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Paladin Capital Group
Venture capitalWashington · Seed–Growth · 65 people tracked
Also known as Paladin Capital Management, Llc
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Investment thesis
Paladin backs innovative global early stage and growth companies developing technologies critical to the cyber, AI and advanced technology needs of commercial and government customers. Its mission-driven approach aims to enhance the security, resilience and safety of free and open societies, positioning the firm as a trusted partner to investors, entrepreneurs and governments. Investment themes span cyber, AI and deep tech—framed as dual-use solutions for a $4.6 trillion digital-resilience market—as well as emerging areas like digital biology and biosecurity, safety tech, genomic analysis and editing, synthetic biology, bio-based products and regenerative medicine. Its process is driven by strategic advisers who source technologies of need through global ecosystems, supported by disciplined due diligence.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.
Team · 65 people
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Mark Maloney uniquely combines Managing Director and CCO duties—holding ultimate fiduciary authority—focuses on cybersecurity and e-commerce, checks $100K–$5M; previously worked in the U.S. House and managed an $8B portfolio.
Former U.S. National Cyber Director (2021-2023) and former Deputy Director and COO of the NSA (2006-2014); newly named a Paladin Managing Director and member of its Executive Committee, having previously served as a Paladin Managing Director and member of the firm's Strategic Advisory Group.
Christopher Steed is Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, which he joined in 2008. He leads the firm's multi-stage national security-related investment strategy, particularly across its global IT and cybersecurity portfolios, and handles deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio company management. Before Paladin, he worked in Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investment Group, and he holds the CAIA designation with a focus on asset allocation and risk management in private equity and venture capital.
Ciaran Martin is a Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group and a Professor of Practice in Public Management at the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government. He was the founding Chief Executive of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (part of GCHQ), where he served for over six years and led changes to the UK's cyber security approach. Before GCHQ, he was a senior civil servant in the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury working on national security, intelligence, and constitutional affairs, and he holds a first class degree from the University of Oxford.
Retired Air Force four-star general and founder of aerospace and technology consulting firm Mavericks Advisors; newly named a Paladin Managing Director serving on the Cyber Fund III Investment Committee, with a 34+ year military career including Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Mourad Yesayan is a Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group and an investment lead for the firm's Cyber Fund, which backs early-stage cybersecurity and digital resilience companies in the US and Europe. He joined Paladin in 2009, having previously served as VP of Finance and a corporate officer at a Nasdaq-listed industrial infrastructure company and as a senior consultant at an M&A and restructuring advisory firm. He holds an MBA and a BS in Finance from Fresno State University.
Nazo Moosa has around 20 years of experience investing in enterprise software and deep technologies. She was part of the founding team of The Carlyle Group's European technology fund, later served as Managing Partner launching Europe's first dedicated cybersecurity fund, and was Managing Partner at EIP, a multi-stage fund with $3 billion in assets under management. She joined Paladin Capital Group as Managing Director to lead its European activities after serving as a Senior Advisor since 2017, and holds a Bachelor's in International Economics from UCLA and an MBA from Columbia University.
Kenneth Pentimonti is a managing director at Paladin Capital Group involved in the firm's cybersecurity investments.
A builder and entrepreneur who spent six years at Los Alamos National Labs and founded two companies (BrightScale and Appfluent Technology) before entering venture in 2007. He leads VVP's deep tech practice, backing technical founders at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and biology.
Jamil Jaffer is a Venture Partner and Strategic Advisor at Paladin Capital Group, supporting the firm's investments across its themes. He founded and serves as Executive Director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University Law School and previously was SVP for Strategy, Partnerships & Corporate Development at IronNet Cybersecurity. Earlier he held senior national security roles in the federal government, and he clerked for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Judge Edith H. Jones.
Keith Mason is a Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group with over three decades of experience across public and private finance, government, law, and infrastructure development. He holds senior advisory roles at Oaktree Capital Transportation Infrastructure Capital Partners and CapZone Investments, previously served as chair of the Georgia Ports Authority, and was a partner at law firm Dentons where he built its government affairs practice. His earlier career includes serving as Chief of Staff to Georgia Governor Zell Miller and as Deputy Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs under President Bill Clinton. He is a University of Georgia law and business graduate.
Peter O'Keefe is a Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group and a Partner at Forbes-Tate, a Washington, DC public affairs firm, with experience in venture capital, policy, and political strategy. He has served in the Clinton White House as a liaison to the business community, worked on numerous political campaigns, and held the position of National Treasurer for the Democratic Governors Association from 2014 to 2018. O'Keefe holds degrees from Marist College and the London School of Economics, and serves on the boards of Marist University and Climeworks.
