Where does Sheila Gulati work?

Sheila Gulati is Managing Director at Tola Capital and Board director at Tana Labs and Board director at Pulumi and Board director at Within.

Where did Sheila Gulati go to school?

Sheila Gulati studied at Georgetown University (BS, School of Foreign Service, Science and Technology of International Affairs).

Sheila Gulati

Investor

Managing Director at Tola Capital · Board director at Tana Labs · Board director at Pulumi · Board director at Within

United States

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81 people in our graph share verified history with Sheila — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ren RileyunlockedSheila: together at Robertson Stephens (1998–1999)

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Sheila: together at Tola Capital

Sheila: together at ProtectWise

About

Sheila Gulati is a specialist operator-turned-investor whose lifelong immersion in enterprise software and Microsoft Azure leadership drives a scenario-driven AI focus—deep, use-case-level bets where startups can outcompete mega-cap platforms.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

s•••@tolacapital.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Tana Labs

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Tana Labs's investors · 1

Tola CapitalSeattle · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Tana Labs

Tarjei Munthe VassbotnExecutive Officer, Director

Olav Sindre KrikenExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Pulumi

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Pulumi's investors · 5

Firebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo Alto Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2020 New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2020 Strike CapitalMiami Beach · since 2023 Tola CapitalSeattle · $1M – $15M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Pulumi

John Joseph DuffyExecutive Officer, Director

Eric RudderFounder

Joe DuffyFounder

Board director at Within YC S18

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Within went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — Sheila sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Within's investors · 5

Crew CapitalNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022 PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks · since 2022 Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2021 Tola CapitalSeattle · $1M – $15M checks · since 2022 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Within

Andrew AntosFounder/CEO

Nischal NadhamuniFounder/CTO

Experience

Tola CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2010 — present
Pratham USAPratham Seattle Leadercurrent2007 — present
MicrosoftGeneral Manager, Application Platform and Developer Marketing2008 — 2010
MicrosoftGeneral Manager, US Developer and Platform Evangelism2006 — 2008
MicrosoftDirector, India Developer Platform and Evangelism2004 — 2006
MicrosoftBusiness Manager, Server and Tools2002 — 2004
MicrosoftSenior Manager, Corporate Development and Strategy1999 — 2002
Robertson StephensInvestment Banking Analyst, Communications Software Division1998 — 1999

Skills & more

Enterprise Software99Private Equity18Mergers34Software Development47SaaS84Cloud Computing99Business Strategy99Product Management74Strategic Partnerships84Go-to-market Strategy38Business Development26Start-ups65

+12 more

Competitive AnalysisStrategyInvestmentsTeam ManagementCRMMergers & AcquisitionsProduct DevelopmentProgram ManagementBusiness IntelligenceProduct MarketingEntrepreneurshipBusiness Planning

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Colleagues at Tola Capital

Aaron Fleishman

Partner at Tola Capital

Akshay Bhushan

Partner at Tola Capital

Amy Chen

Director of Community at Tola Capital

Bill Bither

CEO at Tola Capital

Daniel Jowers

Controller at Tola Capital

Jake Nibley

Vice President at Tola Capital

Judy Loehr

Operating Partner at Spider Capital

Kabir Barday

CEO at Tola Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sheila Gulati?: Sheila Gulati is a specialist operator-turned-investor whose lifelong immersion in enterprise software and Microsoft Azure leadership drives a scenario-driven AI focus—deep, use-case-level bets where startups can outcompete mega-cap platforms.
Where does Sheila Gulati work?: Sheila Gulati is Managing Director at Tola Capital and Board director at Tana Labs and Board director at Pulumi and Board director at Within.
What does Sheila Gulati invest in?: Sheila Gulati invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where did Sheila Gulati go to school?: Sheila Gulati studied at Georgetown University (BS, School of Foreign Service, Science and Technology of International Affairs).