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, Late Stage stages.

What is Paladin Capital Group's typical check size?

Paladin Capital Group typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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 234 tracked co-investors.

Paladin Capital Group

Venture capital

Washington · Seed–Late Stage · 65 people tracked

Also known as Paladin Capital Management, Llc

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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.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Biotech Cloud Computing Crypto & Web3 Cybersecurity Deep Tech Defense Tech Developer Tools Australia Europe Global Latin America North America Washington

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Stage

Seed–Late Stage

Check

$100K – $5M

Washington, DC, US

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2001

Last 12 months

4 investments

AUM

$1.3B

Tracked investments

119

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 65 people

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Mark Maloney· Co-Founder and Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer· Washington, District of Columbiain

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.

Michael Steed· Founder and Managing Partner· Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesin 𝕏

Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin Capital Group.

Chris Inglis· Managing Director and Strategic Advisor

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· Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director· Washington, District of Columbiain 𝕏

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· Managing Director and Strategic Advisor

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.

Mike Minihan· Managing Director and Strategic Advisor

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· Managing Director· Washington, District of Columbiain 𝕏

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· Managing Director and European Manager· London, England, United Kingdomin

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· Managing Director· Londonin

Kenneth Pentimonti is a managing director at Paladin Capital Group involved in the firm's cybersecurity investments.

Paul Conley· Managing Director· Palo Alto, California, United Statesin 𝕏

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.

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Tom Clute· Principal· Washington, District of Columbia

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.

Jamil Jaffer· Venture Partner and Strategic Advisor

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· Venture Partner· Sandy Springs neighborhood, Atlanta

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· Venture Partner· Washington, District of Columbiain

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· Venture Partner

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· Venture Partner

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· Venture Partner· New Yorkin

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.

Alan Barton· Senior Advisor

Alex van Someren· Strategic Advisor

Alexander Krespi· Associate· United Kingdomin

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.

Alf Andreassen· Global Security Expert

Andrea Rigoni· Strategic Advisor

Andrew Mallory· Capital Development Senior Associate· Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesin

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· Chief of Capital Development· Boston, Massachusettsin

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.

Bryan Smith· Strategic Advisor

Charlie Wilson· Director of AI and Data Analytics· Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesin

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.

Claire Eleshewich· Tax Director

Congressman James R. Langevin· Strategic Advisor

David Hoffman· Strategic Advisor

Devin Lynch· Senior Director· Washington DC-Baltimore Areain

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· Chief Operating Officer· Washington DC-Baltimore Areain

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.

Emily Annick· Vice President of Fund Finance

Florence Mottay· Strategic Advisor

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· Vice President· London, England, United Kingdomin 𝕏

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· Senior Vice President of Finance· Arlington, Virginia, United Statesin

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.

General (Ret.) Mike Minihan· Strategic Advisor

H. Lee Buchanan· Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor

Haley Ring· Director· Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesin

James R. Langevin· Strategic Advisor

Jan Tighe· Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor

Retired Vice Admiral serving as a global security expert and strategic advisor.

Jeremy B. Bash· Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor

Kemba Walden· President, Paladin Global Institute· Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesin

Leads the Paladin Global Institute, which publishes tech and cyber policy research including the AI Tech Stack framework and the Governance Layer primer.

Kevin Phillips· Strategic Advisor

Lt. Gen. (Ret) Kenneth A. Minihan· Notable Emeritus Leader· United Statesin

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.

Mark Montgomery· Strategic Advisor

Mary Aiken· Chief Scientist Safety Tech

Mitch Cooney· Vice President· Washington DC-Baltimore Areain

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.

Mohammad Karzai· Senior Accountant

Najwa Aaraj· Strategic Advisor

Nuné Martiros, PhD· Vice President· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Patrice Rainier· Vice President of Operations & Investor Relations

Richard A. Clarke· Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor

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.

Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr.· Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr. - Strategic Advisory Group, Chairman

Richard Verma· Notable Emeritus Leader

Robert Knake· Strategic Advisor

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.

Samuel Visner· Strategic Advisor

Sir David Omand· Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor

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.