Rich Earley is a CEO, entrepreneur, and investor who serves as CEO, Chairman & Founder of Sciath Ai, Inc., Chairman of Sciath Group, and Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Dunrath Capital, a venture firm focused on dual-use technologies with the SBA as its largest limited partner. He previously co-founded and led Arxan Technologies (acquired by TA Associates) and Arxan Defense Systems (acquired by Microsemi), and served as President of Synergy Software. He holds an MBA from Benedictine University and a BA from the University of Notre Dame, where he also teaches venture capital and go-to-market courses.
Tim Richardson is a Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group with a background as a founder, executive, and board member across multiple technology companies. He founded and served as a senior executive of Liquid Robotics (acquired by Boeing in 2016), was President and CEO of Micro Linear Corporation (acquired by Sirenza Microdevices), and co-founded VeriFiber Technologies (acquired by Bandwidth 9). He currently serves on the board of the public semiconductor company IXYS Corporation.
William Reinisch is a Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group, handling investment activities out of the firm's New York office with a focus on high-tech industry strategy and investments. He is the CEO and founder of XIV River and an Adjunct Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. His prior roles include Vice President of Strategy and Technology at Motorola, Senior Vice President of operations and engineering at Magnolia Broadband, and leading the global technology organization at Multilink Technology Corporation; he holds an MBA from Fordham University and a B.S. from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minihan is the only venture investor to have led both the DIA and NSA, bringing rare dual-agency insight that reshaped national-security investing toward infrastructure defense and resilience.
Alexander Krespi is an Investment Associate at Paladin Capital Group. He previously made investments at Nauta Capital, a European B2B seed and Series A fund, where he focused on software infrastructure and deeptech and backed several cybersecurity companies. Before working in venture, he was an early employee at the q-commerce company getir, joining at Series A and overseeing European expansion and post-merger integrations, and earlier worked in strategy consulting at Monitor Deloitte. He holds a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy & Economics from the University of Oxford.
Andrew Mallory is an Investor Relations Senior Associate at Paladin Capital Group, a Washington, DC-based venture capital firm, where he leads LP communications, fundraising, investor diligence, and capital formation. He previously worked at Cambridge Associates advising family office and foundation portfolios, with a focus on private investment due diligence, manager selection, and institutional portfolio construction.
Brenda Chia is Chief of Capital Development at Paladin Capital Group and has been part of the firm's management team since 2012, focusing on capital formation and relationships with institutional investors, investment platforms, and family offices. Before Paladin, she held senior roles at The Boston Consulting Group and Accenture across Singapore, London, Wellington, and Boston. She serves as Board Co-Chair and founding President of the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM), holds a BS from the National University of Singapore and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Charlie Wilson joined Paladin Capital Group in 2026 as its first Director of AI and Data Analytics, leading the development of AI and analytics tools for investment research, portfolio monitoring, and internal operations. He previously spent thirteen years at Thornburg Investment Management, where he served as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for emerging markets and international equity strategies and, from 2019 to 2021, as the firm's first Director of Research, and earlier was a Partner and Senior Equity Analyst at Marsico Capital Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder and a B.S. in Geology from the University of Arizona, completed postdoctoral research at Stanford and Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and is finishing an M.S. in Analytics at Georgia Tech.
Sir David Omand was the first UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, responsible to the Prime Minister for the intelligence community, national counter-terrorism strategy, and homeland security, and served seven years on the Joint Intelligence Committee. He was previously Permanent Secretary of the Home Office (1997–2000), Director of GCHQ, and held senior roles in the Ministry of Defence, including Deputy Under Secretary of State for Policy and Principal Private Secretary to the Defence Secretary. Since 2005–2006 he has been a visiting professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College.
Devin Lynch is Senior Director of the Paladin Global Institute, where he leads research and policy work at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, venture capital, and deep-tech innovation. He is also a lecturer at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, teaching Cybersecurity Policy and AI Security, Power, and Geopolitics. His career spans over two decades across the U.S. Navy, Congress, the White House, and industry, and he writes about how the architecture of AI affects the distribution of power across national security, economic, and geopolitical domains.
Ed Albrigo is the Chief Operating Officer of Paladin Capital Group, which he joined in December 2020, where he focuses on the firm's business processes, organization, and strategic direction. He previously served as CEO of the Center for Innovative Technology in Virginia, where he oversaw a seed-stage venture fund and strategic investments in areas including cybersecurity, IoT, autonomous systems, and life sciences, and earlier held roles as COO of The Hilltop Companies and in senior management at Freddie Mac. He holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Rochester and the University of Maryland and an MBA from San Diego State University.
