Gula Tech Adventures — Full Portfolio

Cyber Fund III portfolio company that completed an initial public offering.

Herndon, US

Christopher Bradley DeMay(Executive Officer)Jaye Alison Alfers(Executive Officer)Simon Mark Davidson(Director)John Sheldon Serafini(Executive Officer, Director)inArthur Lewis Money(Director)David Farnsworth(Director)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsCenter15 CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCIceNineManhattan Venture PartnersNew North VenturesNightDragon+8 more

Sandfly is an agentless Linux security platform that hunts for compromised systems, detecting rootkits, backdoors, cryptominers, and other intrusions across servers, cloud, embedded devices, and air-gapped networks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Craig Rowland(Founder & CEO)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsAlt Ventures

SCYTHE is a continuous Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) platform that emulates real adversary techniques (mapped to MITRE ATT&CK) against an organization's actual IT, cloud, and OT/ICS environments to validate that detection, alerting, and response controls work.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US

Bryson Bort(Chief Executive Officer)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersEvolution Equity PartnersSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Inner Loop CapitalStoneMill VenturesAlumni Ventures

ShardSecure provides agentless, file-level encryption and its patented Microshard technology to secure data across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid/multi-cloud environments for enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Bob Lam(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRon Gula(Director)inLouis A. Steinberg(Director)Jesper Tohmo(Director)Stephen Fredrick(Director)inNick Efstratis(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsIndustrifondenEPIC VENTURESGrotech Ventures500 GlobalSINEWAVE VENTURESThe Fund

Starseer builds security instrumentation for AI systems using mechanistic interpretability to provide visibility and detection capabilities at runtime.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDover, US

Tim Schulz(CEO and Co-founder)inCarl Hurd(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRonald Gula(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Wave Engine develops turbine engines for unmanned and personal aircraft that deliver jet-level performance at significantly reduced cost and complexity.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechMaryland, US

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsAbell Foundation, Inc.Asymmetry Ventures

Test range infrastructure for autonomous vehicles (unmanned aerial, ground, and marine systems) serving commercial and defense sectors.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsDuluth, US

Matt Thomasson(Executive Officer)Steven Witt(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Cutrone(Director)Laura Barr(Director)

Board seatCyndi Gula· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsPerot JainPJCStoneMill Ventures

Jacksonville Beach, US

Jeremy Vaughan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Russo(Director)Joseph Procopio(Director)

Board seatCyndi Gula· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Oct 2024

1Kosmos provides a platform for digital identity verification and passwordless authentication designed to prevent identity fraud for service providers and enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rohan PintoinMike Engle

BoardHemen Vimadalalin

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedOquirrh VenturesSprout OakBridge BankForgePoint Capital

Automox provides an IT automation platform that helps modern organizations manage and automate their IT operations.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US

John Prassl(Executive Officer, Director)Justin TalericoinRajat Bhargava(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChris Marks(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Ergo CapitalFirebrand VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesService Provider CapitalTechOperators Venture Capital+2 more

The Baltimore Sun is a daily newspaper founded in 1837 that delivers local journalism and news coverage for the Baltimore and Maryland region.

Media & EntertainmentBaltimore, US

BoardDavid Smith(Principal)Armstrong Williams(Principal)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

BEMO is a managed IT service provider (MSP) offering help desk support, device management, Microsoft 365 administration, cybersecurity, and compliance management across frameworks such as CMMC, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-171.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Bruno Lecoq(Founder)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsKima Ventures

AV delivers integrated defense systems including unmanned platforms, directed energy weapons, electronic warfare, and AI-enabled decision support tools to military and allied operators in 55+ countries.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSpace Tech

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsAea Investors

Conceal builds browser-based security that moves enforcement into the browser runtime and application layer, binding application access to identity rather than network location.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAugusta, US

Craig Whetstone(Executive Officer)inEric Cornelius(Director, Executive Officer)inGordon Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald Kolson(Executive Officer)

BoardSpencer Tall(Director)inRon Gula(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalTwo Bear CapitalRRE Ventures

Cybrary provides online cybersecurity training courses, certification prep programs, and hands-on labs for individuals and enterprise teams.

