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Secure Code Warrior Inducted into JPMorgan Chase & Co’s 2021 Hall of Innovation

BOSTON, SYDNEY, LONDON – 16 December 2021 – Global secure coding company Secure Code Warrior® today announced it has been inducted into the JPMorgan Chase & Co Hall of Innovation. The award recognizes emerging private companies who have had significant business impact and delivered innovative technology solutions to JPMorgan Chase. Secure Code Warrior was one of three companies recognized […]

Corellium Secures $25M Series A Round, Led by Paladin Capital Group with Participation from Cisco Investments

Corellium brings Arm-device virtualization to mobile and IoT development and testing BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA (December 16, 2022) — Today, Corellium is announcing the completion of a $25M Series A investment round, led by Paladin Capital Group, with participation from Cisco Investments and other strategic investors. With this investment, Corellium will accelerate R&D to support skyrocketing […]

Information security leader Florence Mottay joins Paladin Capital as Strategic Advisor

Washington DC, USA – Cyber and advanced technologies investor Paladin Capital Group is pleased to announce that Florence Mottay has been appointed as an external Strategic Advisor. A software engineer by training, Florence is an experienced executive focused on information security and IT governance. She will help Paladin to assess potential investments in cyber security […]

GreyNoise Awarded Production Contract with a $30 Million Ceiling by the United States Department of Defense

WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 16, 2021 – GreyNoise Intelligence, the anti threat intelligence company, today announced that it has been awarded a production contract with a $30 million ceiling by the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD). This new contract stems from GreyNoise’s initial prototype with the U.S. DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), announced earlier in 2021, to help the Department identify […]

Virtuoso lands $13m Series A to further develop codeless, AI-powered test automation platform

London, UK – Nov 15, 2021 – Virtuoso, the company leading the quality-first revolution with its game-changing AI-powered testing automation platform, has announced a $13.3 million Series A round led by Paladin Capital and joined by Mubadala Capital and existing investors Crane Venture Partners, Forward Partners and Downing Ventures. Virtuoso’s mission is to reimagine software […]

Paladin Capital Group congratulates Chris Inglis on swearing in as National Cyber Director

Washington D.C. – On the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of Chris Inglis as the United States Government’s National Cyber Director, Paladin Capital Group, the global cybersecurity investor, congratulates our former colleague on his confirmation by the Senate and his swearing in as the nation’s first National Cyber Director. Chris has served as a Managing […]

Paladin Capital Group advisor Dr Mary Aiken appointed as Professor and Chair of the Department of Cyberpsychology at Capitol Technology University, Washington D.C.

25 June 2021 – Washington D.C. – Dr Mary Aiken has been appointed to lead Capitol Technology University’s new Cyberpsychology Department as Chair and Professor. Capitol Technology is Washington D.C.’s premier STEM University, supplying human capital to America’s most technologically advanced government agencies and their private sector supply chains. Capitol Tech is a National Center of […]

CISA Selects Paladin-backed Bugcrowd to Run Its Vulnerability Disclosure Policy platform

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a federal agency of the US government, has selected Paladin portfolio company Bugcrowd to launch its first federal civilian enterprise-wide crowdsourced vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP) platform in support of Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 20-01. CISA, through the Cybersecurity Quality Services Management Office, is partnering with Bugcrowd – the […]

US Authorities Seize the Affiliate’s Share of the DarkSide Ransom Paid by Colonial Pipeline

Dr. Tom Robinson, Elliptic’s Co-founder and Chief Scientist discusses cryptocurrency forensics, investigations, compliance, and sanctions. The US Department of Justice and the FBI today announced that they had seized 63.7 BTC of the 75 BTC ransom paid to DarkSide by Colonial Pipeline. Elliptic’s analysis shows that this represents the bulk of the affiliate’s share of the ransom. […]

Paladin experts debate the cyber challenge

How do we salvage trust and build confidence in technology? Paladin Experts Prof. Ciaran Martin and Sir David Omand look at the answers to understandable concerns about AI and future innovations. They believe helping and protecting SMEs is essential, as is the need for solutions to perimeter monitoring and ransomware attacks. Commercial incentives to companies […]

Paladin Portfolio Company Panaseer raises $26.5M Series B led by AllegisCyber Capital

