Christopher Steed
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director @ Paladin Capital Group
Washington, United States
Christopher Steed is a seed investor at Paladin Capital Group in Washington focused on Software and Cyber Security. Christopher Elliot Steed is based out of Washington, District of Columbia and is the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Paladin Capital Group. Christopher previously worked at Merrill Lynch as a Client Associate. Christopher Elliot Steed attended the Duke University.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 54%
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Industries Christopher Steed invests in
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Countries Christopher Steed invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (23%)
- Cyber Security 3 (23%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (23%)
- Analytics 2 (15%)
- Information Technology 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (23%)
- Series A 3 (23%)
- Series B 3 (23%)
- Series C 2 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 6 (46%)
- United Kingdom 2 (15%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Adventr provides its users with a platform to design, distribute, and analyze interactive, viewer-driven, video content. Its proprietary flagship product is a drag and drop SaaS network, which facilitates the creation and distribution of interactive video.Adventr’s viewers have the ability to make choices within the content, changing the video’sactions or responding to characters in real-time, improving engagement across all metrics. Its video content can be embedded or distributed via ad networks and publishers. | $8M / Seed / Jan 18, 2024 | ||
| Unitary removes the complexity from AI adoption. Its Virtual Agents integrate seamlessly into existing tools and workflows, requiring no system overhauls or process redesigns. This enables organizations to adopt AI rapidly without engineering effort or upfront costs. Unitary’s model combines AI with human oversight to deliver an entire operationalworkload at human-level accuracy, backed by contractual guarantees. Customers see significant cost savings from day one, with a model that becomes even more efficient as it scales. It’s a faster, smarter path to AI-powered operations, without the usual complexity, risk, or overhead. | $15M / Series A / Oct 02, 2023 | ||
| StegAI builds watermark SaaS tools for enterprise customers to secure their digital assets against leaks and misuse. | $5M / Seed / Aug 01, 2023 | ||
| 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 - ExecutiveProtection - Asset Protection | $15M / Series B / May 24, 2022 | ||
| Ursa Space Systems (Ursa) is a Space 3.0 analytics-as-a-service company that brings transparency to global markets to help traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries make more informed decisions. It released the world’s first comprehensive weekly China oil inventory report in May, added the Caribbean and MENA regions in September,and plans to have global coverage in early 2018. Ursa uses space-based data from radar satellites as the source of their timely reports. Radar works through clouds and at night, allowing the collection of information about activities on the Earth rain or shine. Based in Ithaca, New York, Ursa was founded in 2014 by leaders in the satellite and software security fields with the vision to unlock the potential of data and insights derived from radar satellite imaging. | $16M / Series C / Mar 20, 2022 | ||
| Adventr provides its users with a platform to design, distribute, and analyze interactive, viewer-driven, video content. Its proprietary flagship product is a drag and drop SaaS network, which facilitates the creation and distribution of interactive video.Adventr’s viewers have the ability to make choices within the content, changing the video’sactions or responding to characters in real-time, improving engagement across all metrics. Its video content can be embedded or distributed via ad networks and publishers. | $5M / Seed / Dec 20, 2021 | ||
| SCYTHE is the adversary emulation platform for the enterprise and cybersecurity market. The SCYTHE platform enables Red, Blue, and Purple teams to build and emulate real-world adversarial campaigns in a matter of minutes. SCYTHE allows organizations to continuously assess their risk posture and exposure. CTEM - continuous threat exposuremanagement. The platform automates real-world threat intelligence, validates technical security controls, and prioritizes vulnerabilities. | $10M / Series A / Nov 08, 2021 | ||
| Ursa Space Systems (Ursa) is a Space 3.0 analytics-as-a-service company that brings transparency to global markets to help traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries make more informed decisions. It released the world’s first comprehensive weekly China oil inventory report in May, added the Caribbean and MENA regions in September,and plans to have global coverage in early 2018. Ursa uses space-based data from radar satellites as the source of their timely reports. Radar works through clouds and at night, allowing the collection of information about activities on the Earth rain or shine. Based in Ithaca, New York, Ursa was founded in 2014 by leaders in the satellite and software security fields with the vision to unlock the potential of data and insights derived from radar satellite imaging. | $15M / Series B / Nov 07, 2019 | ||
| Ursa Space Systems (Ursa) is a Space 3.0 analytics-as-a-service company that brings transparency to global markets to help traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries make more informed decisions. It released the world’s first comprehensive weekly China oil inventory report in May, added the Caribbean and MENA regions in September,and plans to have global coverage in early 2018. Ursa uses space-based data from radar satellites as the source of their timely reports. Radar works through clouds and at night, allowing the collection of information about activities on the Earth rain or shine. Based in Ithaca, New York, Ursa was founded in 2014 by leaders in the satellite and software security fields with the vision to unlock the potential of data and insights derived from radar satellite imaging. | $5.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 20, 2018 | ||
| Ursa Space Systems (Ursa) is a Space 3.0 analytics-as-a-service company that brings transparency to global markets to help traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries make more informed decisions. It released the world’s first comprehensive weekly China oil inventory report in May, added the Caribbean and MENA regions in September,and plans to have global coverage in early 2018. Ursa uses space-based data from radar satellites as the source of their timely reports. Radar works through clouds and at night, allowing the collection of information about activities on the Earth rain or shine. Based in Ithaca, New York, Ursa was founded in 2014 by leaders in the satellite and software security fields with the vision to unlock the potential of data and insights derived from radar satellite imaging. | $7M / Series A / Oct 25, 2017 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Paladin Capital Group
Paladin Capital Group is a leading global investor that supports and grows the world’s most innovative companies through venture investment, expansion, and growth capital. Paladin is a leader in investing in technologies, products, and services focused on dual use in both commercial and governmental markets with a strong value-add culture. The Paladin team merges financial expertise with national security and technical competence to add value across a wide array of market sectors and company stages. Paladin is focused on being an active investor—bringing decades of experience, advice, access, and relationships to its portfolio companies. Their most recent fund focuses on digital infrastructure resilience, investing globally in advanced technologies and solutions which enable, monitor, manage, and defend critical infrastructure that is dependent on cyber space. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London, and Luxembourg.
Paladin Capital Group Contacts
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Chris Inglis
Managing Director
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Christopher Steed
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director
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Kenneth Pentimonti
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Mark Maloney
Founder & Managing Partner
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Michael R. Steed
Founder & Managing Partner
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What does Christopher Steed invest in?
Christopher Steed invests primarily in Software, Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Steed closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 13 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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