Michael Steed
Michael Steed is Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin Capital Group, overseeing operations and strategic direction. He previously held investment and political roles, and serves on multiple boards.
What Michael can write
Paladin Capital Group writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office · prosecutor
- Democratic Party of the United States of America (DNC) · Special Counsel to the Chairman and National Director1981-1985
- major financial services company based in Washington, DC · Senior Vice President of Investments
- major financial services company · Senior Vice President of Investments
- SEC registered investment advisory firm · President
- Paladin Capital · Founder and Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Michael Steed?
Michael Steed is Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin Capital Group, overseeing operations and strategic direction. He previously held investment and political roles, and serves on multiple boards.
How much does Michael Steed invest?
Michael Steed invests through Paladin Capital Group, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Michael Steed do before Paladin Capital Group?
prosecutor at Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office; Special Counsel to the Chairman and National Director at Democratic Party of the United States of America (DNC); Senior Vice President of Investments at major financial services company based in Washington, DC; Senior Vice President of Investments at major financial services company; President at SEC registered investment advisory firm.
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