Panaseer, which takes a data science approach to cybersecurity, has raised $26.5 million in a Series B funding led by AllegisCyber Capital. Existing investors, including Evolution Equity Partners, Notion Capital, AlbionVC, Cisco Investments and Paladin Capital Group, as well as new investor National Grid Partners, also participated. Panaseer has now raised $43 million to date. Panaseer’s […]

Paladin experts debate startups and investing

As founding CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin brought an entrepreneurial mindset to the heart of government. In this #Paladinexperts video, Ciaran shares his passion for the role of startups in meeting the cyber challenge and creating technologies that are of “dual use” – valuable to both government and the private […]

Expel Appoints Johanna Flower to its Board of Directors

Herndon, Va. – May 11, 2021 – Expel, the managed detection and response (MDR) provider that’s making great security as accessible as the internet, is pleased to announce the addition of Johanna Flower to its board of directors. Johanna brings over two decades of cybersecurity and go-to-market experience, most recently as chief marketing officer of CrowdStrike. […]

Paladin experts debate trust in technology

For future prosperity, we can’t afford to have people lose trust in technology. In the second in our interview series, #PaladinExperts Sir David Omand and Prof. Ciaran Martin raise concerns about the ease of hacking into the Internet of Things and the impact of anonymity. They discuss the meaning of trustworthiness and its value to […]

Paladin experts debate how cyber security is changing

In the first of a series of interviews with #PaladinExperts, Sir David Omand, the UK’s first Security and Intelligence Coordinator and Professor Ciaran Martin, the founding CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, discuss how the cyber threat is changing and the response of the security sector. Ciaran highlights the increase in potency of the […]

Paladin Capital Group Congratulates Chris Inglis on his Nomination to National Cyber Director

Paladin Capital Group and its entire global team is delighted that President Biden has nominated Paladin’s Managing Director Chris Inglis to be the nation’s first National Cyber Director. Chris’s commanding knowledge of cyber security, vision for the defense of America’s critical infrastructure and global relationships will immediately be put to good use. His understanding of […]

Hack The Box Raises $11m to Form Attack-Ready Professionals and Organizations

April 12, 2021: Hack The Box announces today a Series A investment round of $10.6 million led by Paladin Capital Group and joined by Osage University Partners, Brighteye Ventures, and existing investors Marathon Venture Capital. The round will support the company’s growth as it establishes its presence in the US market and further expands its […]

Inscripta Announces the First Commercial Shipment of Its Onyx™ Digital Genome Engineering Platform and Closes $150 Million in New Financing

Inscripta, Inc., the digital genome engineering company, today announced the first commercial shipment of its Onyx™ platform and the closing of a $150 million Series E financing round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Among the first organizations to receive the Onyx platform […]

Paladin Capital Group appoints Ed Albrigo as Chief Operating Officer

April 1, 2021 – Washington, D.C. – Global cyber and deep tech investor, Paladin Capital Group, today announces the appointment of Ed Albrigo as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Ed joins Paladin from the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) in Virginia, which he served as its CEO until October 2020. Ed led CIT in its mission […]

Christopher Steed, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner at Paladin Capital Group, shared insights in “Investing in Cybersecurity,” for the Duke Sanford Cyber Policy Program lecture series

March 25, 2021 – Christopher Steed, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner at Paladin Capital Group, shared insights in “Investing in Cybersecurity,” as part of the Duke Sanford Cyber Policy Program lecture series. The lecture was held virtually on Thursday March 25th at 6:00pm Eastern Time and can be accessed at this link. The Sanford […]

Ciaran Martin receives National Security Agency award for UK-US cyber partnership

3 March 2021 – Washington D.C. and London – Paladin Capital Group Managing Director and Professor of Practice in Public Management at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, Ciaran Martin CB has been awarded the Gold Foreign Partnership Medallion from the National Security Agency (NSA), on behalf of the United States Government. The award was presented […]

Managed Intelligence Provider Nisos Raises $6 Million to Counter Disinformation and Cyber Threats – Cybersecurity Industry Veteran David Etue named CEO

January 6, 2021 – Alexandria, Va., – Nisos, the Managed Intelligence company, today announced $6M in funding led by global cyber investor Paladin Capital Group. Existing investors Columbia Capital and Skylab Capital also participated in the round. The investment enables Nisos to expand its marketing and operations, while extending its international footprint. Nisos solutions enable […]

