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Protecto

Founded 2021 · 42 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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26 people in our graph share verified history with the Protecto team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Lak Ananthunlockedknows Baskaran Alagarsamy · together at College of Engineering, Guindy (overlapped)
knows the team · via Protecto
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Protecto provides context-based access control for AI systems that structures unstructured data and enforces runtime access policies based on user role, task, and context. The platform prevents sensitive data exposure in enterprise AI applications while maintaining sufficient context for AI models to function effectively.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Founders & leadership

Protecto was founded in 2021 by Baskaran Alagarsamy.

BABaskaran Alagarsamy
Baskaran AlagarsamyinCo-founder & CTOBaskaran Alagarsamy is a software and data engineer with over 24 years of experience, including six years focused on privacy engineering, and now serves as CTO of Protecto, which builds access control and data protection solutions for AI systems.

Investors · 7

Better CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100Kvia Vaibhav Domkundwar · inferred
Together FundBangalore · $1M – $10M
Speciale Investreported · 2 sourcesChennai · $1M

Also in the syndicate · 4

Arali VenturesFortyTwo VCFortyTwo.VCSpeciale

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$4M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2023

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Why we invested in Protecto.aispecialeinvest.com · Dec 2023Protecto secures $4m in seed funding to bolster enterprise AI data privacyfintech.global · Nov 2023Protecto Raises $4 Million in Seed Roundthesaasnews.com · Nov 2023Protecto Secures $4M Seed Funding Round to Empower Enterprises with Trusted AIbusinesswire.com · Nov 2023Protecto Raises $4M To Advance Trusted AI Securityprotecto.ai · Nov 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Protecto do?
Protecto provides context-based access control for AI systems that structures unstructured data and enforces runtime access policies based on user role, task, and context. The platform prevents sensitive data exposure in enterprise AI applications while maintaining sufficient context for AI models to function effectively.
Who founded Protecto?
Protecto was founded by Baskaran Alagarsamy in 2021.
Who are Protecto's investors?
Protecto's investors include Better Capital, Together Fund, Speciale Invest.
How much funding has Protecto raised?
Protecto has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.