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Paladin Capital Group — 2023 Investments

11 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

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

Matthew Petersen(Founder)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

TurngateinApr 2023

Ellicott City, US

Bruce Potter(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatMourad Yesayan· per SEC Form D

Calypsocalypsoai.com𝕏Jun 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(Cofounder)

Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundDay One VenturesExpeditionsFrontline VenturesHakluyt CapitalManta Ray Ventures+2 more

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 VenturesEvolution VC PartnersNimble PartnersSerafundUncorrelated VenturesWeb3com Ventures+5 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 PartnersAkamai Technologies

Partillionpartillion.cominSep 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)inJoe de Rutte(Founder)inEric Moessinger(Director)in

BoardPaul Conley(Director)in

Co-investors+ND CapitalGENERAL INCEPTIONVertical Venture Partners

Radiclradicl.comin𝕏Nov 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 PeterseninDave Graff

Co-investorsCervinDenver VenturesService Provider CapitalAccess Venture PartnersCERVIN VENTURESCyber Mentor Fund

RangeForcevequrity.comin𝕏Mar 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)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

Secure Code Warriorsecurecodewarrior.comin𝕏Series 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)inMatias Madou(Founder)inFatemah Beydoun(Co-founder)inColin Wong(Co-founder)inJaap Karan Singh(Co-founder)Nathan Desmet(Founder)in

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesCisco InvestmentsForgePoint CapitalTidal VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGoldman Sachs

Steg AI Corporationsteg.aiinSeed · 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

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Unitary

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.