White Ops Announces Acquisition by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking, ClearSky Security, and NightDragon

NEW YORK, December 23, 2020 –  White Ops (“White Ops” or the “Company”), a global leader in protecting enterprises and internet platforms from digital fraud and abuse, today announced its acquisition by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, in partnership with ClearSky Security and NightDragon (together, the “Sponsors”). The Sponsors are acquiring the business from previous investors Paladin […]

Confidential Computing – investing in decentriq

In a world of data-driven business models, in which analytics play a huge part in strategic decisions, it is critical to be able to exploit the full potential of your data – the most important asset in the 21st century economy. Yet according to estimates, $300B worth of data remains unexploited every year due to […]

Confidential data platform Decentriq raises $3.8 Million

Zurich, Switzerland – Decentriq, the enterprise data security expert, today announces a $3.8 million seed round, co-led by btov Partners and Paladin Capital Group and existing investor Atlantic Labs. The investment is intended to drive international growth and to widen the client base. Decentriq minimizes the time and costs for enterprises to establish and maintain sensitive data […]

Security by Design – Why We Invested in IriusRisk

Applications provide the means for people and systems to interact, making them critical to all aspects of business. App development teams are under pressure to speed up delivery while tackling the ever-growing list of potential threats and vulnerabilities. Security and development teams are already working together to ‘shift left’ and embed cybersecurity earlier in the […]

App Security Threat Modeling Company IriusRisk Announces $6.7 Million Series A

Madrid, Spain / London, UK / Atlanta, US – IriusRisk, the threat modeling platform for Application Security, announced today the closing of its $6.7 million Series A fundraising. Global cyber investor Paladin Capital Group led the round, with participation from 360 Capital Partners and existing investors Swanlaab, JME Ventures and Sonae Investment Management. The funding […]

IBM Brings Risk Analytics to Security Decision Making

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22, 2020 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security today announced a new risk-based service designed to help organizations apply the same analytics used for traditional business decisions to cybersecurity spending priorities. IBM’s new Risk Quantification Services creates risk assessments to help clients identify, prioritize and quantify security risk as they weigh decisions such as deploying new technologies, making […]

Cyber VC Paladin appoints former NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin as MD

18 Sept 2020 – Washington, D.C. – Global cyber and deep tech investor, Paladin Capital Group, today announces the appointment of Ciaran Martin, CB, as a Managing Director. Ciaran joins Paladin from the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which he established as its first CEO in 2016 and is regarded as one of […]

White Ops’ Recent Funding Fast-tracks UK Expansion

White Ops, the global leader in collective protection against sophisticated bot attacks and fraud, is today announcing its expansion into the UK following a highly successful funding round in May by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and ClearSky Security. White Ops protects customers globally from malicious bot activity and is experienced in dismantling precedent-setting botnets. These sophisticated […]

2008 vs 2020: The lessons to learn…and unlearn

Ken Pentimonti, Principal, Paladin Capital Group What lessons should we draw from previous crises? That’s a question facing many of us who’ve been through downcycles before. Understandably, LPs can be nervous about capital being deployed during periods of uncertainty, in case managers find themselves bloodied by “catching a falling knife”. Yet hindsight shows us that […]

RangeForce Raises $16 Million to Help Enterprises Build Highly Skilled Cybersecurity Teams

MANASSAS, Va., July 28, 2020 — RangeForce, the premier provider of on-demand, realistic cloud-based cybersecurity training, today announced a $16 million Series A round. Existing investor Paladin Capital Group is joined by new investors Energy Impact Partners and Cisco. With Global Headquarters in Virginia and roots in building the cyber range for NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence […]

Deepfakes Threaten the 2020 Election

By: Jeremy Bash and Michael Steed The takeover of several high-profile Twitter accounts last week wasn’t your run-of-the-mill cyberattack designed to steal personal data or penetrate IT networks. It was likely the first “deep fake” on a mass scale — an effort to hijack the online persona of prominent public figures, from Bill Gates and Barack Obama to Jeff Bezos and Joe […]

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Company CalypsoAI Announces $13 Million in Series A Funding

