Where does Ron Gula work?

Ron Gula is at Inner Loop Capital and Board director at Starseer and Board director at Shard Secure and Board director at Trinity Cyber.

What check size does Ron Gula write?

Ron Gula typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Ron Gula go to school?

Ron Gula studied at Clarkson University (BS, Electrical Engineering); Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

Ron Gula

Investor

Investor at Inner Loop Capital · President at Gula Tech Adventures · Board director at Starseer · Board director at Shard Secure · Board director at Trinity Cyber

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks

About

Former NSA cyber operator and founder who co-founded Tenable and sold Network Security Wizards, running a self-funded firm with no LPs, personally installs products he backs and mentors ex‑government technologists.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

r•••@gula.techreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense TechEnterprise Software

Board director at Starseer

Intro paths

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In turn, Ron can intro founders to Starseer's investors below.

Starseer's investors · 1

Gula Tech AdventuresFulton · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025

Board director at Shard Secure

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In turn, Ron can intro founders to Shard Secure's investors below.

Shard Secure's investors · 7

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2019 EPIC VENTURESSalt Lake City · since 2025 Grotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checks Gula Tech AdventuresFulton · $100K – $5M checks IndustrifondenStockholm · $1.1M – $4.3M checks SINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checks The FundAustin · $50K – $250K checks

Co-founders at Shard Secure

Bob LamExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Trinity Cyber

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In turn, Ron can intro founders to Trinity Cyber's investors below.

Trinity Cyber's investors · 2

Gula Tech AdventuresFulton · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022 Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Trinity Cyber

Stephen RyanExecutive Officer, Director

Steve RyanFounder

Experience

Gula Tech AdventuresPresident and Co-Foundercurrent2017 — presentMaryland, United States
Cyber Ready ClinicBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Senteon Managed Endpoint HardeningBoard Member and Investorcurrent2024 — present
Military Cyber Professionals AssociationBoard Advisorcurrent2024 — present
ConcealBoard Member and Investorcurrent2023 — present
BEMOBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
ShardSecureBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
HalcyonInvestorcurrent2021 — present
Trinity CyberBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentMaryland, United States
CybraryBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
Center for Internet SecurityTechnical Advisory Board Membercurrent2019 — present
RackTop SystemsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
SCYTHEBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
GravwellBoard member and Investorcurrent2017 — present
HuntressInvestor and Board Observercurrent2017 — present
The DataTribeInvestor and Brain Trust Membercurrent2017 — presentMaple Lawn, MD
ThreatBlockr, Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
SecondWriteAdvisory Board Membercurrent2014 — presentCollege Park, MD
INKY TechnologyBoard Observer2019 — 2025
HighSide, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
BoldendBoard Member2021 — 2024
Polarity | Breach Intelligence, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Defending Digital CampaignsBoard Member2019 — 2022
National Security Institute - George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law SchoolAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
The Wilson CenterGlobal Fellow2018 — 2020Washington DC-Baltimore Area
ThreatcareInvestor and Advisory Board Member2016 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Howard County Public Schools Early College Program CyberSecurityAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2019Howard County, Maryland
Eastwind NetworksAdvisor2017 — 2019Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Protego Labs - Security @ ServerlessInvestor and Board Member2016 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Tenable Network SecurityCo-Founder & Board Chairman2002 — 2016Columbia, MD
Tenable Network SecurityCEO & Co-Founder2002 — 2016Columbia, MD
Enterasys NetworksVice President of Intrusion Detection Products2000 — 2002Columbia, MD
Network Security WizardsCo-Founder1999 — 2000Columbia, MD
US InternetworkingDirector of Risk Mitigation1998 — 1999Annapolis, MD
BBNSenior Engineer1996 — 1998Columbia, MD
National Security AgencyCaptain USAF1994 — 1996Fort Meade, MD
United States Air ForceLieutenant USAF1992 — 1994Scott AFB, IL

Skills & more

IPS99Network Security99Intrusion Detection99Computer Forensics99Vulnerability Management99Penetration Testing99Vulnerability Assessment99Computer Security99Information Security Management99Security99Information Security99PCI DSS61

+6 more

Security TrainingApplication SecurityIDSFirewallsVulnerability ScanningInternet Security

From Ron's professional profile.

Colleagues at Inner Loop Capital

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Investor at Inner Loop Capital

Bill Murphy

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Brendan O'Connor

Investor at Inner Loop Capital

Bryson Bort

Investor at Inner Loop Capital

Chris Petersen

Investor at Inner Loop Capital

Dave Merkel

Investor at Inner Loop Capital

Gerhard Eschelbeck

Investor at Inner Loop Capital

Grant Geyer

Investor at Inner Loop Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ron Gula?: Former NSA cyber operator and founder who co-founded Tenable and sold Network Security Wizards, running a self-funded firm with no LPs, personally installs products he backs and mentors ex‑government technologists.
Where does Ron Gula work?: Ron Gula is at Inner Loop Capital and Board director at Starseer and Board director at Shard Secure and Board director at Trinity Cyber.
What does Ron Gula invest in?: Ron Gula invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software.
What check size does Ron Gula write?: Ron Gula typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Ron Gula go to school?: Ron Gula studied at Clarkson University (BS, Electrical Engineering); Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering).