Miriam Rivera is the co-founder and Managing Director of Ulu Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Miriam Rivera is the co-founder and Managing Director of Ulu Ventures, a top seed-stage venture fund in Silicon Valley focused on IT startups, and previously served as vice president and deputy general counsel at Google after joining as its second attorney in 2001. Her investment thesis targets seed-stage technology-enabled services, educational technology, legal informatics, enterprise software, healthcare well-being, sustainability, and financial services, primarily within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Ulu Ventures employs a data-driven, repeatable decision-making process to analyze risk-reward trade-offs and reduce cognitive bias, often investing in diverse entrepreneurs as a core differentiator. The firm has invested in over 30 companies in recent years with multiple exits, including ten current or recently-exited unicorns, though specific typical check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed. Notable portfolio companies include Sesame Street, for which Rivera serves on the board, and multiple unicorns in enterprise software and healthcare, with five of the ten unicorns run by women. Rivera distinguishes her app
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