# Xing Xin

> Xing Xin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Upfort (formerly Paladin Cyber), a San Francisco-based platform that unifies cybersecurity and cyber insurance into a single solution for small and medium-sized businesses. With a background in management consulting, AI startups, and a childhood spent building computers for neighbors, Xin co-founded Upfort after watching a close friend's accounting firm get destroyed by ransomware in 2017. Under his leadership, Upfort now serves over 25,000 companies, has processed more than $100M in cyber insurance premiums annually, and has been shown to reduce the likelihood of security incidents by 81%.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Upfort
- **Organizations:** Upfort, Tractable, Beepi, McMaster-Carr
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Master's in Information Management Systems, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Grew Upfort to serve over 25,000 companies across the US, Processed more than $100M in cyber insurance premiums annually through the Upfort platform, Demonstrated 81% lower likelihood of security incidents for companies using Upfort's platform

## Career timeline

- **2005-2009** — Studied Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University
- **2011-2014** — Earned Master's in Information Management Systems from Harvard University
- **2014-2016** — Management consultant focused on organizational restructuring, predictive modeling, and product development
- **2016-2017** — Roles at Beepi and McMaster-Carr driving operational improvements and business innovation
- **2017-2019** — Head of US Business & Product Development at Tractable - first US hire, built US and Japanese markets
- **2019** — Co-founded Paladin Cyber (later Upfort) with Han Wang and Josh Riley, targeting SMB cyber risk
- **2023-09** — Rebranded Paladin Cyber to Upfort to reflect expanded AI-powered capabilities
- **2023-10** — Closed $8M Series A led by SYN Ventures
- **2025-10** — Keynote speaker at ITC Vegas 2025, discussing personal cyber protection for families

## Achievements

- Grew Upfort to serve over 25,000 companies across the US
- Processed more than $100M in cyber insurance premiums annually through the Upfort platform
- Demonstrated 81% lower likelihood of security incidents for companies using Upfort's platform
- Led rapid response to Apache Log4J zero-day: scanned tens of thousands of companies and remediated vulnerable organizations within 24 hours
- Raised $8M Series A from SYN Ventures in October 2023
- Successfully rebranded Paladin Cyber to Upfort in September 2023
- Won 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Award and Top InfoSec Innovator Award
- Won Cybersecurity Moonshot Award and Cyber Insurance SME Initiative of the Year
- Speaker at ITC Vegas 2025
- AI platform shown to reduce claim frequency by up to 75%

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Spoke at ITC Vegas 2025 on 'Personal Cyber: Protecting Families in a Connected World'
- **2023-10** — Closed $8M Series A funding led by SYN Ventures
- **2023-09** — Rebranded company from Paladin Cyber to Upfort to reflect expanded AI-powered cybersecurity and insurance capabilities
- **2023-11** — Upfort won 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Award and Top InfoSec Innovator Award

## Links

- Website: https://upfort.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/xingxin
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/paladincybers
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/meetpaladin/

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Last updated: 2026-05-13