Washington, DC and Dublin, Ireland – CalypsoAI, the leader in validation, security and monitoring for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), announced today the closing of its $13 million Series A fundraising. Paladin Capital Group led the round, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, 8VC, Frontline Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Manta Ray Ventures, Pallas […]

Royalty Pharma Raises $2.2 billion in Biggest IPO of the Year so Far

NEW YORK, June 15, 2020 — Royalty Pharma plc today announced the pricing of the initial public offering of 77,681,670 shares of its Class A ordinary shares pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at a price to the public of $28.00 per share. The […]

Safety Tech

Technology that can protect us from harm, be it bullying, coercion or mis/disinformation, is increasingly vital as we move our lives online. Cyberpsychologist Dr Mary Aiken, is an expert adviser to the UK Government’s new report on “Safety Tech”, which looks at the growth and potential of this emerging sector for investors. This is the […]

Paladin Capital Group Names Tim Richardson as its Newest Venture Partner

Paladin Capital Group is pleased to announce that Tim Richardson, will join Paladin Capital Group as a Venture Partner. “We are very excited Tim is a part of Paladin,” said Lt. General (Ret.) Kenneth Minihan, former Director of the NSA and Managing Director at Paladin. “Tim’s subject matter expertise will provide invaluable advice and guidance […]

Paladin Portfolio Company, Expel, Announces $50 Million in Series D Financing as Customer Base Grows 130 Percent in Last 12 Months

Expel*, the Security Operations Center (SOC)-as-a-service provider that’s committed to making security as accessible as the internet, announced today that it secured $50 Million in Series D funding led by CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund of Google parent company Alphabet. The financing round also includes participation from Battery Ventures, Greycroft, Index Ventures, Paladin Capital […]

Paladin Portfolio Company, White Ops, Receives Investment from Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and ClearSky Security to Support Next Phase of Growth

White Ops, the global leader in bot mitigation and fraud protection, today announced the completion of an investment by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and ClearSky Security to support the Company in its next phase of growth. With this investment, a member of the Goldman Sachs team will join representatives from previous investors Paladin Capital […]

Paladin Capital Group Promotes Tom Clute as its Newest Senior Vice President

Washington, D.C.- Paladin Capital Group, a leading multi-stage venture capital firm based in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce the promotion of Tom Clute to Senior Vice President. Tom is an investment lead for the firm, which invests globally in early stage companies with solutions for cyber security and digital resilience. Tom’s experience within the […]

Paladin Portfolio Company, Bugcrowd, Secures $30 Million in Series D Funding to Address Rapidly Growing Needs for On-Demand Access to Security Resources

Bugcrowd, announced record year-over-year growth, including 100% bookings growth in the North American enterprise market and 100% increase in critical vulnerabilities submitted to customers. Building on this momentum, the company also announced $30 million in series D funding, bringing the company’s total funding to over $80 million. The investment round, led by Rally Ventures and […]

Paladin Portfolio Company, Karamba Security, Announces Production Agreements to Secure 1M Connected Devices

Karamba Security, a world-leading provider of embedded cybersecurity for connected devices, announced an industry milestone – signed agreements for securing 1 million connected devices. Karamba’s product suite, on display during CES 2020, seamlessly protects connected devices against cyber hacks and provides embedded security for the device life cycle. “We are excited to reach a significant market […]

Paladin Portfolio Company, Teraki, Raises $11 Million to Meet Exploding Data Challenges in Automotive and IoT Markets

BERLIN, December 18, 2019 – Teraki today announced it has closed $11 million in Series A funding to address the problem of exploding data demand in tightly constrained electronics components such as those embedded in automotive systems. The oversubscribed financing follows the company’s strong momentum in customer engagements and expanded market opportunities, and brings the […]

Secure Code Warrior Raises $47.6 Million for Series B Funding Round

SYDNEY, BOSTON, LONDON, BRUGES – 11 December 2019: Global secure coding company, Secure Code Warrior®, today announced it had secured a Series B funding round of US$47.6 million led by Goldman Sachs. Additional investors also include ForgePoint Capital and Cisco Investments , with new commitments from existing investors Sydney-based AirTree Ventures and US-based Paladin Capital Group. The investment, representing the largest ever US investment […]