Florence Mottay is a software engineer by training who works in information security and IT governance, helping Paladin evaluate cybersecurity investments and supporting its European portfolio companies expanding globally. She is Vice President and Group Chief Information Security Officer at Zalando, and previously served as Senior Vice President of Information Security and Global CISO at Ahold Delhaize in the Netherlands. Earlier she spent about ten years in information security roles at IOActive, Cigital, and Security Innovation.
Francois Ruether is a Vice President at Paladin, which he joined in January 2020. He was previously a Venture Partner at Global Founders Capital, where he worked on AI/machine learning and advanced technologies, and earlier held roles in investment banking at BNP Paribas, private equity at Hillgate Capital, and corporate strategy at ThyssenKrupp. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.B.A. from Imperial College London and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from ETH Zurich.
Frank Hodas is VP Finance at Paladin Capital Group, where he has managed the day-to-day financial and fund operations of the firm for nearly five years. His background includes assurance, tax preparation, and CFO outsourcing services across the private equity, real estate, and nonprofit sectors. His areas of focus include fund and limited partnership structure, tax reporting, FAS 157 requirements, management company operations, investor relations, and working with external auditors.
Retired Vice Admiral serving as a global security expert and strategic advisor.
Leads the Paladin Global Institute, which publishes tech and cyber policy research including the AI Tech Stack framework and the Governance Layer primer.
Mitch Cooney is a Vice President at Paladin Capital Group, where he works on sourcing, executing, and monitoring investments and facilitating co-investment processes for portfolio companies. He previously was an Associate at StepStone Group, working in the research department of its venture capital and growth equity sector, and earlier an Analyst at Greenspring Associates, a fund-of-funds acquired by StepStone in 2021. He holds a B.S. in Finance and Information Systems from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Richard "Dick" Clarke has worked in cyber security, national security, and crisis management. He served ten consecutive years in the White House across three administrations (Bush, Clinton, Bush) in roles including Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs, National Coordinator for Security and Counter-terrorism, and as the first "Cyber Czar," and also held positions as Assistant Secretary of State and in State Department intelligence. He has been an author of ten books, a Harvard Kennedy School faculty member, an ABC News commentator, chair of the Middle East Institute, CEO of the cyber security consultancy Good Harbor, and a board member of public and private companies. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert Knake is a strategic advisor at Paladin Capital Group focused on cybersecurity. He served as the first Deputy National Cyber Director for Strategy and Budget in the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (2022-2023), where he helped establish the office and led development of the National Cybersecurity Strategy, and earlier was Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the National Security Council (2011-2015). He has advised companies and private equity firms on cybersecurity, held fellowships at the Council on Foreign Relations and Harvard's Belfer Center, taught at Georgetown University, and co-authored two books on cybersecurity; he holds a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School and undergraduate degrees from Connecticut College.
Tom Clute is a Principal on the investment team at Paladin Capital Group, where he focuses on identifying, evaluating, and executing investments. He joined the firm as an Analyst in 2010. He holds a Master's in Management from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a bachelor's degree from Duke University.
Tyler Steed is a Senior Associate on the deal team at Paladin Capital Group, which he joined in October 2020. He previously worked as an Analyst in Paladin's New York office, was a sales representative at real estate technology startup Hightower, and worked in grassroots fundraising on the Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign. He holds an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Duke University.
Jan Tighe is a retired US Navy Vice Admiral who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and as the 66th Director of Naval Intelligence before retiring in 2018. A career cryptologist specializing in Signals Intelligence and Cyber Operations, she previously commanded U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. 10th Fleet, and led the Naval Postgraduate School. She holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from the Naval Postgraduate School and is a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Paladin Capital Group went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 70 of 119 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×37Cybersecurity ×36Enterprise Software ×33SaaS ×23Biotech ×17Deep Tech ×17Data & Infrastructure ×10Developer Tools ×10
HQs:United States×51United Kingdom×6Australia×1Switzerland×1Ireland×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 49 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×173 founders×104+ founders×7
Where their founders studiedfrom 57 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Duke University ×3Cornell ×2Harvard University ×2Technion ×2University of Virginia ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×25Engineering ×9Business & Management ×5Humanities ×4Chemistry ×3Finance & Accounting ×3Life Sciences ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 67 founders with career history
Mandiant ×4Microsoft ×4BAE Systems Applied Intelligence ×3FireEye ×3Astranav ×2Department of Justice and Attorney General ×2Google ×2IANS ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
12 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 60 with degree data)
Investments · 119 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 62023 · 112022 · 62021 · 92020 · 22019 · 22018 · 42017 · 12016 · 32015 · 162 dated
10x Genomics offers single cell analysis technology, including its Flex assay and Flex Apex product, which use probe-based chemistry and plate-based multiplexing to profile fresh, frozen, and FFPE samples for researchers.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechPleasanton, US
Serge Saxonov(Founder)inBen Hindson(Founder)inBrad Crutchfield(Chief Commercial Officer)inJean Philibert(Chief People Officer)Eric S Whitaker(General Counsel)inJustin McAnear(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesForesite CapitalKhosla VenturesOMX VenturesSoftBank Vision FundVenrock+4 more
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)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCenter15 CapitalGula Tech AdventuresHemisphere Ventures LLCIceNineManhattan Venture Partners+15 more
Royalty Pharma acquires and manages pharmaceutical royalties from approved drugs and therapies, providing investors exposure to the biopharma sector without early-stage development risk.
