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 cyber landscape and deal sourcing capabilities make him a key team member at Paladin. His unique ability to build relationships and trust with entrepreneurs has helped lead to some of the firm’s successful investments, including Cloud Conformity (acquired by Trend Micro) and PhishMe (acquired by BlackRock), as well as earning the respect of his investment partners.
“Tom is a valuable member of the Paladin team and his promotion to Senior Vice President recognizes his outstanding investment results and our confidence and expectations of his future contributions,” said Michael Steed, Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin.
Tom joined Paladin in 2010 and is actively involved in several portfolio companies including Bugcrowd, Dashbird, Expel, Greynoise, RiskLens, and Secure Code Warrior. His responsibilities include identifying, assessing, and executing on new investment opportunities for the firm as well as active support and oversight for portfolio companies.
About Paladin Capital Group
Paladin Capital Group was founded in 2001 and has offices in Washington DC, New York, Silicon Valley, London, and Luxembourg. As a multi-stage investor, Paladin focuses on best-of-breed companies with technologies, products and services that meet the challenging global cybersecurity and digital infrastructure resilience needs for commercial and government customers. Paladin has over $1 billion in committed capital across multiple funds. For updates, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn