Ron Gula
President and Co-Founder @ Gula Tech Adventures
Baltimore, United States
Ron Gula is a seed investor at Gula Tech Adventures in Baltimore focused on Cyber Security and Software. Frequently sought out by media such as the New York Times, Bloomberg and Forbes, Ron Gula is one of the leading cybersecurity thinkers in the industry. Ron started his career in information security at the National Security Agency conducting penetration tests of government networks and performing advanced vulnerability research. He was also theoriginal author of the Dragon Intrusion Detection System and CTO of Network Security Wizards, acquired by Enterasys Networks. At Enterasys, Ron helped many financial, government, service providers and commercial companies to enhance their network security monitoring. He also served as Director of Risk Mitigation for USinternetworking. While working for BBN and GTE Internetworking, Ron helped to develop one of the first commercial network honeypots and developed security policies for large carrier-class networks.Since co-founding Tenable Network Security in 2002, Ron has served as CEO. Under his leadership the company has become the leader in continuous network monitoring and is relied upon by more than 20,000 organizations world-wide to identify vulnerabilities, reduce risk, and ensure compliance.As a community leader and a passionate advocate for education and scientific research, Ron serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Maryland Cybersecurity Center. He was also appointed to the National Cybersecurity Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE). Ron has received special awards for leadership from both The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, and was named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 for defense and security. He has authored three patents, speaks regularly at industry conferences, and is often quoted on topics related to security. Ron holds a BS from Clarkson University and an MSEE from the University of Southern Illinois.
- Total investments:
- 40
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 48%
Last updated:
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Industries Ron Gula invests in
Stages Ron Gula invests in
Countries Ron Gula invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cyber Security 18 (45%)
- Software 13 (33%)
- Information Technology 9 (23%)
- Security 8 (20%)
- Network Security 8 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (33%)
- Series A 8 (20%)
- Grant 6 (15%)
- Series B 5 (13%)
- Funding Round 2 (5%)
Country
- United States 27 (68%)
- New Zealand 1 (3%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Rad Security
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RAD Security offers a complete AI-driven platform that empowers organizations to secure their AI workloads and cloud infrastructure with real-time, behavior-driven defense. Building on its battle-tested Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) platform, RAD enhances its capabilities to help enterprises safeguard their AI systems as they grow and adapt.With a focus on proactive security and continuous adaptation, RAD Security enables businesses to confidently navigate the complexities of AI security while maintaining seamless, scalable protection. | $14M / Series A / Feb 24, 2025 | |
Senteon
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Cybersecurity SaaS assisting Companies with OS hardening | $2.1M / Seed / Dec 10, 2024 | |
Sandfly Security
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Sandfly is Agentless Linux Security™. Sandfly gives instant protection for cloud or non-cloud based Linux systems without the trouble of deploying agents. Sandfly can run on all Linux distributions without any modifications.Sandfly investigates Linux systems for over 1000 different tactics and detections including standard and stealth rootkits,malware, and other signs of compromise in seconds. Sandfly is able to investigate and hunt for threats on your Linux infrastructure thousands of times a day without impacting performance. Our methods provide thorough coverage to detect intrusions, even if attackers are employing stealth and active evasion tactics. All without requiring an agent. | Seed / Mar 24, 2024 | |
Halcyon
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OUR MISSION: DEFEAT RANSOMWAREModern defensive cyber solutions, while impressive, have failed in the face of cheap and easy-to-create – and most importantly lucrative – ransomware. High-profile breaches are disguising an ugly fact; the companies using next-generation NGAV and EPP solutions continue to be impacted by ransomware Halcyon has builtthe first anti-ransomware engine to tackle this problem. Our team has spent decades building name-brand security products and delivering security consulting to much of the Fortune 500.Split between San Diego, CA and Austin, TX, Halcyon was formed in 2021 by a team of cyber industry veterans after battling the scourge of ransomware (and advanced threats) for years at some of the largest security global security vendors. Comprised of leaders from Cylance (now Blackberry), Accuvant (now Optiv), and ISS X-Force (now IBM), Halcyon is focused on building products and solutions for mid-market and enterprise customers.For more info, please contact: press@halcyon.ai | $44M / Series A / Apr 20, 2023 | |