Stacey Dixon· Strategic Advisor

Sunny Lee· Controller

The Honorable Stacey Dixon, Ph.D.· Strategic Advisor

Tyler Steed· Senior Associate· Washington, District of Columbiain

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.

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Jan Tighe· Member, Strategic Advisory Group

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.

Yohannes Abraham· Strategic Advisor

Rick Ledgett· Strategic Advisor (listed as Richard Ledgett, Jr)· Baltimore, Marylandin

Roxana Irina Big· Associate· London

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Paladin Capital Group went on to found or lead other companies.

Michael MonizFounderFounded Circadence Parag JhaveriPrincipalFounded Voicecare

What they invest in

from 70 of 119 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×37Cybersecurity ×36Enterprise Software ×32SaaS ×22Biotech ×17Deep Tech ×16Data & Infrastructure ×10Developer Tools ×10

HQs:United States×50United Kingdom×5Australia×1Switzerland×1Ireland×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 49 portfolio companies

31%

solo founders

15 of 49 mapped founding teams

32%

repeat founders

of 66 founders with career history

~3 yrs

old at investment

median across 29 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×163 founders×124+ founders×6

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 55 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×24Engineering ×9Business & Management ×5Humanities ×4Chemistry ×3Finance & Accounting ×3Life Sciences ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 66 founders with career history

Mandiant ×4Microsoft ×4BAE Systems Applied Intelligence ×3FireEye ×3Astranav ×2Cloudflare ×2Department of Justice and Attorney General ×2Google ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

12 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 58 with degree data)

Investments · 119 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 3 2025 · 4 2024 · 6 2023 · 11 2022 · 6 2021 · 9 2020 · 2 2019 · 2 2018 · 4 2017 · 1 2016 · 3 2015 · 162 dated

10X Genomics10xgenomics.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: TXGMay 2019

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)Jean Philibert(Chief People Officer)Eric S Whitaker(General Counsel)inJustin McAnear(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsFoothill Ventures Foresite Capital Khosla Ventures OMX Ventures SoftBank Vision Fund Venrock +4 more

HawkEye 360he360.comNYSE: HAWK

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 Ventures Center15 Capital Gula Tech Adventures Hemisphere Ventures LLC IceNine Manhattan Venture Partners +16 more

Royalty Pharmaroyaltypharma.com inNASDAQ: RPRX

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-investorsScientia Ventures

Twist Biosciencetwistbioscience.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: TWST

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)in Adam Laponis(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investors+ND Capital 3E Bioventures Capital ARCH Venture Partners Asset Management Company ATEL Ventures Bay City Capital +10 more

Firetailfiretail.ai inMar 2022✓ verified

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 seat Mourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGeneral Advance Secure Octane

Mind Data Leakage Preventionmind.io in 𝕏✓ verified

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 Ventures Crosspoint Capital Partners Okta Ventures Dnx Ventures

Expelexpel.com in 𝕏Aug 2016 · $140.3M

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)in Justin Bajko(Founder)in Dave Merkel(Founder)in

Board seat Mourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Burda Principal Investments CapitalG Cisco Investments Greycroft Index Ventures +4 more

Insane Cyberinsanecyber.com inFeb 2024

Insane Cyber develops purpose-built operational technology (OT) security tools that combine packet-level network visibility with host data for monitoring, threat hunting, and assessments across industrial environments.

CybersecurityIoTSan Antonio, US

Dan Gunter(Founder)in

Board seat Mourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCyber Mentor Fund

RADICL Defenseradicl.ioNov 2023

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)in Matt Petersen(Founder)in

Board seat Mourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccess Venture Partners Cyber Mentor Fund Access Ventures CERVIN VENTURES Denver Ventures

Risklensrisklens.com inMar 2019Acquired

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)in Chad Weinman(Executive Officer)inLeslie Yates(Executive Officer)in

Board Bryan Smith(Executive Officer)

Board seat Mourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsF-Prime Capital MassMutual Ventures Osage Venture Partners Dell Technologies Capital

Turngate inApr 2023

Ellicott City, US

Bruce Potter(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seat Mourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D

Acalvioacalvio.com in 𝕏

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-investorsAccel Eileses Capital GV (Google Ventures)J2 Ventures Presidio Ventures Rho Capital Partners +2 more

