Ureeka
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Ureeka was a small-business mentorship platform founded in 2020 by Melissa Bradley, David Jakubowski and Rob Gatto. It paired underrepresented entrepreneurs with mentors and coaches to answer their most pressing questions, ran grant and training programs with partners including Facebook and Salesforce, and built a suite of digital tools to help small businesses formalize, manage money and win customers.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Ureeka was founded by Melissa Bradley, David Jakubowski and Rob Gatto as a mentorship platform for underrepresented small and medium business owners.
- $8.6M funding round
The company closed an $8.6 million round from Bullpen Capital, Chicago Ventures and Salesforce Ventures to grow its mentorship platform and facilitate grant programs with Facebook and Salesforce.
- Acquired by ZenBusiness
Ureeka was acquired by ZenBusiness, an Austin-based platform for entrepreneurs; Ureeka's employees and customers joined ZenBusiness, with the transaction terms undisclosed.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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