Our Story
The story behind the name, the founder, and the vision.
The Name
pronounced oo-loh
Home. In Igbo.
In Igbo Tradition
In Igbo culture, the home — ụlọ — is not just a physical place. It is where you are known. Where you belong. Where your people gather. It is the first word a child learns for where they come from.
The Origin
Olivia Igbokwe was born in Nigeria — raised in Houston, Texas — and built her career across the largest stages in America, from Capitol Hill to a Fortune 2.
Olivia was constantly told her superpower was the ability to network and connect. She saw the white space, understood what women at all life stages were missing and Ulo was born. Ulo is scalable infrastructure that helps women find their people. Find their place. Find home. Women navigating the world at every life stage — a new city, a new marriage, a new career chapter — had no dedicated platform built to meet other women where they were, until now.
My superpower is connection — and Ulo helps me scale it.
— Olivia Igbokwe
The Problem
LinkedIn was built for recruiters. Bumble BFF was built for casual friendship. Neither was built for the woman who needs a peer at her level — someone who understands what it costs to be where she is.
Generic networking ignores everything that matters most: where you live, what chapter you're in, what you're actually navigating. The best introductions aren't random — they're precise.
As women age, it gets harder to find peers. The vulnerability gets harder. The need for real community only grows.
How It Works
Tell us your city, career chapter, and life stage. No scrolling a feed. No cold connections.
We surface women in your city who share your chapter. Every connection has a reason.
Small, ongoing digital communities organized by life stage and interest. Ask real questions. Get honest answers.
Curated dinners, workshops, and events designed for your stage. Real rooms, real women, real conversation.
The Stages
Ulo is organized around ten life stages — because where you are shapes who you need beside you.
New in the City
Finding your footing.
Career Pivot
Reinventing on your own terms.
Executive
Leading at the top.
New Mom
Navigating the hardest math.
Single Mom
Carrying it all with grace.
Newly Married
Stepping into marriage — for the first time or again — and navigating a new world alongside personal ambition.
Newly Single
Rebuilding on your own terms.
Empty Nester
Rediscovering who you are.
Returning Pro
Back, and better.
Founder
Building in public.
Why Ulo
Ulo is a membership — curated, context-aware, and designed for where you actually are.
Join the Waitlist →You're not matched by keyword or algorithm. You're matched by where you live, what chapter you're in, and who can actually meet you there.
Small digital communities organized around your life stage. Not a group chat — a circle. With real norms, real conversations, and real trust.
Intimate dinners, workshops, and gatherings designed for your chapter. Not networking events — experiences built for connection.
No scrolling feeds. No cold inbound. Ulo works the way the best introductions do — with context, care, and intention.
Founder
Olivia IgbokweThe Founder
Founder & CEO, Ulo
Olivia Igbokwe built her network and career through connection. She understands the power of a strong network and the joy of the right circle. She founded Ulo after learning how many women appreciate and value being connected with one another. Women at various life stages who want to meet similarly situated women with intentionality.
Ulo is the circle she built for you.
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