Adventradventr.ai in 𝕏Dec 2021 · $5M

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 Capital Reinventure Capital Andreessen Horowitz Lightspeed Venture Partners Parkway Venture Capital

Alida Bioalidabio.com inPre-Seed · Jul 2021 · $510K

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)in John Drewry(Director)inGudrun Stengel(CEO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsFusionX Ventures GENERAL INCEPTION Vertical Venture Partners

Anomalianomali.com in 𝕏Jan 2018 · $40M

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)inColby DeRodeff(Founder)Greg Martin(Founder)

Board Karim Faris(Director)in Steve Harrick(Director)inSteve Herrod(Director)

Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst GV (Google Ventures)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lumia Capital Sozo Ventures Sprint Vc +4 more

Aralez Bioaralezbio.com inSeries A · Oct 2024 · $12M

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-investorsAstia Fifty Years FREEFLOW Good Growth Capital ISV Juniper +2 more

Arpioarpio.io in 𝕏Series A · Jun 2026 · $15M

Arpio provides an automated disaster recovery platform purpose-built for AWS and Azure cloud applications.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDurham, US

Doug Neumann(Founder)in Shaw Terwilliger(Founder)in

Board Eric Engineer(Director)in Will Omberg(Director)in

Co-investorsCompanyon Ventures CreativeCo Draper Associates NC IDEA S3 Ventures Uncorrelated Ventures +6 more

BA Insightbainsight.com in

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 Partners Osage Venture Partners

Basilard BioTechbasilardbiotech.com in

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 Angels GENERAL INCEPTION Vertical Venture Partners

Bugcrowdbugcrowd.com in 𝕏

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 Ventures General Catalyst Partech Ventures Rally Ventures Management, Llc Square Peg Capital Triangle Peak Partners +1 more

Calypsocalypsoai.com 𝕏Jun 2023 · $23Macquired by F5

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 Fund Day One Ventures Expeditions Frontline Ventures Hakluyt Capital Manta Ray Ventures +2 more

Cloud Conformitycloudconformity.com in 𝕏Series A · Jul 2018 · $3M

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

Cofensecofense.com in 𝕏Series A · Jul 2012 · $3M

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 Ventures Titanium Ventures BlackRock

Cogentcogent.com in 𝕏

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)in Vineet Edupuganti(Founder)inGeng Sng(Founder)inGeng Gng(Co-founder)in

Board Enrique Salem(Board Member (Partner & Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures))in Corinne Riley(Board Member (Partner, Greylock Partners))in

Co-investors515 Ventures Artisanal Ventures Bain Capital Ventures Greylock Partners Definition

Constructive Bioconstructive.bio in 𝕏Sep 2024

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 Materials

Jason Chin(Professor)Jason W. Chin(Founder)Julius Fredens(Founder)

Co-investors+ND Capital Amadeus Capital Partners Fine Structures Ventures GENERAL INCEPTION LongeVC OMX Ventures +2 more

Corelliumcorellium.com in 𝕏Nov 2021 · $25M

Corellium runs a virtual hardware platform that creates high-fidelity digital twins of iOS, Android, IoT, and automotive devices on native Arm hardware for software developers, security researchers, and penetration testing teams.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoynton Beach, US

AMANDA GORTON(Executive Officer, Director)inCHRISTOPHER WADE(MANAGER)

Co-investorsCisco Investments

Cryoveritascryoveritas.com in

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 Technologiescybercoretech.com in

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)in Astrid Pages(Chief Financial Officer)in Kate McEnaney(Chief Human Resources Officer)in

Co-investorsEnlightenment Capital

decentriqdecentriq.com in 𝕏

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-investorsAtlantic Kickstart Innovation

Digital Shadowsdigitalshadows.com in

San Francisco, US

Alastair Ewan Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)James Chappell(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Eileen Michael Burbidge(Director)in Ryan Floyd(Director)inStuart McClure(Director)

Co-investorsOctopus Ventures Passion Capital Storm Ventures Ten Eleven Industry Ventures Trinity Ventures +1 more

Dporganizerdporganizer.com in

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

Drawbridge Networksdrawbridgenetworks.comNov 2014

New York, US

John Terrill(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board Michael Brown(Director)in