Start Left® Security
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Security Management is a data problem. Tauruseer is the ONLY analytics-driven Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform with patented security analytics and threat detection capabilities. Give your Security, Engineering & DevOps teams back valuable time and help reduce the cognitive load from all the tool data with actionableinsight. | $3M / Seed / Nov 01, 2022 | |
Cybrary
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Cybrary is the fastest growing, fastest-moving catalog in the industry. By working with an elite community of instructors, experts, and thought leaders, as well as cutting edge hands-on learning providers, we deliver relevant and high-quality content that is accessible anytime, anywhere. Cyber security and IT companies on Cybrary can play a role inthe learning by contributing courses and content. Companies can also use their presence to recruit talent. Finally, companies looking to train their employees can use Cybrary's "Teams" product, to manage the training that their employees are taking on the platform. The product also provides hands-on CTF style challenges, practical labs and skill assessments. | $25M / Series C / Aug 02, 2022 | |
1Kosmos
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BlockID is the pre-eminent global identity platform providing individuals with secure digital identity controls & service providers with powerful solutions to fight identity fraud while simplifying the user experience. Powered by advanced biometrics and blockchain technology delivered as a cloud service makes BlockID platform extremelypowerful, scalable and effective. The platform addresses a 60 year old Identity & Credentials issue in less than 60 minutes. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 01, 2022 | |
ShardSecure
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ShardSecure operates as a data protection company. The company's Microshard technology offers protection for storing and sharing sensitive data in the cloud and provides a key additional security layer in the age of the cloud, breaking down and distributing data to render it meaningless to cybercriminals. | $11M / Series A / May 25, 2022 | |
Threater
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ThreatBlockr is the only active defense cybersecurity platform that fully automates the enforcement, deployment and analysis of cyber intelligence at a massive scale. As the foundational layer of an active defense strategy, ThreatBlockr’s patented solution blocks known threats from ever reaching customers’ networks. ThreatBlockr utilizes immensevolumes of cyber intelligence from over 50 renowned security vendors to provide unparalleled visibility over the threat landscape resulting in a more efficient and effective security posture. Block. Every. Threat. at threatblockr.com. | $5M / Series A / Mar 22, 2022 | |
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Rad Security
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RAD Security offers a complete AI-driven platform that empowers organizations to secure their AI workloads and cloud infrastructure with real-time, behavior-driven defense. Building on its battle-tested Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) platform, RAD enhances its capabilities to help enterprises safeguard their AI systems as they grow and adapt.With a focus on proactive security and continuous adaptation, RAD Security enables businesses to confidently navigate the complexities of AI security while maintaining seamless, scalable protection. | $6M / Seed / Feb 15, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
Arthur Ventures
3 deals together
Blu Venture Investors
3 deals together
ClearSky
3 deals together
Forgepoint Capital
3 deals together
Lytical Ventures
3 deals together
SaaS Ventures
3 deals together
About Gula Tech Adventures
Gula Tech Adventures are cyber security industry veterans helping the next generation with funding and our experience. The Gulas are best known for their work at Tenable Network Security where Ron was co-founder and CEO and Cyndi built the operations, licensing and business practices. Before Tenable, they helped corporations and governments catchhackers with their Dragon intrusion detection system. Now they are running a cyber security investment fund and working with the next generation of cyber security start-ups assisting with their product roadmaps, participating in their capital raises and helping them build their companies.
Gula Tech Adventures Contacts
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Cyndi Gula
Managing Director and Co-Founder
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Patrick Duggan
Managing Director
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Ron Gula
President and Co-Founder
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FAQ
What does Ron Gula invest in?
Ron Gula invests primarily in Cyber Security, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Ron Gula last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ron Gula closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 40 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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