Miriam Rivera Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, California, Us

Business Insider Best Early Stage Investors 2022, 2023, 2024.Ulu Ventures is a seed stage generalist venture capital firm focused on the market opportunity created by the Stanford and Silicon Valley communities. We seek to generate top tier financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs. Miriam's investments are in Enterprise IT, Software, and Internet (sector interests include ed tech/future of work, legal tech, and financial inclusion/innovation). She has served as a mentor to many Ulupreneurs and as a board director on many Ulu portfolio company boards.Education/training, entrepreneurship, and VC are some of the best tool sets for solving intractable social and economic problems. As a result, Ulu strives to learn about our entrepreneurs on a human level, to celebrate who they are and support them in being authentic to their visions. Diversity is not about altruism; it’s Ulu's investment thesis. We fund entrepreneurial teams of all colors (diverse doesn't mean minority) and genders with outstanding ideas. Founding teams with diverse professional backgrounds and life experiences are better at problem solving and create better business opportunities.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Catalyst 2045 is SVB’s company-wide platform providing products, tools, resources and capital to Women, Black, and Latinx innovators and investors to accelerate change. The board’s goal is to drive results through access to capital, resources, connection, expertise and advice for underrepresented innovators, entrepreneurs, founders and investors. Miriam will represent venture banking on the advisory board.

New York, Ny, Us

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit behind Sesame Street and more—a community built on diversity, equity, and inclusion, where creators, educators, partners, and beloved characters come together to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.

Co-founder of Stanford's first angel and entrepreneurs organization, as well as its largest alumni club, which is based in Silicon Valley, CA. Stanford Alumni Association charters other regional, independent chapter-based organizations using the name Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs with similar interests around the US and the world.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

The Kauffman Foundation is among the largest private foundations in the United States with an asset base of approximately $3 billion focused on advancing opportunities in education and entrepreneurship for Americans. The foundation works together with communities to create opportunities and connect people to the tools they need to shape their futures and be successful.

Stanford, Ca, Us

Advised former Rock Center Co-EDs, F. Daniel Siciliano and Evan Epstein, in development of a new executive education offering for private company directors, including startup executives and VCs. The VCDC Program subsequently became the Stanford/NVCA branded Venture Capital Symposium.

Stanford, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Oversaw: 3 year financial audit; diligence and documentation of $49M of $70M Series B raise; appeal to obtain student visa clearance from US Dept. of Homeland Security. Developed and managed student services function and disciplinary processes for first admitted class.

Stanford, Ca, Us

Over five years, served on combinations of the following Committees: Audit & Compliance; Academic Policy; Chair, Alumni & External Affairs; Globalization; Finance.

Redwood City, California, Us

Stanford, Ca, Us

In addition to serving on the Board, assisted in re-accreditation process for the Law School, was selected to speak to the graduating class, was a panelist at various law school conferences and events and speaker to various student organizations. Have also conducted fund raising for a naming gift honoring Professor Bill Lazier.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

As Google’s second attorney, built and led Legal teams for corporate, commercial (advertising, procurement and inbound licensing, outbound licensing, strategic partnerships), technical operations, real estate, employment law, compliance and export/import, and various international areas. COO of the Legal department. Supported Google’s corporate governance and public company transition. As a JD/MBA, provided legal support and business advice, including contracting models, deal structures, and documentation for all of Google’s revenue. Built a talented, diverse, and efficient legal department. Delivered excellent customer service. Led or managed Legal activities on SOX, IRS 409(a), and international trade compliance. Promoted from Senior Corporate Counsel to Associate General Counsel to Director to Deputy General Counsel then Vice President in four years. Received two Google Founders Awards and one Google Luminary Award.

Waldorf, De

Closed or worked on tens of millions of dollars of software license and service revenue deals. Structured or restructured strategic alliances and reseller relationships with global partners, including in Canada and Latin America. Drafted and negotiated “save the company” real property agreements with value in excess of $200M, including the largest sublease done in the state of CA in 2001. Received outstanding performance review; named “key contributor.” Survived 4 rounds of layoffs, including a 66% reduction in overall staff, 75% reduction in legal staff, and a stock price decline from $111 to $2

Co-founded enterprise software company which raised $10 million from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Fayez Sarofim, and Stanford University. Served as secretary to Board. Negotiated corporate documents, software licenses, leases, consulting agreements, and financings. Managed relationships with Fortune 500 customers and key suppliers. Managed financial reporting to CEO, Board, and investors; planning; GAAP accounting and software revenue recognition; tax filings; cash flow forecasting. Managed operations.

Dublin 2, Ie

Launched Intranet product called a competitive “dashboard” using key performance indicators and database of best practices. Developed an information technology strategy proposal for $7B employment services company. Conducted market segmentation of financial service industry. Constructed a business case for $8.6B health care company with 4M customers. Spearheaded development of an ethical research policy. Performed competitor, industry, and financial analysis.

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Worked in deal teams with high technology senior management, general and investor counsel, investment bankers and accountants. Worked on multimillion-dollar deals including initial public offerings, private financings, and strategic partnerships, general corporate practice, and securities compliance for Internet, software, and device companies.

Class 15 Certificate

Mba

Jd

Am, Spanish (Latin American/Caribbean Literature)

Ab, Sociology (Social Psychology)