Paladin Portfolio Company, Inscripta, Raises $125 Million in Series D Financing

Inscripta, the genome editing company that recently launched a benchtop instrument for genome-scale engineering, said today it has raised $125 million in Series D financing, bringing its total capital raised to $259.5 million. Inscripta said it would use proceeds from the financing to accelerate applications expansion and commercialization of the company’s Onyx™ Digital Genome Engineering […]

Paladin Portfolio Company, Ursa, Closes $15 Million Series B Funding

Ursa, a geospatial analytics-as-a-service company that is democratizing access to commercially available synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data, announced it has secured $15 million in Series B funding led by Razor’s Edge Ventures. The Series B financing was joined by strategic investors Citi, New York Ventures, a division of Empire State Development, and others who will help usher Ursa into new […]

Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, and Former Deputy Director of the NSA Chris Inglis Joins the RangeForce Advisory Board

Chris Inglis, the former Deputy Director and senior civilian leader of the National Security Agency, has joined RangeForce’s advisory board. RangeForce is the world’s most comprehensive cybersecurity simulation and skills analysis platform, enabling technical practitioners to hone their cyber-defense talents in realistic virtual environments. Mr. Inglis began his career at NSA as a computer scientist […]

Paladin Capital Group Mentioned as One of the Prominent VC Firms in Luxembourg

Paladin Capital Group received a mention in the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association’s (LPEA) latest magazine issue. The LPEA is the representative body of private equity and venture capital professionals in Luxembourg. It plays a leading role in the discussion and development of the investment framework and actively promotes the industry beyond the country’s borders. […]

Paladin Capital Group promotes Mourad Yesayan as its newest Managing Director

Paladin Capital Group, a leading multi-stage venture capital firm based in Washington DC, is pleased to announce the promotion of Mourad Yesayan to Managing Director. Mourad is an investment lead for the firm’s Cyber Fund, which invests globally in early stage companies with solutions for cyber security and digital resilience.

10x Genomics Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Exercise in Full of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 16, 2019 — 10x Genomics (Nasdaq: TXG) today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 11,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock, which includes the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase 1,500,000 additional shares of its Class A common stock, at a public offering price of $39.00 per share. Including the […]

Renowned Hacker, Former Twitter & Uber Security Officer Charlie Miller Joins the RangeForce Advisory Board

Dr. Charlie Miller, “one of the most technically proficient hackers on Earth” (according to Foreign Policy magazine) has joined RangeForce’s advisory board.  RangeForce is the world’s most comprehensive cybersecurity simulation and skills analytics platform enabling technical practitioners to hone their skills in realistic virtual environments. After receiving his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of […]

Karamba Security Announces with Alpine Electronics Self-Protected In-vehicle Infotainment Systems

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. & HOD HASHARON, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Karamba Security, a world leader in automotive and enterprise edge cybersecurity, today announced the signing of a production agreement of its leading Carwall® runtime integrity software, in Alpine infotainment systems. The platform provides an ECU self-protection against remote code execution (RCE), helping to protect vehicles from cyberattacks. Protection […]

Digital Shadows Raises Strategic Investment Round to Fuel Accelerated Growth

National Australia Bank Ventures leads $10M investment round London and San Francisco, July 9, 2019 – Digital Shadows, the leader in digital risk protection, today announced $10M in a strategic funding round. The round is led by the ventures arm of new investor and current customer, National Australia Bank (NAB). Existing investors, including Octopus Ventures, […]

Cybersecurity Company Expel Announces $40 Million in Series C Funding

Expel, the leader in making customers smile when they hear the term “managed security,”  announced today that the company secured $40 Million in Series C funding. The funding round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Battery Ventures, Greycroft, NEA, Paladin Capital Group and Scale Venture Partners. Shardul Shah, partner at Index Ventures will join Expel’s board of directors. To date, Expel has secured a combined total of $67.5 Million in funding.

Cybersecurity experts to gather in Luxembourg, 23 May 2019

Local business leaders will examine global cyber threats and identify solutions at event led by global cyber investment firm, Paladin Capital Group, and hosted at C3 Cybersecurity Competence Center in Luxembourg.  Speakers include PhD in cyberpsychology and Infosecurity Hall of Fame member, Mary Aiken, and Luxembourg’s CISO of the Year 2017, Maria-Dolores Perez, KBL Group.

