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Paladin Capital Group
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Paladin Capital Group is a leading global multi-stage cyber venture capital firm founded in 2001 as an 'investment community response to 9/11' by former heads of the NSA, CIA, and DARPA. The firm's core thesis centers on identifying, supporting, and investing in innovative companies that develop promising technologies to address critical cyber and advanced technological needs of both commercial and government customers — a 'dual-use' approach that provides portfolio companies with unique insights into both markets. Paladin's Cyber Fund II ($372M) deploys capital across high-priority cybersecurity and online safety sectors, including technologies that protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and ransomware, with a security-first mindset that builds digital resilience. Combining proven investment experience with deep expertise in global security, cyber technology, and cutting-edge research, Paladin leverages its national security network as an information advantage to identify transformative technologies and add value at the board level.
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“At a time when cybersecurity could not be more important, Cyber Fund II is investing in digital solutions of absolute need to advance, sustain, and defend critical infrastructure and modern society. Paladin's national security experience lends its partners an information advantage that can benefit the public and private sectors through transformative technologies.”
“Paladin invests with a security-first mindset that builds digital resilience and facilitates innovation. With each of our cyber funds, we continue to strengthen our track record and expand our ability to identify cyber technologies of the future. By playing an active role at the Board level, we are able to help founders and management teams introduce and scale much-needed security technologies in both the public and private sectors.”
“We are honored to have such great partners who share Paladin's mission, and we look forward to continuing to help our entrepreneurs and investors maximize returns.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HawkEye 360 | Later Stage VC | — | 2026-03-04 |
| Arpio | Series A | $15m | 2026-06-03 |
| Stanhope AI | Seed | $8m | 2026-02-12 |
| Hack The Box | Series A | $11m | 2021-04-01 |
| Bugcrowd | Series A | — | 2013-09-01 |
| Expel | Series B+ | — | — |
| CalypsoAI | Seed | — | — |
| SandboxAQ | Series B+ | — | — |
| Panaseer | Series A | — | — |
| Constructive Bio | Series A | $58m | 2024-09-01 |
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