Co-investorsBowery Capital Bloomberg Beta Grand Central Tech Primary Venture Partners QueensBridge Venture Partners

Edifice Healthedificehealth.com in 𝕏Apr 2021 · $12M

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)in Wolfgang Daum(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Goldberg(CEO)inDavid Furman(Director)

BoardNaveen Krishnan(Director)in

Co-investorsBetter Food Ventures Joyance Partners Social Starts Ahren Innovation Capital Leaps by Bayer Vertical Venture Partners

Ellipticelliptic.co in 𝕏

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)in Tom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin

BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)in Walter Kortschak(Director)in

Co-investors1k(x)AlbionVC Digital Currency Group Evolution Equity Partners Middlegame Ventures Mouro Capital +13 more

Embed Securityembedsecurity.com inNov 2024 · $6M

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)in Jeffrey Johns(Founder)in Seth Summersett(Founder)in

Endgameendgame.com 𝕏Series B · Mar 2013 · $23Macquired by Elastic · Jun 2019 · $234M

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

Board David Cowan(Director)inChris Darby(Director)Kenneth A. Minihan(Director)Thomas E. Noonan(Director)

Co-investorsAmplify Partners Bessemer Venture Partners Columbia Capital Gray Ventures Kleiner Perkins Multiplier Capital +13 more

Extracellularextracellular.com inNov 2025

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 Ventures FFF Newland Syndicate Unruly Capital 5AM Ventures Agent Capital +8 more

Fixifyfixify.com inOct 2024

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)

Co-investorsAviso Ventures Decibel Partners Scale Venture Partners StoneMill Ventures Costanoa Ventures

General Inceptiongeneralinception.comSep 2022

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

Co-investorsOMX Ventures Genoa Ventures Northpond Ventures Vertical Venture Partners

GlassHouse Technologies inFeb 2005 · $20M

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)

Greynoisegreynoise.io in 𝕏

GreyNoise collects primary scanning and exploitation data to provide actionable threat intelligence for cybersecurity defenders.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareWashington, US

Andrew Morris(Founder)in Ash Devata(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Gula Tech Adventures In-Q-Tel Inner Loop Capital Radian Capital StoneMill Ventures

Hack The Boxhackthebox.com in 𝕏Series A · Apr 2021 · $11M

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 Ventures Marathon Venture Capital OUP (Osage University Partners)

Hack VChack.vcJan 2023 · $55M

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 Ventures Evolution VC Partners Nimble Partners Serafund Uncorrelated Ventures Web3com Ventures +5 more

Hermes Bioscienceshermesbiosciences.com in

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 INCEPTION Genoa Ventures

Human Securityhumansecurity.com in 𝕏Jun 2014

HUMAN is a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and stopping automated bot attacks and digital fraud.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US

Ashur Kalb(Executive Officer)Tamer Hassan(Founder)in Michael Tiffany(Founder)inDan Kaminsky(Founder)Ash Kalb(Founder)in

BoardSteven Fredrick(Director)

Co-investors11.2 Capital Canaan Partners DCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC Partners Grit Capital Partners Gula Tech Adventures +9 more

Hushmeshhushmesh.comAug 2023 · $5.2M

Hushmesh operates the Mesh, a cryptographic infrastructure that gives every person, agent, and data object a globally verified identity, keychain, and encrypted space to assure data provenance, integrity, and privacy.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech

Manu Fontaine(Founder)in

Co-investorsOld Line Capital Partners Akamai Technologies

Infinimmuneinfinimmune.com inSeed · Dec 2022 · $12M

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)in Wyatt McDonnell(Founder)in david jaffe(Founder)inDavid Jaffe(Founder)

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, Llc Pear VC Playground Global RA Capital Axial VC Trammell Venture Partners (TVP)

Inscriptainscripta.com

BiotechBoulder, US

Michael Graige(Executive Officer)Ron McGrath(Executive Officer)Sri Kosaraju(Executive Officer, Director)Dianna L. DeVore(Executive Officer)Kevin Ness(Founder)Ryan Gill(Founder)