Inscripta Completes $20M Expansion of Series C Financing, Increasing Total Round to $105.5M

Continued support of existing investors will fund commercialization efforts, product launch later this year Boulder, CO – April 4, 2019 – Inscripta, a leading gene-editing technology company, today announced that it has increased its previously announced Series C financing with an additional $20 million from existing investors. The new funding adds to the $85.5 million […]

Cybersecurity Startup GreyNoise Secures Seed Funding to Reduce Internet Background Noise

GreyNoise Intelligence, founded by Andrew Morris, today announced that the company has completed a $600K seed financing. GreyNoise identifies Internet background noise caused by benign sources that inflate the volume of security alerts that security operations teams need to analyze.  Consisting largely of false positives, filtering this background noise out allows security teams to streamline and prioritize threat analysis.

In the First Year of Release, Inscripta’s MAD7 CRISPR Enzyme is Widely Adopted by the Gene-Editing Community

Existing investors contribute an additional $30 million to accelerate tools that will revolutionize genomic research BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Inscripta™, a leading gene-editing technology company, today announced that MAD7, its proprietary CRISPR enzyme, has achieved wide adoption by academic, commercial, and government researchers in its first year of availability. MAD7 was recently recognized […]

White Ops, Google Dismantle Massive Online Fraud Operation Named ‘3ve’

White Ops today announced that it has dismantled one of the most sophisticated ad fraud operations to date in collaboration with Google and other key partners. This complex and ever-shifting global network of malicious bots, named “3ve” (pronounced “Eve”), infected at minimum 1.7 million computers at any given time, counterfeited more than 10,000 websites, and generated between 3 to 12 billion requests per day to sell fake online advertising.

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Jan Tighe Joins Paladin Capital Group’s Strategic Advisory Group

Further Strengthening Paladin Capital Group’s Strategic Advisory Group Paladin Capital Group is pleased to announce that Vice Admiral (Ret.) Jan Tighe, has joined Paladin’s Strategic Advisory Group. “Jan is one of the world’s foremost authorities on cyber security serving as Commander, Tenth Fleet/Fleet Cyber Command. We are delighted to welcome her at this exciting time […]

Twist Bioscience Corporation Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 30, 2018– Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA, today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $14.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. […]

Department of Defense Selects Bugcrowd to ‘Hack the Pentagon’

We are thrilled to be part of the DoD’s security posture and announce that the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Bugcrowd a contract to expand the DoD’s “Hack the Pentagon” Crowdsourced Digital Defense Program. The program, which includes expanded bug bounties and other crowdsourced security programs is aimed at boosting the Pentagon’s capacity to strengthen security for sensitive, internal assets.

Teraki completes $3M in financing to deliver AI and edge processing to meet exploding data analytics demands of automotive industry

Breakthrough AI technology increases automotive chip, communications and learning performance more than 10X making highly accurate AI applications possible in embedded environments Paladin Capital Group and GPS Ventures funding will support customer implementations and accelerate roadmap development BERLIN, Sept. 27, 2018 – Teraki, a technology leader in AI and edge processing, today announced it has […]

SCYTHE Secures $3 Million in Initial Financing Round Led by Gula Tech Adventures

Top tech leaders invest in company delivering industry’s first real-world attack simulation capabilities for enterprise red and blue teams. ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SCYTHE Inc., provider of the most advanced attack simulation platform on the market, today announced that the company has raised $3 million in an initial funding round led by cybersecurity industry veteran and co-founder of Tenable, Ron […]

Secure Application Development Company Secure Code Warrior Raises $3.5M

Funding from Paladin Capital Group and AirTree Ventures enables rapid expansion of North American and global operations SYDNEY, LONDON, BRUGES, BOSTON: 12 September 2018 – Secure application development platform provider Secure Code Warrior announced today that it has gained US$3.5 million in funding from two strategic venture capital firms.  The financing was led by Washington […]

10x Genomics Acquires Epinomics

10x Genomics, a leader in the genomics field, today announced its first acquisition with Epinomics, a pioneer in the growing epigenetics space. The acquisition will give 10x Genomics ATAC-seq technology and fundamental IP to accelerate discoveries and further research in epigenomics, paving the way for a new understanding of disease, diagnostics and therapeutics.

