Gula Tech Adventures

Gula Tech Adventures is a venture capital firm founded by Ron and Cyndi Gula, focusing on investing in companies and nonprofits that enhance the nation's cybersecurity and national security capabilities. Since its inception in 2017, the firm has self-funded over $200 million into numerous startups, leading to 17 successful exits and several companies now approaching $1 billion in value. Their portfolio includes cybersecurity startups like Automox, Cybrary, Huntress, and Scythe, as well as cybersecurity funds such as Inner Loop Capital, DataTribe, and Forgepoint Capital. Additionally, they have supported cybersecurity nonprofits like Defending Digital Campaigns and voting.works.

In 2025, Gula Tech Adventures launched the Cyber Ready Clinic, a nonprofit initiative aimed at helping other nonprofits improve their cybersecurity posture while providing hands-on experience for individuals entering the cyber workforce. This initiative reflects the firm's commitment to increasing the pervasiveness of cybersecurity in critical infrastructure and industries, improving awareness of cybersecurity risks, and providing opportunities for recruitment and training of the cybersecurity workforce.

The firm's investment strategy emphasizes early-stage ventures in the cybersecurity sector, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence and cloud security. Their approach combines financial support with strategic guidance, leveraging the founders' extensive experience in the cybersecurity industry to foster innovation and growth among their portfolio companies.