Aarik Gulaya
- CEO at SAFA
GetLatka interview
How SAFA Is Automating Safety Case Analysis for Safety-Critical Software While Raising a $200K SAFE Round (Interview with CEO Aarik Gulaya)
Aarik Gulaya (CEO of SAFA) spoke to Nathan Latka on April 13, 2022.
SAFA figures from the interview
- Hard Committed (April 2022)
- $125,000
- Team Size (2022)
- 6 people
- Notre Dame Equity Stake (2022)
- 20%
“Yeah, so safety critical software, specifically we can look at a few different industries, the automotive industry, robotics industry, medical devices, and aerospace. Essentially, these are exceptionally complex systems and they're dealing with humans in many cases, either in the transportation of them or they're working around them. So in any case where a failure can happen in the operation of that software that may harm a human, we can consider that a safety critical software.”
“I was brought on specifically to commercialize this technology into a standalone spinout from the university.”
“currently we are a 100% Notre Dame wholly owned, but in the next month, month and a half, we will be spinning out the company and Notre Dame will have a 20% stake in terms of the idea center. Then we'll also be paying a nominal license fee to the University of Notre Dame.”
Bio
Aarik Gulaya is the CEO of SAFA, a B2B SaaS company automating the safety analysis process for safety-critical software. His background is primarily in marketing and sales for technology companies and innovation organizations. He holds a deep appreciation for technology and enjoys music and competitive gaming in his free time.