Cyber Fund II
Paladin’s $372 million Cyber Fund II is investing in digital solutions of absolute need to advance, sustain, and defend critical infrastructure and modern society.
Cyber Fund II invests across high-priority cyber, secure AI, and online safety sectors, that protect corporations and governments against cyberattacks and networks from ransomware and put human protection at the center of their mission. The fund is also committed to advancing medical care through innovation in digital biology.
The breadth and depth of our network is a key driver of our information advantage for well-informed early stage investing, adding value, and profitably exiting portfolio companies. Paladin’s Strategic Advisory Group, consisting of global security experts, thought leaders, cyber practitioners and seasoned executives. It plays a vital role in advising our investment team and portfolio leaders on industry developments, unfolding security concerns, and scientific advancements, while sharing their expertise on scaling companies selling into both government and commercial customers.
Paladin brings a unique ability to bridge the public and private sectors
Founded in 2001 shortly after the 9/11 attacks, Paladin Capital Group was one of the first investors to recognize the need for coordination between international private and public sectors to support technologies with a security-by-design mindset.
By combining our proven investment experience with deep expertise in global security, cyber technology and cutting-edge research, we create an information advantage that adds value across many market sectors and company stages. Our core strength is identifying, supporting and investing in innovative companies that develop promising, early-stage technologies to address the critical cyber and advanced technological needs of both commercial and government customers. For more than two decades, this unique approach has enabled us to be a trusted partner to investors, entrepreneurs and governments.
Since 2008, we’ve invested in more than 60 companies across North America, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East, including promising cybersecurity and deep technology companies. Our portfolio includes companies such as CalypsoAI, the first monitoring suite to validate, explain and secure artificial intelligence and machine learning systems used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy; Hack The Box, the fastest growing hacking playground and cybersecurity community in the world; and Expel, a managed detection and response (MDR) provider that defends against ransomware, phishing and other emerging threats.