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Paladin Cloud

Califon, US · Founded 2021 · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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Paladin Cloud offers an open source, Security-as-Code platform that helps developers and security teams identify and remediate risks across cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. The product is aimed at securing cloud-native applications and data for engineering and security teams.

Also known as Paladin Cloud, Inc

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Founders & leadership

Paladin Cloud was founded in 2021 by Daniel Deeney.

DDDaniel Deeney
Daniel DeeneyinCo-Founder & CEODaniel Deeney co-founded Paladin Cloud, a Security-as-Code platform for cloud risk management, and previously served as CEO of AetherPal, which VMware acquired in 2019 for its remote support software. He has 15 years of venture capital experience investing in enterprise software and security companies, including roles as Venture Partner at Touchdown Ventures and Founding Partner at New Venture Partners.
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Steven HullNamed on SEC filing

Board

LSLoren Straub
Loren Straubin𝕏Board directorGeneral Partner at Bowery Capital
MAMarc Averitt
Marc Averittin𝕏Board Member2022–2025General Partner at Okapi Venture Capital

Investors · 7

Cerity Partners VenturesBoston
Bowery CapitalreportedNew York · $1M – $2Mvia Loren Straub · board
Okapi Venture CapitalreportedNewport Beach · $750K – $3Mvia Marc Averitt · board

Also in the syndicate · 4

Okapi VenturesleadSaaS VenturesT-Mobile VenturesTouchdown Ventures

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$3M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2022–2024

▶$250KraisedMay 2024 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Steven HullExecutive Officer, Director
  • Loren StraubDirector
  • John De SantisDirector
  • Marc AverittDirector
  • Daniel DeeneyExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$3.5M
Amount sold
$250K
Minimum investment
$250K
First sale
May 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$2.8MraisedApr 2022 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Loren StraubDirector
  • Daniel DeeneyExecutive Officer, Director
  • Marc AverittDirector
  • Steven HullExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$3.3M
Amount sold
$2.8M
Minimum investment
$50K
First sale
Apr 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Paladin Cloud offers a cloud security platform centered on an AI-powered prioritization engine that ingests findings from a customer's existing security tooling and ranks the risks that matter most. The platform spans four stages: identify (visualizing application and cloud security risks in one place), correlate (using generative AI to risk-score and correlate findings across cloud environments), prioritize (surfacing the most critical vulnerabilities and misconfigurations), and remediate (SLA management, triage support, automated workflows and one-click fixes). It positions itself for unified vulnerability management, connecting cloud security posture management, infrastructure vulnerability, application security and endpoint protection sources, and performing security control verification to identify coverage gaps.

The product has an open source core, described as an extensible Security-as-Code (SaC) platform for developers and security teams to identify and eliminate risks in cloud environments, with a modern user interface that monitors multi-cloud environments for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. The open source project, published on GitHub as PaladinCloud/CE under the Apache-2.0 license, is complemented by an enterprise SaaS platform. The company states it was co-founded by the original creator and developer of PacBot, an open source security monitoring tool, and it supports engineering work across AWS, Azure and GCP.

Founding story

Paladin Cloud was co-founded by Daniel Deeney and Steve Hull; the company states one co-founder was the original creator and developer of PacBot, an open source security monitoring tool, which informed its open source-first Security-as-Code platform.

Business model

Dual model combining a freely downloadable open source product with a commercial enterprise SaaS platform; the company also notes availability for purchase through the AWS Marketplace, including with unused cloud spend.

Enterprise SaaS platform sold alongside the free open source distribution, with purchasing available via the AWS Marketplace.

Traction

The open source CE repository has 568 stars and 55 forks with commit activity recorded through 2026. A directory profile lists roughly 3,000 monthly website visits. The company cites customer testimonials from CISOs at a global financial services firm and a top 100 insurance company, and notes coverage in TechCrunch.

Latest developments

Public messaging centers on the AI-powered prioritization engine and unified vulnerability management, with a free prioritization assessment offer, AWS Marketplace availability including purchase with unused cloud spend, and continued open source releases; the CE repository shows commits updated as of August 2026.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Positions itself in cloud security and unified vulnerability management, focused on prioritization of findings produced by other security tools; claims for its platform include reducing alert fatigue by up to 50% and lowering overall risk profile by up to 25%.

Open source-first approach with an extensible Security-as-Code platform, AI-based correlation and prioritization intended to cut alert noise rather than add another scanner, mapping of findings to business applications, and lineage from PacBot, whose original creator and developer co-founded the company.

Technology

Cloud security platform built on an open source Java codebase (PaladinCloud/CE, Apache-2.0) with a standalone extensions repository. Uses generative AI for risk scoring and correlation of findings across clouds, mapping risks to business applications, plus SLA management, automated remediation workflows and one-click fixes. Integrates with CSPM, infrastructure vulnerability, application security and endpoint protection tools across AWS, Azure and GCP.

Go-to-market

Open source distribution and community engagement (Slack, Discord, GitHub) as an entry point, supported by demo requests, a free prioritization assessment, direct contact with security experts, content marketing (blog, content library, Cyber Sentries podcast, CISO fireside chats) and AWS Marketplace listing.

Enterprise security teams and developers/DevOps teams operating multi-cloud environments; cited testimonials are attributed to CISOs at a global financial services company and a top 100 insurance company.

Geography

Headquartered in Califon, New Jersey, United States.

History

Founded in 2021 by Daniel Deeney (Co-Founder & CEO) and Steve Hull (Co-Founder & CTO). The company launched publicly in July 2022 with $3.3 million in seed funding, according to press coverage, and has since shifted its public positioning toward an AI-powered prioritization engine for cloud and application security risks.

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Claimed reduction in alert fatigueJan 2026up to 50%
Claimed reduction in overall risk profileJan 2026up to 25%
GitHub forks (CE repository)Aug 202655 forks
GitHub stars (CE repository)Aug 2026568 stars
Monthly website visitsNov 20233,000 visits/month
Total funding raisedNov 2023$3.3M

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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BitSight Technologies54 shared keywordsBitsight provides a cyber risk intelligence platform that monitors entities across the internet to identify vulnerabilities and emerging threats in real time. The platform serves security, risk, and governance teams with threat context, vulnerability prioritization, and compromised credential detection to help organizations remediate exposures before attacks occur.
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Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Jul 2022
Paladin Cloud launches with $3.3M seed funding

Paladin Cloud announced its public launch with $3.3 million in seed funding led by Okapi Ventures and Bowery Capital, with participation from SaaS Ventures, Touchdown Ventures, Samsung Next and T-Mobile Ventures.

$3.3M source ↗

Jul 2022
Launch of cloud-native security-as-code platform

The company launched an enterprise-grade, cloud-native and open source security platform for identifying and eliminating risks in cloud environments.

source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

▸Research sources · 7

primary sources listed

7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Paladin Cloud do?
Paladin Cloud builds an open source, AI-powered prioritization engine that ranks and remediates cloud and application security risks.
Who founded Paladin Cloud?
Paladin Cloud was founded by Daniel Deeney in 2021.
Who are Paladin Cloud's investors?
Paladin Cloud's investors include Cerity Partners Ventures, Bowery Capital, Okapi Venture Capital.
How much funding has Paladin Cloud raised?
Paladin Cloud has disclosed $3M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Paladin Cloud headquartered?
Paladin Cloud is headquartered in Califon, US.