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Ulu Ventures (IV)

Geography: United States
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $208M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Ulu Ventures (IV)

Ulu Ventures (IV) is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Seed repeat founders, data/enterprise/hardware, US manufacturing, outsider edge

seed stage

data infrastructure

enterprise software

repeat founders

founder accessibility

hardware/manufacturing

US-based production

fintech

profitable growth

underrepresented founders

women founders

Bullish Signals

Leading seed rounds, actively deployingexternal

Repeat founder program (Ulupreneur) existsexternal

Led AltitudeIQ seed round (data quality)linkedin

Co-invested with serial Ulupreneur founderlinkedin

AltitudeIQ: org-wide data integrity focuslinkedin

Cambium: 118k sqft factory, scaling demandlinkedin

Portfolio founder building US manufacturing scalelinkedin

Figure (Ulupreneur) achieved Q2 profit surgelinkedin

Portfolio achieving measurable profitability milestoneslinkedin

GP published book demystifying VC/startup playbooklinkedin

Backed 100+ startups, operationally provenlinkedin

Committed to founder accessibility, underrepresented founderslinkedin

MD leading women founder advocacy initiativessocial

Engaged with Aspen Women's Challenge Summitsocial

Contrarian Signals

No contrarian signals recorded.

Founder Do's

Build in underserved, ripe-for-reinvention spaces

Leverage repeat founder status (Ulupreneur track)

Target data quality/integrity problems at enterprise scale

Scale manufacturing/materials with rising demand conviction

Target profitability milestones early (fintech model)

Come from non-traditional/outsider backgrounds (no gatekeeping)

Founder Don'ts

Ignore operational scaling challenges early

Chase growth over unit economics

Assume you need warm intros or family capital

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$208M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Miriam Rivera, Clint Korver, Maria Salamanca

Ben ChristensenUlupreneur Founder

Mike CagneyUlupreneur Founder

Lolita TaubPartner/GP

Miriam RiveraManaging Director

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