BiotechFintechNew York, US
Pablo Legorreta(Chairman and CEO)in
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticScientia Ventures
Twist Bioscience develops a silicon-based synthetic DNA manufacturing platform that produces high-quality DNA, genes, and NGS reagents for customers in medicine, agriculture, and industrial chemicals.
BiotechDeep TechSemiconductorsSouth San Francisco, US
William Charles Banyai(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bill James Peck(Executive Officer, Promoter)Emily Leproust(Founder)inEmily Leproust, PhD(CEO and Co-Founder of Twist)Patrick Finn(President and Chief Operating Officer)inAdam Laponis(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investors+ND Capital3E Bioventures CapitalARCH Venture PartnersAsset Management CompanyATEL VenturesBay City Capital+10 more
FireTail is an AI security platform that discovers, assesses, and protects AI usage across an organization's employees, browsers, devices, applications, and agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMclean, US
Jeremy Snyder(Executive Officer, Director)inRiley P.(Founder)inRiley Priddle(Executive Officer)
Board seatMourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsGeneral AdvanceSecure Octane
MIND is an AI-native data loss prevention platform that discovers, classifies, and prevents sensitive data exposure across SaaS, cloud, endpoints, and email environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Eran Barak(Founder)Hod Bin Noon(Founder)Itai Goldman(Founder)Itai Schwartz(Founder)
Co-investorsYL VenturesCrosspoint Capital PartnersOkta VenturesDnx Ventures
Expel provides managed detection and response (MDR) services for cybersecurity threats, helping organizations detect and respond to security incidents.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMclean, US
Yanek Korff(Founder)inJustin Bajko(Founder)inDave Merkel(Founder)in
Board seatMourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBurda Principal InvestmentsCapitalGCisco InvestmentsGreycroftIndex Ventures+4 more
Insane Cyber provides cybersecurity monitoring and threat detection built for operational technology (OT) environments, converging host and network data to expand visibility across remote sites, legacy assets, and networks where traditional tools can't deploy.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Antonio, US
Dan Gunter(Founder)in
Board seatMourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundIn-Q-Tel
RADICL provides an AI-native autonomous virtual security operations center for SMBs in the U.S. defense industrial base.
Boulder, US
Christopher Petersen(Founder)David Graff(Founder)inMatt Petersen(Founder)in
Board seatMourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersCyber Mentor FundAccess VenturesCERVIN VENTURESDenver Ventures
RiskLens builds SaaS cyber risk quantification software based on the FAIR standard; acquired by Safe Security in 2023.
Spokane, US
Jack Jones(Executive Officer, Director)inSteven Tabacek(Executive Officer, Director)Nicola (Nick) Sanna(Executive Officer)inChad Weinman(Executive Officer)inLeslie Yates(Executive Officer)in
BoardBryan Smith(Executive Officer)
Board seatMourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalF-Prime CapitalMassMutual VenturesOsage Venture Partners
Acalvio provides ShadowPlex, a deception-based security platform that detects reconnaissance, credential misuse, and lateral movement during red and purple team exercises across IT, cloud, and OT environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSilicon Valley, US
Nat Natraj(Founder)Raj Gopalakrishna(Founder)Ram Varadarajan(Founder)Sreenivas Gukal(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelEileses CapitalGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelJ2 VenturesPresidio Ventures+3 more
Seattle, US
Philip Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)David McGee(Executive Officer)Kenneth Schneider(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Shapland(Executive Officer)
BoardChris Weber(Director)James Dreyfous(Director)
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelOVP Venture PartnersPelion Venture Partners
Adventr is a browser-based, no-code studio for creating interactive video and games from text or voice prompts, letting users add branching choices, multiplayer logic, and voice-controlled interactivity.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Devo Harris(Founder)in
Co-investorsQuake CapitalReinventure CapitalAndreessen HorowitzLightspeed Venture PartnersParkway Venture Capital
Alida Biosciences develops tools for RNA modification detection and analysis that enable research and diagnostic applications across drug discovery, clinical testing, and biotechnology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Byron Purse(Co-Founder)inJohn Drewry(Director)inGudrun Stengel(CEO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsFusionX VenturesGENERAL INCEPTIONGenoa VenturesVertical Venture Partners
Anomali is a cybersecurity platform that combines a unified security data lake, threat intelligence, and agentic AI to help security teams detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US
Hugh Njemanze(Founder)inAhmed RubaieinColby DeRodeff(Founder)Greg Martin(Founder)
BoardKarim Faris(Director)inSteve Harrick(Director)in
Co-investorsGaingelsGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lumia Capital+4 more
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Aralez Bio produces noncanonical amino acids using biocatalysis, including compounds that add rigidity to peptide backbones and increase enzyme resistance.
BiotechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsBerkeley, US
Tina Boville(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Romney(Co-founder)inFrances Arnold(Co-founder / Scientific Founder)
Co-investorsAstiaFifty YearsFREEFLOWGood Growth CapitalISVJuniper+2 more
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Arpio provides an automated disaster recovery platform purpose-built for AWS and Azure cloud applications.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDurham, US
Doug Neumann(Founder)inShaw Terwilliger(Founder)inMeredith Rike(Vice President of Customer Success)
BoardEric Engineer(Director)inWill Omberg(Director)in
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesCreativeCoDraper AssociatesNC IDEAS3 VenturesUncorrelated Ventures+6 more
BA Insight provides an AI enablement platform that integrates data from disparate enterprise systems using AI-powered enterprise search and retrieval-augmented generation to help organizations extract accurate answers and information across their content sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsActivate Venture PartnersOsage Venture Partners
Basilard BioTech develops Celletto, a nanomechanical (mechanoporation) gene delivery platform that inserts genes directly into the nucleus of cells without viral vectors, aimed at cell and gene therapy (CGT) developers and manufacturers.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBand of AngelsGENERAL INCEPTIONVertical Venture Partners
Bugcrowd runs a crowdsourced security platform that connects organizations with a community of ethical hackers to find and disclose vulnerabilities across their attack surface.
CybersecurityMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Raethke(Founder)inCasey Ellis(Founder)inSergei Belokamen(Founder)
BoardNeill Occhiogrosso(Director)Charles Beeler(Director)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesGeneral CatalystPartech VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcSquare Peg CapitalTriangle Peak Partners+1 more
AI security company entering an agreement to be acquired by F5; Paladin led its Series A and follow-on financings.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Neil Serebryany(Founder)
Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundDay One VenturesExpeditionsFrontline VenturesGaingelsHakluyt Capital+3 more
Cloud Conformity, now part of Trend Micro's Vision One / Cloud One platform, provides cloud security posture management with automated monitoring and auto-remediation of cloud infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsPyrmont Nsw
Michael Watts(Executive Officer, Director)inMike Rahmati(Director)in
BoardThomas Clute(Director)
Co-investorsJump Capital
Cofense provides a cybersecurity platform focused on phishing defense, combining AI with real-time intelligence from millions of users to detect and remediate advanced phishing attacks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesTitanium VenturesBlackRock
Cogent builds an AI-native vulnerability management platform that uses AI agents to detect exposure shortly after disclosure, prioritize risks by real exploitability and business impact, remediate through existing workflow tools, and generate natural-language reporting with audit evidence.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Thanos Baskous(Founder)inVineet Edupuganti(Founder)inGeng Sng(Founder)inGeng Gng(Co-founder)in
BoardEnrique Salem(Board Member (Partner & Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures))inCorinne Riley(Board Member (Partner, Greylock Partners))in
Co-investors515 VenturesArtisanal VenturesBain Capital VenturesGreylock PartnersLockstep Angel InvestmentsDefinition
Constructive Bio is a biotechnology company that rewrites the genetic code to give cells access to non-canonical amino acid building blocks, expanding the range of proteins that can be designed, engineered, and manufactured.
BiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsCambridge, GB
Jason Chin(Professor)Jason W. Chin(Founder)Julius Fredens(Founder)Ola Wlodek, PhD(CEO)Prof. Jason Chin, PhD(CSO & Founder)
Co-investors+ND CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersFine Structures VenturesGENERAL INCEPTIONLongeVCOMX Ventures+2 more
Corellium provides virtualized iOS, iPadOS, and Android device environments with root-level access, kernel visibility, and snapshots for security teams conducting mobile vulnerability research, malware analysis, and reverse engineering.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGovTechSaaSBoynton Beach, US
AMANDA GORTON(Executive Officer, Director)inCHRISTOPHER WADE(MANAGER)
Co-investorsCisco Investments
CryoVeritas makes user-activated temperature indicators that integrate both time and temperature to confirm the integrity of vaccines and biospecimens exposed to heat during cold-chain storage down to −200 °C.
BiotechHardwareHealthtech
Co-investorsGENERAL INCEPTION
CyberCore is a secure supply chain management and cybersecurity solutions provider serving federal and public sector clients.
CybersecurityDefense TechGovTechLogistics & Supply ChainElkridge, US
Knute Olson(Chief Executive Officer)inAstrid Pages(Chief Financial Officer)inKate McEnaney(Chief Human Resources Officer)in
Co-investorsEnlightenment Capital
Decentriq provides a data clean room platform that enables advertisers and brands to activate first-party data, conduct audience targeting, and measure campaign performance in a privacy-compliant environment without relying on third-party cookies.
AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareZurich, CH
Maximilian GrothinStefan Demlin
Co-investorsAtlanticKickstart InnovationStartX
San Francisco, US
Alastair Ewan Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)James Chappell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEileen Michael Burbidge(Director)inRyan Floyd(Director)inStuart McClure(Director)
Co-investorsOctopus VenturesPassion CapitalStorm VenturesTen ElevenIndustry VenturesTrinity Ventures+1 more
DPOrganizer, now part of DataGuard, provides a SaaS platform for data privacy management that maps data subject categories, assets, and processes and maintains RoPA (Records of Processing Activities).
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsIndustrifonden
New York, US
John Terrill(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMichael Brown(Director)in
Co-investorsBowery CapitalBloomberg BetaGrand Central TechPrimary Venture PartnersQueensBridge Venture Partners
Edifice Health offers the Inflammatory Age test, a biomarker composite scoring system that measures and monitors a person's inflammatory and immune health for early detection and prevention of chronic disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevitySan Mateo, US
David Furman, PhD(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board)Mark Davis, PhD(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisory Board Member)inWolfgang Daum(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Goldberg(CEO)inDavid Furman(Director)
BoardNaveen Krishnan(Director)in
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesJoyance PartnersSocial StartsAhren Innovation CapitalLeaps by BayerVertical Venture Partners
Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon
James Smith(Founder)inAdam Joyce(Founder)inTom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin
BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)inWalter Kortschak(Director)in
Co-investors1k(x)AlbionVCDigital Currency GroupEvolution Equity PartnersMiddlegame VenturesMouro Capital+13 more
Embed is an agentic AI platform for security operations (SOC) that autonomously investigates security alerts by applying expert reasoning, and supports detection engineering, threat hunting, and response.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSReno, US
David Klock(Founder)inJeffrey Johns(Founder)inSeth Summersett(Founder)in
Endgame provided an endpoint protection platform for detecting and preventing advanced threats, with roots in serving U.S. government and defense customers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US
Mark Snell(Executive Officer)Nathaniel C. Fick(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Cowan(Director)inChris Darby(Director)Kenneth A. Minihan(Director)Thomas E. Noonan(Director)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersColumbia CapitalGray VenturesKleiner PerkinsMultiplier Capital+13 more
Extracellular is a biomanufacturing company that helps cell-based product developers in cultivated meat, plant cell culture, and bioactives accelerate discovery, overcome production challenges, and commercialize their products.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Will Milligan(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesFFFNewland SyndicateUnruly Capital5AM VenturesAgent Capital+8 more
Fixify provides an AI-assisted IT service desk that integrates with a customer's existing ticketing and productivity tools to automate routine support tasks, backed by a human team that handles designated issue categories.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mase Issa(Founder)Matt Peters(Founder)Peter Silberman(Founder)
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General Inception is an operational support and company building firm that handles day-to-day planning and execution for building companies, with a focus on life science tools and diagnostics.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
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Framingham, US
Richard Scannell(Executive Officer)inAndy Norman(Executive Officer)inPatrick Scannell, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Primiano(Executive Officer)
BoardCharles Lax(Director)Louis Volpe(Director)
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Andrew Morris(Founder)inAsh Devata(Chief Executive Officer)in
