Paladin Capital

Paladin Capital Group is a private equity investment firm established in 2001, headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London, and Luxembourg. The firm specializes in venture investments, expansion, and growth capital, primarily focusing on innovative technologies and services that serve both commercial and governmental markets. Paladin is recognized for its expertise in dual-use technologies, merging financial acumen with national security and technical knowledge to enhance the value of its portfolio companies. The firm's most recent fund targets digital infrastructure resilience and invests in advanced technologies that support, manage, and protect critical infrastructure reliant on cyberspace. Paladin's approach emphasizes active investment, leveraging decades of experience and a robust network to support the growth and development of its investments.

Alf L. Andreassen

Principal & Managing Director

Brenda Chia

Managing Director

Tom Clute

vice_president

Philip Eliot

Investor

Frank Hodas

Vice President of Finance

Chris Inglis

Managing Director

Vin Lingathoti

Venture Partner

Mark Maloney

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Kenneth Minihan

Managing Director

Michael Moniz

Managing Director

Kenneth Pentimonti

Principal

Patrice Rainier

Director of Investor Relations

William Reinisch

Venture Partner

Francois Ruether

Investor

Tyler Steed

Associate

Michael Steed

Founder and Managing Partner

Christopher Steed

CIO and Managing Director

John Vernon

Associate

Gibb Witham

Senior Vice President

Mourad Yesayan

Managing Director

Past deals in District of Columbia

GreyNoise Intelligence

Series A in 2022
GreyNoise is a cybersecurity company that reduces false positives by filtering pointless Internet background noise. It collects, analyzes, and labels mass internet scan and attack activity into a feed of Anti-Threat Intelligence. This context helps security teams reduce noise and prioritize signal - targeted attacks against their organization. Its drive to maximize analyst efficiency is delivered through its API, platform integrations, and visualizer. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

Nisos

Series B in 2022
Nisos provides unrivaled protection of your reputation and assets through the practice of Active Defense. Nisos is a leading services provider in the following areas: - Adversarial Attribution - Incident Response - M&A Valuation and Diligence - Insider Threat Detection and Mitigation - Attack Simulation - Compromise Assessment - Executive Protection - Asset Protection

Expel

Series E in 2021
Expel, Inc. is a managed security software company that specializes in providing SOC-as-a-service, which includes security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel leverages existing security signals from its customers to enhance the value of their current security investments. By connecting to customer technology remotely via APIs rather than agents, Expel can initiate monitoring within hours, allowing internal teams to concentrate on their unique security priorities. The company aims to streamline and improve the security operations of organizations, enabling them to respond effectively to emerging threats.

SCYTHE

Series A in 2021
Scythe Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 2017. The company specializes in designing and developing a platform that enables organizations to create and simulate various adversarial campaigns. This capability allows businesses to rigorously test their security controls with a high level of detail, helping them identify vulnerabilities and improve their overall security posture. By providing a comprehensive environment for security testing, Scythe aims to enhance organizational resilience against potential cyber threats.

Nisos

Venture Round in 2020
Nisos provides unrivaled protection of your reputation and assets through the practice of Active Defense. Nisos is a leading services provider in the following areas: - Adversarial Attribution - Incident Response - M&A Valuation and Diligence - Insider Threat Detection and Mitigation - Attack Simulation - Compromise Assessment - Executive Protection - Asset Protection

GreyNoise Intelligence

Seed Round in 2020
GreyNoise is a cybersecurity company that reduces false positives by filtering pointless Internet background noise. It collects, analyzes, and labels mass internet scan and attack activity into a feed of Anti-Threat Intelligence. This context helps security teams reduce noise and prioritize signal - targeted attacks against their organization. Its drive to maximize analyst efficiency is delivered through its API, platform integrations, and visualizer. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

RangeForce

Series A in 2020
RangeForce delivers the most effective way to level-up and accurately assess the skills of your cybersecurity team through a scalable, interactive, on-demand cyber-skill training platform and integrated cyber range.

