only a social good, but an investment thesis that increases the probability a firm will go the distance. As practitioners, we believe our team’s ability to quantify risk and return at the seed stage puts us in a position to better evaluate the genius and potential of your seed-stage deal. We primarily invest in companies headquartered in the United States, and a significant number of our founding teams are located in Silicon Valley and other US technology hubs. We understand that the future of work is changing and have no requirements other than that your startup must be incorporated in the state of Delaware. We are software and internet investors. We’ve made many investments in enterprise software, future of work, fintech, edtech, and blockchain, and we have recently begun making more investments in areas such as digital health and sustainability. We are always open to new and expanding views for the future.