CybersecurityEdTechSaaSRiverdale, US

Ryan J. Cory(Executive Officer, Director)Ralph, Jr. P. Sita(Executive Officer, Director)inJeremy Gehring(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKlee Kleber(Executive Officer, Director)inRon Gula(Director)inJim Curry(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsBuildGroupInner Loop CapitalNew Stack VenturesStoneMill VenturesArthur Ventures

DNSFilter provides DNS security filtering that sorts malicious from legitimate DNS requests to protect users during work.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US

Ken Carnesi(CEO and Co-founder)inKenneth B. Carnesi, Jr.(Executive Officer)Brian Gillis(Chief Architect)in

BoardRyan Kruizenga(Director)inThomas Krane(Director)inDmitri Alperovitch(Director)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsInsight PartnersArthur VenturesInner Loop CapitalTechstars

Enclave operates coworking spaces and business lounges in the suburbs of Chicago, offering business lounges and private offices for hybrid and remote workers ranging from freelancers to corporate executives.

Future of WorkPropTechGlen Ellyn, US

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersBling CapitalCorazon CapitalForefront VentureNew Stack Ventures

Gradient Works provides a territory design platform that connects account scoring, territory planning, book management, lead routing, and pipeline analytics for B2B commercial sales teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechAustin, US

Hayes Davis(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsStage 2 CapitalAnthos CapitalStoneMill Ventures

Gravwell is a security data platform that collects, stores, and analyzes unstructured logs and large data volumes in raw format without enforcing predefined schemas.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Kristopher Watts(Founder)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsInnosphere VenturesKickstartNext Frontier CapitalTwo Bear Capital

GreyNoise collects primary scanning and exploitation data to provide actionable threat intelligence for cybersecurity defenders.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareWashington, US

Andrew Morris(Executive Officer, Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)In-Q-TelInner Loop CapitalPaladin Capital GroupRadian CapitalStoneMill Ventures

Halcyon builds a dedicated anti-ransomware platform that operates across the full attack chain — from initial access to data exfiltration and encryption — adding a detection, protection, and recovery layer within an organization's existing security stack.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Diego, US

Jon Miller(Chief Scientist & Co-Founder)inRyan Smith(CTO & Co-Founder)inJeff St. Clair(Chief Revenue Officer)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsDnx VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersHarmony PartnersNext47ProtagonistSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc

HUMAN is a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and stopping automated bot attacks and digital fraud.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US

Tamer Hassan(Co-founder)inMichael Tiffany(Co-founder)inDan Kaminsky(Co-founder)Ash Kalb(Co-founder)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC PartnersGrit Capital PartnersNightDragonVertex Ventures+2 more

Huntress provides enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions designed for businesses of all sizes, focusing on threat detection and response to protect organizations against hackers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareColumbia, US

Kyle R. Hanslovan(Executive Officer, Director)inKyle Hanslovan(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inChris Bisnett(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inJohn Ferrell(Co-founder and strategic executive)inMarcos E. Torres(Executive Officer)in

BoardErnie Bio(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsBlu Venture InvestorsForgePoint CapitalJMI EquityKleiner PerkinsNewView CapitalSapphire Ventures+2 more

CRN is a news and media outlet covering the IT channel, reporting on technology vendors, products, and business developments for solution providers, MSPs, and other channel partners.

Media & Entertainment

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Ten ElevenYL Ventures

Infosecurity Magazine is a business-to-business journalism and publishing platform focused on cybersecurity news, trends, and analysis.

CybersecurityMedia & Entertainment

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

An online publication and newsletter covering unclassified news and developments in the U.S. intelligence community marketplace, serving industry professionals and decision-makers who need market intelligence.

CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechMedia & EntertainmentChantilly, US

Nicholas Scherling(President and CEO)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsMcNally CapitalBooz Allen Ventures

Kaseya provides remote monitoring and management (RMM) software and IT management solutions for IT departments and managed service providers to manage and secure devices.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMiami, US

Frederick Joseph Voccola(Director)Rania Succar(Chief Executive Officer)inAnthony Anzevino(Chief Revenue Officer)inSepedeh Tofigh(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)Ryan Courson(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)inAlexandra Letts(General Counsel and Secretary)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsGolub GrowthInsight PartnersSixth Street

LinuxSecurity.com provides practical guidance and resources for preventing, investigating, and responding to Linux security issues, with content distributed via RSS feeds including news, advisories, and feature articles.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsMedia & Entertainment

Dave Wreski(Chief Executive Officer)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

ManticoreAI (ShieldProbe) is an AI-driven penetration testing platform that combines autonomous assessment with CREST-certified human validation to find web and network vulnerabilities, apply middleware-level mitigations in under 30ms, draft code fixes, and re-test on every commit.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Network intrusion detection startup that made the Dragon IDS; acquired by Cabletron Systems in 2000.

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Onsights provides AI-powered shopper identification and behavior tracking for brick-and-mortar retailers using existing camera systems, delivering ecommerce-style analytics on in-store shopping journeys.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechMinnetonka, US

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsNew North VenturesScout VenturesScout Ventures

Oomnitza provides an Enterprise Technology Management platform that automates key IT business processes by correlating data from existing solutions to manage users, endpoints, applications, and infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US

ARTHUR LOZINSKI(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardADAM SMITH(Director)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsAspenwoodSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcBloomberg BetaC5 CapitalHummer Winblad Venture PartnersRiverside Acceleration Capital+1 more

Critical Infrastructure Protection and IoT Security with Zero Trust

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsBrighton Park Capital

MarketScreener is a financial information website providing real-time stock market data, quotes, earnings calendars, economic indicators, model portfolios, and market news for investors.

Data & InfrastructureFintechMedia & Entertainment

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsBand of AngelsMoonshots CapitalSoundboard Venture FundUnion Grove Venture Partners

PIXM uses AI computer vision to detect and block phishing attacks directly in the browser, catching malicious clicks that email gateways, firewalls, and training miss.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSNew York, US

Chris Cleveland(Executive Officer, Director)inArun Buduri(Executive Officer, Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsChaac VenturesPrecursor Ventures

Flashnet operates a non-custodial Bitcoin liquidity and orchestration layer that handles routing, bridging, and settlement against native Bitcoin liquidity, offering an API for teams to buy, sell, and move BTC and stablecoins.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesChapter OneTranspose Platform ManagementShasta VenturesStrategic Cyber VenturesTechOperators Venture Capital

Prisidio is a secure digital vault app that lets individuals and families organize documents, passwords, valuables, financial information, and memories in one encrypted place and share them with chosen family members, advisors, or executors.

ConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaSNaples, US

Glenn Shimkus(Co-Founder & CEO)inPaul Koziarz(Director)

BoardRob Chesney(Director)inVanessa Pegueros(Director)inJames Dugan(Director)Jason Heltzer(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsChicago VenturesLakewest Venture PartnersTamiami AngelFlying Fish VenturesOrigin Ventures

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners Limited

RackTop Systems develops BrickStor, a cyberstorage platform that actively defends data against ransomware, insider threats, and data theft through inline inspection and real-time response at the storage layer.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense TechWashington, US

Eric Bednash(Co-founder)inJonathan Halstuch(Co-founder)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsEastward Capital PartnersGrotech VenturesMaryland TEDCORazor's Edge VenturesStoneMill VenturesTEDCO+1 more

Security platform generating behavioral fingerprints to detect zero-day attacks across software supply chain and cloud infrastructure.