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Hack The Box provides hands-on training and simulation platforms for cybersecurity blue teams, including labs, courses, and incident response exercises designed to develop skills in SOC operations, digital forensics, and threat hunting.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBrighteye VenturesMarathon Venture CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)
Hack VC is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage web3, crypto, and AI startups, with focus areas including decentralized infrastructure, DeFi, privacy-preserving technologies, and cryptography.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Alex(Co-founder & Managing Partner)Ed(Co-founder & Special Advisor)
Co-investorsCircle VenturesEvolution VC PartnersNimble PartnersSerafundUncorrelated VenturesWeb3com Ventures+4 more
Hermes Biosciences develops a benchtop extracellular vesicle isolation system that purifies exosomes from bodily fluids and cell culture media for research and clinical applications in oncology, degenerative disease, and regenerative medicine.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsGENERAL INCEPTIONGenoa Ventures
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AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US
Ashur Kalb(Executive Officer)Tamer Hassan(Founder)inMichael Tiffany(Founder)inDan Kaminsky(Founder)Ash Kalb(Founder)in
BoardSteven Fredrick(Director)
Co-investors11.2 CapitalCanaan PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC PartnersGrit Capital PartnersGula Tech Adventures+10 more
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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Manu Fontaine(Founder)in
Co-investorsOld Line Capital PartnersAkamai Technologies
Infinimmune discovers and develops antibody therapeutics using proprietary sequencing technology and AI-powered optimization.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Lance Hepler(Founder)inKatie Pfeiffer(Founder)inMichael Gibbons(Founder)inWyatt McDonnell(Founder)indavid jaffe(Founder)inDavid Jaffe(Founder)
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcPear VCPlayground GlobalRA CapitalAxial VCTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)
BiotechBoulder, US
Michael Graige(Executive Officer)Ron McGrath(Executive Officer)Sri Kosaraju(Executive Officer, Director)Dianna L. DeVore(Executive Officer)Kevin Ness(Founder)inRyan Gill(Founder)
Co-investorsForesite CapitaliGlobe PartnersKorysOak HC/FTOMX VenturesSpruce Capital Partners+4 more
Allbound provides Partner Relationship Management software that helps enterprises manage and scale their partner channel sales and enablement operations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCatalyst Partners
IriusRisk develops ACSDA (Automated Cyber Security Design Assistant), a tool for real-time, automated security design and threat modeling of cloud infrastructure as code such as CloudFormation and Terraform.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Stephen De Vries(CEO of IriusRisk (now Chief Strategy Officer, ThreatModeler))inArchie Agarwal(Founder & Advisor)inKevin Gallagher(Chief Executive Officer)inKaren Higgins(Chief Financial Officer)inKrishna Bala(Chief Technology Officer)inMike LeBlanc(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investors33N360 CapitalBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonInveready Technology Investment GroupSonae IM+2 more
Karamba Security provides runtime protection and binary hardening software for edge devices, embedded systems, and containerized workloads to prevent AI-enabled attacks and supply chain compromises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechDeveloper ToolsIoTHod Hasharon, IL
David Barzilai(Founder)in
Co-investorsPresidio VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentFontinalis PartnersYL Ventures
Mimica provides AI-powered process mining and mapping software that analyzes user interactions to automatically generate process maps and identify automation opportunities for large enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
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Co-investorsKhosla VenturesEntrepreneur FirstEpisode1Energy Impact PartnersLGVP
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BiotechHardwareMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Jose Morachis(Executive Officer, Director)inNate Heintzman(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Alaynick(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Neary(CEO)in
BoardKenneth Hood(Director)
Co-investorsVertical Venture PartnersWarburg PincusAnzu PartnersFusionX VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCIllumina Ventures+1 more
Nisos provides managed intelligence services and an OSINT platform (Ascend) to help organizations address human risk, protect executives and online platforms, monitor threats, and run investigations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechArlington, US
Landon Winkelvoss(Co-Founder and VP of Legal and Intelligence Advisory)inJustin Zeefe(Co-Founder)inLandon W.(Founder)inRyan LaSalle(CEO)inDavid Northington(Director)
BoardDylan Lewis(Director)
Co-investorsColumbia Capital
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BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesOxford, GB
Co-investorsAnjostARCH Venture PartnersArtis VenturesFuture Planet CapitalOxford Technology ManagementVertical Venture Partners+6 more
Panaseer provides a continuous controls monitoring platform that gives IT and security teams unified visibility across their assets and security controls.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Nik Whitfield(Founder)inJonathan Gill(CEO)inCharaka Goonatilake(Founder)Mike MacIntyre(Founder)
Co-investorsAlbionVCAllegisCyber CapitalCisco InvestmentsEvolution Equity PartnersForgePoint CapitalNational Grid Partners+3 more
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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLos Angeles, US
Dino Di Carlo(Co-founder)inJoe de Rutte(Co-founder and President)inEric Moessinger(Director)in
BoardPaul Conley(Director)in
Co-investors+ND CapitalGENERAL INCEPTIONVertical Venture Partners
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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chris PeterseninDave Graff
