Kapor Capital’s Managing Partner Ulili Onovakpuri to Leave the Firm

Ulili Onovakpuri, managing partner at Kapor Capital, announced her resignation from the firm yesterday.

Onovakpuri joined Kapor Capital more than a decade ago as a principal and steadily advanced to become managing partner. She later succeeded the firm’s co-founders, Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein, alongside Brian Dixon.

In a farewell message on LinkedIn, Onovakpuri reflected on her successes, which included co-raising a $126 million fund and supporting over 70 companies throughout her tenure. “I will genuinely miss it,” she shared.

“This isn’t a goodbye to investing or backing founders who are building essential solutions; it’s more of a considered pause,” she clarified, mentioning that she has no immediate plans. Nonetheless, she reassured her audience that they will still hear from her in the venture landscape.

“Rest assured, my inbox has definitely seen the last of ‘just wanted to follow up on the deck I sent you,’” she joked. “At least for now.”