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Ulu Ventures portfolio
Ulu Ventures has 16 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.
About this page
It is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, US, founded in 2011. It led 1 of the 7 rounds it joined. Its most recent investment on record is Allswell's $7M Seed round in October 2026, alongside Magnify Ventures, Rethink Impact, Techstars and 1 other. By category, its portfolio leans toward Fintech (5) and Developer tools and cloud (5). It has co-invested with Rethink Impact, Sum Ventures and MFV Partners, most often Rethink Impact (2 rounds).
About Ulu Ventures
Fund returns
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulu Ventures Fund IV | 2023 | — | -14.8% | 0.86x | 0.00x | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Ulu Ventures Fund III | 2020 | — | -11.0% | 0.68x | 0.00x | Jun 30, 2025 |
Funds raised
| Fund | Fund # | Size | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | $208M | WSJ | |
Bay Area | III | $138Mvia Shai Goldman's fund list |
What Ulu Ventures invests in
- Fintech · 5 · 31%
- Developer tools and cloud · 5 · 31%
- Consumer and social · 3 · 19%
- Education · 3 · 19%
- HR and recruiting · 3 · 19%
- Health and bio · 2 · 13%
- Climate and energy · 1 · 6%
- Commerce and retail · 1 · 6%
Ulu Ventures recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed · $7M | Magnify Ventures, Rethink Impact (lead), Techstars +1 | ||
| Seed · $5.2M | Morgan Creek Digital | ||
| Series A · $19M | MFV Partners, Tamiami Angel Funds, Natural Ventures +1 | ||
| Seed · $15M · lead | Echo River Capital, MFV Partners, Tamiami Angel Funds +4 | ||
| Series A · $15M | FJ Labs, Oak HC/FT, Greylock (lead) +1 | ||
| Seed · $4M | Conversion Capital, FJ Labs, Greylock (lead) +1 | ||
| Series A · $35M | Mastercard, PSP Growth (lead), Pivotal Corporation +6 |
How Ulu Ventures invests
Ulu Ventures portfolio companies
AAllswell$7MSeed · Oct 2026
NNUVA Finance$5.2MSeed · Apr 2026
IIrrigreen$19MSeries A · Apr 2025
WWisetack$15MSeries A · Aug 2019
EEllevest$35MSeries A · Sep 2017
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| Company | Round with Ulu Ventures | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Health and bio |
Seed · $7M | $8.3M | Oct 14, 2026 Seed |
Fintech |
Seed · $5.2M | $5.2M | Apr 28, 2026 Seed |
Climate and energy |
Series A · $19M | $34M | Apr 18, 2025 Series A |
Fintech |
Series A · $15M | $64M | Apr 19, 2025 Series B+ |
Fintech |
Series A · $35M | $95.5M | May 11, 2022 Series B+ |
Fintech |
backer | $6M | Oct 22, 2025 Seed |
Fintech |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Developer tools and cloud |
backer | undisclosed | — |
HR and recruiting |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Cybersecurity |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Consumer and social |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Developer tools and cloud |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Logistics and mobility |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Developer tools and cloud |
backer | undisclosed | — |
HR and recruiting |
backer | undisclosed | Mar 31, 2025 Series A |
Health and bio |
backer | $3.4M | Jul 18, 2026 Series A |
Most frequent co-investors
RRethink Impact2 shared rounds · last Oct 14, 2026
SSum Ventures2 shared rounds · last Apr 18, 2025
MMFV Partners2 shared rounds · last Apr 18, 2025
TTamiami Angel Funds2 shared rounds · last Apr 18, 2025
GGreylock2 shared rounds · last Aug 1, 2019
BBain Capital Ventures2 shared rounds · last Aug 1, 2019
FFJ Labs2 shared rounds · last Aug 1, 2019
TTechstars1 shared round · last Oct 14, 2026HHopelab1 shared round · last Oct 14, 2026
MMagnify Ventures1 shared round · last Oct 14, 2026
MMorgan Creek Digital1 shared round · last Apr 28, 2026
NNatural Ventures1 shared round · last Apr 18, 2025
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Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Fintech).
How this is counted
Net returns as reported by the public-pension and foundation LPs invested in each fund.
Firm profile and fund returns: Fundraising Fox Open Dataset v2026-11, CC BY 4.0. Track-record counts are theirs, not Recent Funding's.
Venture funds Ulu Ventures raised, from the list of new VC funds compiled by Shai Goldman (Brex). Each size links to the article that states it, or to that list where no article was found. All new funds: new VC funds.
Share is of the 7 rounds on Recent Funding that name Ulu Ventures. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Ulu Ventures, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/ulu-ventures (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.