Geospatial Intelligence Startup Ursa Announces $5.7 Million in New Funding

Ursa Space Systems, a provider of geospatial intelligence solutions, recently announced $5.7 million in new venture funding, led by RRE Ventures and including participation from S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) and Paladin Capital Group. The company will use the funds to develop new products in response to strong customer demand, as well as expand current offerings to serve new customers and markets.

CYBER SECURITY COMPANY PANASEER RAISES $10 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING

Panaseer, a cyber security software company, today announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The financing round was led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from existing investors including Notion Capital, Albion Capital, Winton Ventures and Paladin Capital Group, as well as new investor Cisco Investments.

Former Ambassador Richard Verma Joins Paladin’s Strategic Advisory Group.

Paladin Capital Group is pleased to announce that Richard Verma, former U.S. Ambassador to India (2014-2017) and current Vice Chair at The Asia Group, will join Paladin’s Strategic Advisory Group (SAG).  Ambassador Verma brings 25 years of experience across senior levels of business, law, diplomacy, and the military. “We are very excited to have Rich […]

10x Genomics Completes $50 Million Series D Financing and $75M Credit Facility

10x Genomics, a company focused on accelerating genomic discovery, today announced that it had raised $125 million in funding. The funding included a $50 million Series D financing. It was led by Meritech Capital Partners and included new investor Wells Fargo Strategic Capital along with current investors Paladin Capital, Fidelity and the SoftBank Group. The Company complemented this financing with a new $75 million credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank.

Cybersecurity Company Expel Announces $20 Million in Series B Funding

Led by Scale Venture Partners, investment will accelerate growth of transparent managed security provider HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Expel (https://expel.io), the company that replaces what organizations spend on managed security service providers (MSSPs), announced it has secured $20 million in Series B funding led by Scale Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing in the […]

Bugcrowd Secures $26 Million to Enable Customers and Researchers to Outhack Them All

Bugcrowd, the leader in crowdsourced security, announced today it has closed $26 million in a Series C funding round led by Triangle Peak Partners. This funding comes on the heels of a record quarter where Bugcrowd added to its growing list of commercial and Fortune 500 customers, expanded globally with offices in London and Sydney, and grew its executive team.

Mérieux Développement and Paladin Capital Group co-lead $55.5 million Series C financing into Inscripta, a leading company in the field of gene editing, in preparation for platform expansion and commercial launch.

Investment will accelerate development and commercialization of gene-editing tools including enzymes, reagents, instrumentation, and software   San Francisco, Lyon and Boston, February 28, 2018 – Merieux Developpement and Paladin Capital Group announced the completion of a $55.5 million Series C funding into Inscripta, a leading gene-editing technology company, based in Boulder, CO and Pleasanton, CA. Additional […]

Paladin Capital Group Announces Acquisition of PhishMe by Private Equity Syndicate

Paladin Capital Group – a multi-stage investment firm focused on cybersecurity – announced the successful realization of its investment in PhishMe, the industry leader in human-enabled cyber defense solutions, to a syndicate of investors led by BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management. With a deal valuing PhishMe at around $400 million, the exit represents the largest in the field of human-enabled cyber defense.

Paladin Year in Review

Cyber in Review Friends of Paladin: At the end of 2017, our firm held a roundtable with leaders in cybersecurity representing local think tanks, law firms, universities, and U.S. Government agencies. During our discussion, we reflected on some of the more important events that occurred in 2017 and what new trends we anticipate coming to […]

Anomali Raises $40 Million in Series D Funding, Announces New Executive Hires

Anomali, the leading provider of threat management and collaboration solutions, announced today that it has closed an oversubscribed $40 million round of Series D funding. The round was led by Lumia Capital, a firm focused on helping technology market leaders expand globally. Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), Telstra and Sozo Ventures also participated in the round along with returning investors GV, General Catalyst, IVP and Paladin Capital Group.

PhishMe is Recognized by Deloitte’s 2017 Technology Fast 500™

PhishMe®, the leading provider of human phishing defense solutions, announced it has been recognized by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. PhishMe was ranked No. 114 in the software category and No. 200 overall. This is the third consecutive year PhishMe has been named to the Deloitte Fast 500.