Co-investorsForesite Capital iGlobe Partners Korys Oak HC/FT OMX Ventures Spruce Capital Partners +4 more

Invictus Growth Partnersinvictusgrowth.com in

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

Irius Riskiriusrisk.com inSeries A · Sep 2020 · $7M

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))in Archie Agarwal(Founder & Advisor)in Kevin Gallagher(Chief Executive Officer)inKaren Higgins(Chief Financial Officer)inKrishna Bala(Chief Technology Officer)inMike LeBlanc(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investors33N 360 Capital Bright Pixel Capital Chamaeleon Inveready Technology Investment Group Sonae IM +2 more

Karamba Securitykarambasecurity.com in

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 Ventures Fontinalis Partners Western Technology Investment YL Ventures

Mimicamimica.ai in 𝕏Sep 2025

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

Tuhin in Tuhin Chakraborty(CEO)in Raphael Holca-Lamarre(CTO)in

Co-investorsKhosla Ventures Entrepreneur First Episode1 Energy Impact Partners LGVP

NanoCellect Biomedicalnanocellect.com inSeries C · Feb 2021 · $15M

Developer of microfluidic cell sorting technologies for the biotech industry.

BiotechHardwareMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Jose Morachis(Executive Officer, Director)Nate Heintzman(Executive Officer, Director)William Alaynick(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Neary(CEO)in

BoardKenneth Hood(Director)

Co-investorsVertical Venture Partners Warburg Pincus Anzu Partners FusionX Ventures Hemisphere Ventures LLC Illumina Ventures

Nisosnisos.com in 𝕏Series B · May 2022 · $15M

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)in Justin Zeefe(Co-Founder)in Landon W.(Founder)in Ryan LaSalle(CEO)inDavid Northington(Director)

BoardDylan Lewis(Director)

Co-investorsColumbia Capital

ONIoni.bio in 𝕏Series B · Dec 2021 · $75M

ONI develops the Nanoimager, an automated super-resolution imaging system.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Co-investorsAnjost ARCH Venture Partners Artis Ventures Future Planet Capital Oxford Technology Management Vertical Venture Partners +6 more

Panaseerpanaseer.com in 𝕏Jun 2018 · $10M

Panaseer provides a continuous controls monitoring platform that gives IT and security teams unified visibility across their assets and security controls.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Jonathan Gill(CEO)inCharaka Goonatilake(Founder)Mike MacIntyre(Founder)Nik Whitfield(Founder)

Co-investorsAlbionVC AllegisCyber Capital Cisco Investments Evolution Equity Partners ForgePoint Capital Notion Capital +3 more

Partillionpartillion.com inSep 2023

Partillion generates cell-cell interaction data using Nanovials that co-localize cells in defined microenvironments to measure signaling, activation, binding, and other responses, with live-cell recovery via standard flow cytometry.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLos Angeles, US

Dino Di Carlo(Director)in Joe de Rutte(Founder)in Eric Moessinger(Director)in

Board Paul Conley(Director)in

Co-investors+ND Capital GENERAL INCEPTION Vertical Venture Partners

Radiclradicl.com in 𝕏Nov 2023

RADICL delivers a managed security operations platform that unifies threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance oversight for small and mid-sized businesses.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Chris Petersen inDave Graff

Co-investorsCervin Denver Ventures Service Provider Capital Access Venture Partners CERVIN VENTURES Cyber Mentor Fund

RangeForcevequrity.com in 𝕏Mar 2023 · $20MAcquired

RangeForce runs a cloud-based cyber range for solo and team cybersecurity exercising; acquired by Cyberbit in September 2025.

CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWhite Plains, US

Taavi Must(Executive Officer, Director)in Margus Ernits(Executive Officer)inGibb Witham(Director)Jeffrey Orloff(Executive Officer)Gordon Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)inJaanus Kink(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCisco Investments Energy Impact Partners KPN Ventures Lanx Capital Techstars Trind Ventures

RubrYc Therapeuticsrubryc.com inApr 2018

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 Ventures Vital Venture Capital

Safe Securitysafe.security in 𝕏

SAFE Security provides a cyber risk management platform tailored to retailers, offering continuous visibility into cyber and third-party risk across e-commerce, physical stores, cloud environments, and vendors.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS

Saket Modi(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsEight Roads Ventures WTI Alliance of Angels Avataar Venture Partners Ironwood Capital JC2 Ventures +5 more

Sandbox AQsandboxaq.com in 𝕏

SandboxAQ combines artificial intelligence and quantum technology to address complex industrial challenges.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing

Jack Hidary(Founder)in

BoardSergey Brin(Founder)

Co-investorsAllianz X Avant Global LLC Breyer Capital Elaia FPV In-Q-Tel +14 more

Scythescythe.io in 𝕏Series A · Nov 2021 · $10M

SCYTHE is a continuous Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) platform that emulates real adversary techniques (mapped to MITRE ATT&CK) against an organization's actual IT, cloud, and OT/ICS environments to validate that detection, alerting, and response controls work.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US

Bryson Bort(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsEnergy Impact Partners Gula Tech Adventures Evolution Equity Partners Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Hacker.Capital LLC Inner Loop Capital +4 more

Secure Code Warriorsecurecodewarrior.com in 𝕏Series A · Jul 2023 · $50M

Secure Code Warrior offers interactive training challenges that help developers recognize and prevent vulnerabilities earlier in the software development lifecycle, enabling security teams to partner with engineering on securing both human-written and AI-generated code.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEdTech

Pieter Danhieux(Co-founder)in Matias Madou(Founder)inFatemah Beydoun(Co-founder)inColin Wong(Co-founder)inJaap Karan Singh(Co-founder)Nathan Desmet(Founder)in

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Cisco Investments ForgePoint Capital Tidal Ventures Energy Impact Partners Goldman Sachs

Semperissemperis.com in 𝕏Apr 2020

Semperis provides identity security and resilience tools focused on protecting identity infrastructure, with capabilities for preparation, threat detection, and recovery.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRamat Gan

Guy Teverovsky(Executive Officer)inMatan Liberman(Executive Officer, Director)in⚙ Mickey Bresman(Founder)in Mickey Bresman(Founder)inDeborah Chun(Executive Officer)Sharon Vardi(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAlpha Partners Maverick Ventures Israel Mindset Venture Silvertech Ventures Ten Eleven World Trade Ventures (WTV)+2 more

Stanhope AIstanhopeai.com inSeed · Feb 2026 · $8M

Stanhope AI develops a Free Energy Minimizing (FEM) world model, an AI architecture for autonomous machines that controls behavior, enables mission planning, and supports human-machine teaming.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsLondon, GB

Rosalyn Moran(Founder & CEO)in

BoardKarl Friston(Scientific Adviser)

Co-investorsAlbionVC Auxxo Frontline Ventures MMC Ventures Moonfire Ventures UCL Technology Fund

Steadybitsteadybit.com inMay 2024

Steadybit is a chaos engineering and reliability testing platform that helps product and engineering teams identify, validate, and fix reliability issues in their networks and applications before they reach production.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Benjamin Wilms in

Co-investorsAngular Ventures boldstart ventures

Steg AI Corporationsteg.ai inSeed · Aug 2023 · $5M

Steg.AI trains deep learning models for watermarking and data poisoning, offering access through APIs, web applications, and integrations with creative software and document storage platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsNYU Innovation Venture Fund

Terakiteraki.com

AI and edge processing to meet exploding data analytics demands of automotive industry

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Future Energy Ventures Horizons Ventures Shift4Good

Trebletreble.tech in

Treble Technologies develops sound simulation software and technology for engineers and designers in AI, consumer electronics, built environments, and automotive sectors to optimize acoustic performance in product design.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaSReykjavík, IS

Dr. Finnur Pind(CEO & Founder)Jesper Pedersen(Chief Engineer & Founder)in Gunnar P. Hauksson(CCO & Co-Founder)inIngimar Andersen(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsFrumtak Ventures KOMPAS VC

Trebletreble.vc 𝕏Sep 2026 · $18M

Treble is a venture capital firm founded by Daniel Gulati that invests in consumer technology startups at the earliest stage.

