Who are Protege's investors?

Protege's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, CRV (Charles River Ventures), Flex Capital Partners, Footwork, The MBA Fund, Bloomberg Beta.

How much funding has Protege raised?

Protege has disclosed $60M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.

Protege

Founded 2024 · 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.

AI & Machine Learning Data & Infrastructure

Founders & leadership

Bobby Samuelsin

Investors · 12

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M

Flex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M

FootworkSan Francisco · $1M – $15M

The MBA Fund

Bloomberg Betareported · 3 sourcesSan Francisco · $25K – $1M

Also in the syndicate · 6

Charles River Ventures LPFlex CapitalFlex Capital LPFootwork VC LPShaper CapitalShaper Capital LP

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
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$30MSeries A extensionJan 2026 · 2 sources
Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Bloomberg Beta, CRV, Flex Capital, Footwork, Shaper Capital
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Undisclosed amountSeries AAug 2025
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Lowenstein Represents Protege in $30M Series A Funding Round Lead by a16z | Lowenstein Sandler LLPlowenstein.com · Jan 2026

Announcing Protege’s $30M Fundraise Led by a16zwithprotege.substack.com · Jan 2026

Protege raises $30M to grow governed marketplace for AI training data - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com · Jan 2026

Protege Raises $30 Million Led by a16z to Unlock Access to Data for AI Development - Protegewithprotege.ai · Jan 2026

Protege Raises $25M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Aug 2025

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 are Protege's investors?: Protege's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, CRV (Charles River Ventures), Flex Capital Partners, Footwork, The MBA Fund, Bloomberg Beta.
How much funding has Protege raised?: Protege has disclosed $60M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.