Co-investorsCervinDenver VenturesService Provider CapitalAccess Venture PartnersCERVIN VENTURESCyber Mentor Fund
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CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWhite Plains, US
Taavi Must(Executive Officer, Director)inMargus Ernits(Executive Officer)inGibb Witham(Director)Jeffrey Orloff(Executive Officer)Gordon Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)inJaanus Kink(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsEnergy Impact PartnersKPN VenturesLanx CapitalTechstarsTrind Ventures
Rubryc discovers antibody-based medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic disease, using an AI-assisted platform to design antibodies for hard-to-drug targets.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Ramon, US
Paul Conley(Director)inBill Colston(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jason Hong(Director)Isaac J. Bright(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsThird Point VenturesVital Venture Capital
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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Saket Modi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsEight Roads VenturesAlliance of AngelsAvataar Venture PartnersIronwood CapitalJC2 VenturesMS&AD Ventures+5 more
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Jack Hidary(Founder)in
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Pieter Danhieux(Co-founder)inMatias Madou(Founder)inFatemah Beydoun(Co-founder)inColin Wong(Co-founder)inJaap Karan Singh(Co-founder)Nathan Desmet(Founder)in
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AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsLondon, GB
Rosalyn Moran(Founder & CEO)in
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AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaSReykjavík, IS
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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechSpace TechIthaca, US
Adam Maher(Executive Officer, Director)inJulie Baker(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Snell(Executive Officer)inNicole Robinson(Executive Officer)Tom Edwards(Executive Officer)
BoardDaniel Freeman(Director)
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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 6
as of Dec 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin III, L.P.LPs: Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2008 | — | — | 2.16x | 2.05x |
| Paladin Latin American Partners III, L.P.LPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems | 2008 | — | 0.0% | 7.00x | 0.16x |
| Paladin III (NY City)LPs: New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York +1 more | 2007 | — | 12.3% | 2.10x | 2.10x |
| Paladin (NY), LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2004 | — | — | 1.62x | 1.62x |
| Paladin Homeland Security Fund (NY City)LPs: New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, New York City Employees' Retirement System | 2004 | — | -14.2% | 0.38x | 0.38x |
| Paladin Homeland Security Fund (NY), L.PLPs: Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York | 2004 | — | -14.2% | 0.38x | — |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Paladin Capital Group made?
- Paladin Capital Group has 119 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Paladin Capital Group invest at?
- Paladin Capital Group invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Paladin Capital Group's typical check size?
- Paladin Capital Group typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Paladin Capital Group focus on?
- Paladin Capital Group focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools.
- Where is Paladin Capital Group located?
- Paladin Capital Group is headquartered in Washington, US.
- Does Paladin Capital Group lead rounds?
- Yes, Paladin Capital Group leads investment rounds.
- Who does Paladin Capital Group co-invest with?
- Paladin Capital Group most often shares deals with Cisco Investments, GENERAL INCEPTION, OMX Ventures, among 243 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 50
Vertical Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in specific industry verticals, backing founders whose deep, operator-level understanding of a vertical drives their company.
Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.
Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
+ND Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 focused on nanotechnology and deep science investments, backing companies in life sciences and physical sciences primarily in the US and Europe.
Scale Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with AI companies, supporting their transition from founder-led growth to a scalable go-to-market operation.
ForgePoint Capital is a venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity, backing companies such as Surefire Cyber and supporting founders through resources, network, and an Entrepreneur in Residence program.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Crosslink Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in San Francisco that partners with founders building category-defining enterprise and consumer technology companies.
Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.
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Costanoa VenturesARCH Venture PartnersS32Frontline VenturesPiva CapitalTop Tier Capital PartnersDBL PartnersIndex VenturesCanaan PartnersRRE VenturesCreandumCapitalGboldstart ventures23andMeMarch Capital PartnersDecibel PartnersPlayground GlobalArtis VenturesAngular VenturesGE VenturesS3 VenturesGrotech VenturesGood Growth CapitalLeaps by BayerIllumina VenturesSwanlaab Venture FactoryActivate Venture PartnersFine Structures VenturesAccel-KKRInovia Capital137 VenturesGutbrain VenturesCerity Partners VenturesLigature VCEqual VenturesAlkeon CapitalAster CapitalInnospark Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Paladin Capital Group, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Paladin Capital Group's recorded portfolio.
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