Expel

Series D in 2020
Expel, Inc. is a managed security software company that specializes in providing SOC-as-a-service, which includes security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel leverages existing security signals from its customers to enhance the value of their current security investments. By connecting to customer technology remotely via APIs rather than agents, Expel can initiate monitoring within hours, allowing internal teams to concentrate on their unique security priorities. The company aims to streamline and improve the security operations of organizations, enabling them to respond effectively to emerging threats.

Expel

Series C in 2019
Expel, Inc. is a managed security software company that specializes in providing SOC-as-a-service, which includes security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel leverages existing security signals from its customers to enhance the value of their current security investments. By connecting to customer technology remotely via APIs rather than agents, Expel can initiate monitoring within hours, allowing internal teams to concentrate on their unique security priorities. The company aims to streamline and improve the security operations of organizations, enabling them to respond effectively to emerging threats.

RangeForce

Seed Round in 2019
RangeForce delivers the most effective way to level-up and accurately assess the skills of your cybersecurity team through a scalable, interactive, on-demand cyber-skill training platform and integrated cyber range.

GreyNoise Intelligence

Pre Seed Round in 2019
GreyNoise is a cybersecurity company that reduces false positives by filtering pointless Internet background noise. It collects, analyzes, and labels mass internet scan and attack activity into a feed of Anti-Threat Intelligence. This context helps security teams reduce noise and prioritize signal - targeted attacks against their organization. Its drive to maximize analyst efficiency is delivered through its API, platform integrations, and visualizer. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

SCYTHE

Seed Round in 2018
Scythe Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 2017. The company specializes in designing and developing a platform that enables organizations to create and simulate various adversarial campaigns. This capability allows businesses to rigorously test their security controls with a high level of detail, helping them identify vulnerabilities and improve their overall security posture. By providing a comprehensive environment for security testing, Scythe aims to enhance organizational resilience against potential cyber threats.

Cyberhedge

Venture Round in 2018
Provider of a cloud based financial security service

Expel

Series B in 2018
Expel, Inc. is a managed security software company that specializes in providing SOC-as-a-service, which includes security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel leverages existing security signals from its customers to enhance the value of their current security investments. By connecting to customer technology remotely via APIs rather than agents, Expel can initiate monitoring within hours, allowing internal teams to concentrate on their unique security priorities. The company aims to streamline and improve the security operations of organizations, enabling them to respond effectively to emerging threats.

HUMAN

Series B in 2016
HUMAN is a cybersecurity company focused on safeguarding enterprises from bot attacks, thereby enhancing digital experiences for genuine users. The company employs its advanced Human Verification Engine to protect applications, APIs, and digital media from malicious bot activity, which can lead to significant financial losses and degrade user experience. HUMAN verifies over 10 trillion interactions weekly for major companies and internet platforms, ensuring that digital engagements are legitimate. Its solutions cover a range of sectors, including advertising, publishing, and enterprise, addressing various threats such as automated fraud, data scraping, and account takeovers. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Washington, D.C., London, and Victoria, HUMAN continues to innovate in the field of online security.

Expel

Series A in 2016
Expel, Inc. is a managed security software company that specializes in providing SOC-as-a-service, which includes security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel leverages existing security signals from its customers to enhance the value of their current security investments. By connecting to customer technology remotely via APIs rather than agents, Expel can initiate monitoring within hours, allowing internal teams to concentrate on their unique security priorities. The company aims to streamline and improve the security operations of organizations, enabling them to respond effectively to emerging threats.

Cofense

Series C in 2016
Cofense, previously known as PhishMe, specializes in phishing threat management, focusing on the vulnerabilities of human behavior in organizations. Its intelligence-driven platform empowers employees to become proactive defenders against phishing attacks, including spear phishing, malware, and drive-by threats. Cofense serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as defense, energy, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, along with other major global corporations. By enhancing user security awareness and facilitating incident response, Cofense aims to reduce the risk of security breaches and improve overall organizational resilience against cyber threats.

Cofense

Series B in 2015
Cofense, previously known as PhishMe, specializes in phishing threat management, focusing on the vulnerabilities of human behavior in organizations. Its intelligence-driven platform empowers employees to become proactive defenders against phishing attacks, including spear phishing, malware, and drive-by threats. Cofense serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as defense, energy, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, along with other major global corporations. By enhancing user security awareness and facilitating incident response, Cofense aims to reduce the risk of security breaches and improve overall organizational resilience against cyber threats.

