# Miriam Rivera

> Miriam Rivera is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Director of Ulu Ventures, one of the largest Latina-led venture capital firms in the United States with ~$400M AUM. A first-generation college student born to Puerto Rican migrant farmworkers, she earned four degrees from Stanford, joined Google as its second attorney and helped scale the company from $85M to $10B in revenue, then co-founded Ulu Ventures in 2008 with husband Clint Korver. Ulu's data-driven, bias-reducing investment model has backed 10 unicorns including Palantir and Guild Education, with a portfolio where 80% of founders are women, immigrants, or from minority groups.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Director at Ulu Ventures
- **Organizations:** Ulu Ventures, Sesame Workshop, Kauffman Foundation, Stanford University (Board of Trustees), Goldman Sachs Launch with GS Advisory Council, Acumen Fund America
- **From:** Upstate New York, USA
- **Nationality:** American (Puerto Rican heritage)
- **Education:** AB, Sociology, Stanford University, AM, Spanish / Caribbean Literature, Stanford University, JD/MBA (joint degree), Stanford Law School + Stanford GSB, Venture Capital Certificate (Class 15), Kauffman Fellows Program, Secondary (scholarship), Phillips Exeter Academy, Secondary (scholarship), Latin School of Chicago
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ulu Ventures, one of the largest Latina-led VC firms in the US (~$400M AUM), 10 unicorns from seed-stage investments: Palantir, Guild Education, SoFi, BetterUp, Figure, Provenance, ZUM, HomeLight, Everlaw, Krux, Joined Google as its 2nd attorney; helped scale from $85M to $10B in revenue in 5 years

## Career timeline

- **1964** — Born in upstate New York to Puerto Rican migrant farmworker parents
- **~1986** — Earned AB in Sociology from Stanford University
- **~1989** — Earned AM in Spanish/Caribbean Literature from Stanford; initially planned to become a professor
- **~1989-1992** — Strategy consultant at Accenture
- **~1992-1995** — JD/MBA studies at Stanford Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **~1995-1998** — Associate attorney at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
- **~1998-2000** — Co-founded Outcome Software with Clint Korver (angel/venture-backed startup); served as General Counsel and CFO
- **2000-2001** — Corporate Counsel at Ariba, Inc.
- **2001** — Joined Google as its 2nd attorney
- **2001-2006** — Rose to VP and Deputy General Counsel at Google; built 150-person legal team (50% women); helped scale Google from $85M to $10B in revenue; responsible for $14B in revenue
- **2006** — Left Google, turning down the General Counsel role; took personal time before next chapter
- **2008** — Co-founded Ulu Ventures with husband Clint Korver in Palo Alto, CA
- **2013-2014** — Served as CEO of Kauffman Fellows Academy
- **2014** — Served as COO and General Counsel at Minerva Project
- **2022** — Joined Sesame Workshop Board of Directors as Chair of HR & Compensation Committee
- **2025** — Ulu Ventures closes Fund IV at $208M, doubling AUM to ~$400M

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ulu Ventures, one of the largest Latina-led VC firms in the US (~$400M AUM)
- 10 unicorns from seed-stage investments: Palantir, Guild Education, SoFi, BetterUp, Figure, Provenance, ZUM, HomeLight, Everlaw, Krux
- Joined Google as its 2nd attorney; helped scale from $85M to $10B in revenue in 5 years
- Built Google's legal team of ~150 people with 50% women - an anomaly for Silicon Valley
- Shaped Google's company-wide maternity leave policy by piloting extended leave on her own team
- Earned four degrees from Stanford University
- Elected to Stanford Board of Trustees
- Received the Stanford Medal (fewer than 1% of alumni)
- 2008 Jerry A. Porras Leadership Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- 2006 Latina Lawyer of the Year, Hispanic National Bar Association
- Forbes/Know Your Value 50 Over 50 (2024) - Investment category
- 80% of Ulu Ventures portfolio companies have a founder who is an immigrant, woman, or minority
- Ulu Ventures Fund I achieved a 5x return multiplier
- Co-founded Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Ulu Ventures announces Fund IV closing at $208M, doubling AUM to ~$400M
- **2024-06** — Named to Forbes/Know Your Value 50 Over 50 in the Investment category
- **2022-01** — Joined Sesame Workshop Board of Directors as Chair of HR & Compensation Committee

## Links

- Website: https://ulu.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriamrivera
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/miriamulu1

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