Brooke M.(Founder)inJimmy Mesta(Founder)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsCheyenne Ventures.406 VenturesTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL

Recorded Future provides cyberthreat intelligence and AI-powered cyber defense capabilities to help organizations identify and neutralize critical threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSomerville, US

Christopher Ahlberg(Executive Officer, Director)inStaffan Truve(Director)

BoardLiautaud Bernard(Director)Rich Miner(Director)Jeff Fagnan(Director)Kevin Brown(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsAccompliceBalderton CapitalBaukunstInsight PartnersMassMutual VenturesREV Venture Partners+1 more

GreyMatter is an agentic AI security operations platform that provides six AI-powered personas to augment security teams in investigation, threat intelligence, detection engineering, threat hunting, and infrastructure monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Brian Murphy(Founder)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsFTV CapitalGolub GrowthMoonshots CapitalRPS VenturesStorm VenturesTen Eleven

Replikant develops REPLIKANT Chat, an AI-powered platform that enables users to engage with 3D characters in natural conversations within dynamic environments.

AI & Machine LearningGaming

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsOpen Opportunity FundOssian Capital

Second Front delivers software solutions to government and allied democracies to accelerate access to emerging technologies.

Defense TechDeveloper ToolsGovTechSaaSArlington, US

Peter Dixon(Chief Executive Officer)inTyler Sweatt(Founder)inMark Butler(President)in

BoardAlberto Yepez(Director)Austin Walne(Director)inPeter Pace(Director)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investors137 VenturesAbstract VenturesArtis VenturesBattery VenturesBoeing HorizonX VenturesBooz Allen Ventures+5 more

Senteon provides continuous secure configuration hardening, turning system hardening into an enforceable, ongoing control rather than a periodic project.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMatawan, US

Zach Kromkowski(Executive Officer)inHenry Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inCliff Chao(Executive Officer)Nicole Wraback(Director)inJoger Rogers(Executive Officer)Chris Harris(Executive Officer)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsLytical VenturesTachles VC

Surefire Cyber provides digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) services, along with restoration consulting, delivered through a team of engagement leads and consultants.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityInsurTechSummit, US

William Gouveia(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Greisiger(Director)

BoardAndrew McClure(Director)inDonald Dixon(Director)inCynthia Gula(Director)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsForgePoint Capital

ThreatConnect (Dataminr for Cyber Defense) offers an intelligence-driven threat and exposure management platform that delivers real-time, client-tailored intelligence connecting emerging threats, internal exposure, and business impact.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US

Adam Vincent(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Leigh Reichel(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStephen M Fredrick(Director)inMichele Perry-Boucher(Director)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsGrotech VenturesStrategic Cyber Ventures

threatER (formerly Bandura Cyber) provides a cyber intelligence enforcement platform that operationalizes open source threat intelligence, using automated inline action to block untrusted traffic across on-prem, cloud, Wi-Fi, and edge environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Brian McMahon(Chief Executive Officer)inJason Brvenik(VP Product)in

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsTENFORE HOLDINGSCultivation CapitalSixThirty Ventures

Torev Motors develops high-performance electric motors that do not rely on rare-earth materials, using alternative electromagnetic architectures aimed at manufacturability and scale.

Defense TechHardwareMobility & TransportationArlington, US

Rory Brogan(Founder)inRoderick Brogan(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsThe Innovation Space

Trinity Cyber operates a centrally managed cybersecurity platform built on its Full Content Inspection (FCI) technology, which detects and actively mitigates threats before they enter or leave a network.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBowie, US

Steve Ryan(Founder)inThomas Bossert(Executive Officer, Director)inStefan Baranoff(Executive Officer)Stephanie Harrison(Executive Officer)Peter Forno(Executive Officer)Edward Johnson(Executive Officer)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsIntel Capital

VelocityBlack develops and deploys software solutions to manage and secure large-scale data for mission-critical workloads, serving defense, intelligence, and commercial clients across sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, higher education, and government.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense TechNorthern Virginia, US

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

X-energy develops advanced nuclear energy technology, including small modular high-temperature gas reactors and TRISO fuel.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyRockville, US

Kamal Ghaffarian(Chairman of the Board)Carter Lawson(Secretary)inJ. Clay Sell(Chief Executive Officer)inLaura Garcia(Treasurer)inSteven Miller(Executive Vice President)

BoardEdward Sonnenschein(Director)

PartnerCyndi Gula· solo GP

Co-investorsG SquaredIBXIndustrious VenturesStack CapitalThe Venture CollectiveEmerson Collective Investing