Endgame

Series C in 2014
Endgame is a leading endpoint security platform that transforms security operations teams and incident responders from crime scene investigators into hunters that prevent damage and loss, and dramatically reduces the time and cost associated with incident response and compromise assessment. Endgame’s platform uses machine learning and data science to prevent and detect unique attacks at the earliest and every stage of the attack lifecycle. Endgame’s integrated response stops attacks without disrupting normal business operations. It was founded in 2008 and has been operating in Arlington, Virginia.

HUMAN

Series A in 2014
HUMAN is a cybersecurity company focused on safeguarding enterprises from bot attacks, thereby enhancing digital experiences for genuine users. The company employs its advanced Human Verification Engine to protect applications, APIs, and digital media from malicious bot activity, which can lead to significant financial losses and degrade user experience. HUMAN verifies over 10 trillion interactions weekly for major companies and internet platforms, ensuring that digital engagements are legitimate. Its solutions cover a range of sectors, including advertising, publishing, and enterprise, addressing various threats such as automated fraud, data scraping, and account takeovers. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Washington, D.C., London, and Victoria, HUMAN continues to innovate in the field of online security.

Endgame

Series B in 2013
Endgame is a leading endpoint security platform that transforms security operations teams and incident responders from crime scene investigators into hunters that prevent damage and loss, and dramatically reduces the time and cost associated with incident response and compromise assessment. Endgame’s platform uses machine learning and data science to prevent and detect unique attacks at the earliest and every stage of the attack lifecycle. Endgame’s integrated response stops attacks without disrupting normal business operations. It was founded in 2008 and has been operating in Arlington, Virginia.

Cofense

Series A in 2012
Cofense, previously known as PhishMe, specializes in phishing threat management, focusing on the vulnerabilities of human behavior in organizations. Its intelligence-driven platform empowers employees to become proactive defenders against phishing attacks, including spear phishing, malware, and drive-by threats. Cofense serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as defense, energy, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, along with other major global corporations. By enhancing user security awareness and facilitating incident response, Cofense aims to reduce the risk of security breaches and improve overall organizational resilience against cyber threats.

Digital Signal

Private Equity Round in 2012
Digital Signal specializes in three-dimensional long-range facial recognition solutions for government and commercial clients. It offers enterprise biometric solutions and customized applications to suit customer needs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.

Digital Signal

Series C in 2011
Digital Signal specializes in three-dimensional long-range facial recognition solutions for government and commercial clients. It offers enterprise biometric solutions and customized applications to suit customer needs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.
Founded in late 2005, DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) provides broadband wireless to small and medium-sized communities of up to 150,000 people nationwide through the new WiMAX technology standard. In June 2007, DBC launched the first commercial WiMAX system in the United States in Rexburg, Idaho. Our strong, growing business benefits from the low-capital costs of WiMAX deployments and its high subscriber self-install rates. Building on the advantages of WiMAX economics, DBC has developed a highly scalable network deployment and variable-cost based back office platform that will enable us to bring broadband to communities nationwide. DBC is also committed to working with communities and schools to make high speed services available to local residents and students. We look forward to becoming an integral part of each community that we serve. We also expect to create partnerships with universities similar to our relationship with Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. In January, 2007, Ball State University and DBC partnered to test licensed WiMAX self-install equipment. The test deployment was one of the first in the U.S. Since then, the collaboration continues to create the technical and business models needed to deliver WiMAX wireless broadband services profitably to traditionally underserved markets in Indiana and across the country.
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. is a facilities-based provider of Internet access and Internet Protocol (IP) communications services. Its network is specifically designed and optimized to transmit data using IP. The Company delivers its services primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, communications service providers and other organizations through approximately 21,300 customer connections in North America and Europe. The Company provides its own on-net service at a speed of 100 Megabits per second through its own facilities. Its customers in multi-tenant office buildings are law firms, financial services firms, advertising and marketing firms and other professional services businesses. It also provide on-net Internet access to certain bandwidth-intensive users, such as universities, other Internet service providers (ISPs) and commercial content providers at speeds of up to ten Gigabits per second.