Consumer

Co-investorsRadar Ventures Siesta Ventures EIC European Innovation Council Fund Frumtak Ventures KOMPAS VC

Trustwavetrustwave.com 𝕏Acquired

Trustwave (operating as LevelBlue) is a managed security services provider offering 24/7 threat detection, investigation, response, and cloud security services for enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US

Andrew Bokor(Executive Officer)Robert J McCullen(Executive Officer)inMark Iserloth(Executive Officer)David Parkinson(Executive Officer)Doug Klotnia(Executive Officer)James Kunkel(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAlpine Meridian Bright Pixel Capital FTV Capital JMI Equity Partners for Growth Partners for Growth (PFG)+2 more

Unitary enterprise-saasunitary.ai in 𝕏

Unitary builds Virtual Agents that automate repetitive manual workflows directly within the tools teams already use, without complex integrations, adapting to interface changes unlike traditional RPA.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Sasha Haco(CEO)in James Thewlis(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First January Ventures SGH Capital Creandum Plural

Unitrendsunitrends.com in 𝕏

Unitrends provides an all-in-one backup and recovery solution with FIPS Mode support for regulated and compliance-driven environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBurlington, US

Bryon Cail(Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Secretary)in Paul Brady(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)in Michael Triplett(Vice President)inMark Campbell(Chief Technology Officer)Josh Gray(Director)Kevin M. Klausmeyer(Director)

Co-investorsInsight Partners

Ursa Space Systemsursaspace.comSeries A · Oct 2017 · $7M

Ursa Space offers a custom geospatial monitoring service that selects sensors, schedules satellite data collection, and runs SAR-based analysis to deliver verified intelligence reports, alerts, and forecasts.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechSpace TechIthaca, US

Adam Maher(Executive Officer, Director)in Julie Baker(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Snell(Executive Officer)inNicole Robinson(Executive Officer)Tom Edwards(Executive Officer)

BoardDaniel Freeman(Director)

Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLC New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Razor's Edge Ventures Eclipse Edge Explorer 1 Fund +2 more

Vectrixvectrix.io inSeedAcquired

Vectrix scans SaaS applications to detect security misconfigurations and compliance gaps, alerting IT and security teams to issues such as exposed files, weak password policies, and missing authentication controls across platforms like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, and Zoom.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Corey Mahan(Founder)in Alex Dunbrack(Founder)in Matthew Lewis(Founder)in

Co-investorsV1 VC VentureSouq Y Combinator 1984 Ventures Management, Llc ACE & Company Bain Capital Ventures +2 more

Virtuosovirtuoso.qa in 𝕏Nov 2021 · $13.3M

Virtuoso QA provides AI-powered test automation software designed to accelerate software testing and release cycles for DevOps and QA teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Adil MohammedinHugo Farinha(CTO)inAndrew Doughty(CEO)in

Co-investorsMolten Ventures Crane Venture Partners Mubadala Capital

Zervezerve.ai in 𝕏

Zerve provides an AI platform with agents that assist with data discovery, analysis, report generation, and production deployment.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsCahir, IE

Greg Michaelson(Founder)in Phily Hayes(Founder)in

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10X GenomicsNASDAQ: TXGHawkEye 360NYSE: HAWKRoyalty PharmaNASDAQ: RPRXTwist BioscienceNASDAQ: TWSTRiskSenseacq. by IvantiCalypsoacq. by F5Digital Signalacq. by StereoVision ImagingEndgameacq. by ElasticNexidiaacq. by NICE Ltd.PerspecSysacq. by Blue CoatShadow Networksacq. by Acalvio Technologies

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latest coverage across their companies

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Cogent · PR Newswire · Jul 27, 2026

Twist Bioscience to Report Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results on Monday, August 3, 2026 - BioSpace

Twist Bioscience · biospace.com · Jul 16, 2026

Arpio Raises $15M Series A

Arpio · thesaasnews.com · Jun 5, 2026

Elliptic raises $120m Series D at $670m valuation

Elliptic · fintech.global · May 13, 2026

London-based Stanhope AI raises €6.7 million for adaptive AI in robotics and defence applications | EU-Startups

Stanhope AI · eu-startups.com · Feb 13, 2026

SAFE Raises $70 Million Series C to Build CyberAGI; Unveils World’s First Fully Autonomous CTEM Solution - Safe Security

Safe Security · safe.security · Jul 31, 2025

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, Late Stage 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 234 tracked co-investors.

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Vertical Venture Partners

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.

Both backed · 12

Acalvio Alida Bio Basilard BioTech Edifice Health Extracellular General Inception Inscripta Menlo Microsystems NanoCellect Biomedical ONI PartillionMenlo Micro

$500K – $4M

Cisco Investments

Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.

Both backed · 5

Corellium Expel Panaseer RangeForce Secure Code Warrior

Energy Impact Partners

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.

Both backed · 4

Mimica RangeForce Scythe Secure Code Warrior

$5M – $20M

+ND Capital

+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.

Both backed · 4

Twist Bioscience Constructive Bio Inscripta Partillion

$540K – $5.4M

Scale Venture Partners

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.

Both backed · 3

Expel Fixify Human Security

$5M – $50M

ForgePoint Capital

ForgePoint Capital is a thesis-driven venture firm investing in early-stage companies in cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure software.

Both backed · 3

Panaseer Secure Code WarriorNeohapsis

$5M – $50M

GV (Google Ventures)

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.

Both backed · 2

Acalvio Anomali

$250K – $50M

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

Both backed · 2

EndgamePhishMe

$50K – $100M

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

Both backed · 2

Acalvio Hubble Technology

$500K – $100M

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 2

Expel Ursa Space Systems

$200K – $40M

Crosslink Capital

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.

Both backed · 2

ProtectWiseGood Technology

$1M – $9M

Venrock

Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.

Both backed · 2

10X Genomics Inscripta

$500K – $10M

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Costanoa Ventures ARCH Venture Partners S32 Frontline Ventures Piva Capital Top Tier Capital Partners DBL Partners Index Ventures Canaan Partners RRE Ventures Creandum CapitalG boldstart ventures 23andMe March Capital Partners Decibel Partners Playground Global Artis Ventures Angular Ventures GE Ventures S3 Ventures Grotech Ventures Good Growth Capital Leaps by Bayer Illumina Ventures Swanlaab Venture Factory Activate Venture Partners Fine Structures Ventures Accel-KKR Inovia Capital 137 Ventures Gutbrain Ventures Cerity Partners Ventures Ligature VC Equal Ventures Alkeon Capital Aster Capital Innospark Ventures

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PALADIN CYBER FUND II, L.P.Jun 2026 · 93 LPs$291.7MAUM

PALADIN CYBER CO-INVEST FUND, LLCJun 2026 · 116 LPs$219.9MAUM

PALADIN CYBER FUND II (CAYMAN ISLANDS), L.P.Jun 2026 · 23 LPs$126.6MAUM

PALADIN EUROPEAN CYBER FUND, SCSP-SIFJun 2026 · 7 LPs$90.6MAUM

PALADIN CYBER FUND II (JERSEY), L.P.Jun 2026 · 20 LPs$89.6MAUM

PALADIN CYBER FUND (CAYMAN ISLANDS), L.P.Jun 2026 · 13 LPs$78.6MAUM

PALADIN CYBER FUND III (CAYMAN ISLANDS), L.P.Jun 2026 · 6 LPs$74.6MAUM

E STREET INVESTMENTS, LLCJun 2026 · 2 LPs$69.9MAUM

PALADIN CYBER FUND II (A), L.P.Jun 2026 · 37 LPs$58.7MAUM

PALADIN CYBER CO-INVEST FUND II, LLCJun 2026 · 54 LPs$51.6MAUM

PALADIN CYBER FUND, III, L.P.Jun 2026 · 31 LPs$47MAUM

PALADIN III (CAYMAN ISLANDS), L.P.Jun 2026 · 5 LPs$12.7MAUM

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Source: SEC Form ADV Schedule D and EDGAR Form D filings. AUM is gross asset value as reported by the adviser.

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Excited to announce that Paladin Global Institute President @KembaWalden has been named to @wef's Global Future Council on Cybersecurity for the 2025-2026 term. Kemba will offer her insights alongside global experts & leaders in the fight against cybersecurity threats. https://t.co/MrVmIJ0oHu

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