Kaija Gisolfi-McCready

Kaija Gisolfi-McCready

Investment Associate atLockheed Martin VenturesMaryland

Kaija Gisolfi-McCready joined Lockheed Martin Ventures in 2025 as an investment associate, with a background in engineering and finance. She previously worked at Paladin Capital, supporting deep tech investments.

What Kaija can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
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Lockheed Martin Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Paladin Capital
  2. Lockheed Martin Ventures · Investment Associate
    Now

Focus

deep techengineeringfinancenational security innovation

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Finance

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Questions

Who is Kaija Gisolfi-McCready?

Kaija Gisolfi-McCready joined Lockheed Martin Ventures in 2025 as an investment associate, with a background in engineering and finance. She previously worked at Paladin Capital, supporting deep tech investments.

How much does Kaija Gisolfi-McCready invest?

Kaija Gisolfi-McCready invests through Lockheed Martin Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Kaija Gisolfi-McCready?

A warm intro from a founder Lockheed Martin Ventures backed works best.

What did Kaija Gisolfi-McCready do before Lockheed Martin Ventures?

Paladin Capital.

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