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Protege
New York, US · Founded 2024 · 93 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors
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Protege aggregates and curates real-world data from diverse sources to create AI-ready datasets for model developers. The platform serves AI model builders, foundation model developers, and in-house AI teams across healthcare, video, audio, motion capture, and other domains while enabling data providers to monetize their assets through standardized licensing.
Founders & leadership
Protege was founded in 2024 by Travis May, Engy Ziedan, and Richard Ho.
Investors · 12
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Also in the syndicate · 5
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$60M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2025–2026
- $30MraisedJan 2026 · 2 sources
Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Bloomberg Beta, Charles River Ventures LP, Flex Capital LP, Footwork VC LP, Shaper Capital LP
Source ↗ - $30MSeries A extensionJan 2026 · 2 sources
Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Bloomberg Beta, CRV, Flex Capital, Footwork, Shaper Capital
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AAug 2025Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
5 people who came through Protege went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Protege do?
- Protege aggregates and curates real-world data from diverse sources to create AI-ready datasets for model developers. The platform serves AI model builders, foundation model developers, and in-house AI teams across healthcare, video, audio, motion capture, and other domains while enabling data providers to monetize their assets through standardized licensing.
- Who founded Protege?
- Protege was founded by Travis May, Engy Ziedan, Richard Ho in 2024.
- Who are Protege's investors?
- Protege's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Bloomberg Beta, CRV (Charles River Ventures), Flex Capital Partners, Footwork, The MBA Fund, Stellar Capital.
- How much funding has Protege raised?
- Protege has disclosed $60M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Protege headquartered?
- Protege is headquartered in New York, US.