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Protect AI funding, valuation and investors
AI supply chain, model scanning and runtime-security platform acquired by Palo Alto Networks in July 2025.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$60M · August 1, 2024
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$109M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
acquired
acquired · Seattle, WA
Latest tracked event: Palo Alto Networks acquisition completed (July 22, 2025). It is shown separately because it is not counted as disclosed equity funding.
Overview
Protect AI developed AI software supply-chain security, model and artifact scanning, and security posture technology. The Seattle startup disclosed a $13.5M 2022 seed, $35M 2023 Series A and $60M 2024 Series B. Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition July 22, 2025. The buyer reported $634.5M total consideration in its FY2025 SEC Form 10-K, including $607.4M cash and $27.1M replacement-award value attributable to prior service.
The product's model scanning differs from adversarial tests of prompt injection or real-life agent privileges.
Why Protect AI is interesting
Protect AI validates consolidation of model security into major enterprise cybersecurity platforms, a direct precedent for CrowdStrike's Fiddler and Dreadnode strategy.
Product & use cases
AI security posture management, model and artifact scanning, and AI software supply-chain security.
- Inspect externally sourced AI model files and software assets
- Identify compromised AI supply chain dependencies
- Track AI asset risk and security posture
Key facts
- Palo Alto Networks completed acquisition July 22, 2025; reported $634.5M total consideration.
- Financing disclosed: $13.5M seed (2022), $35M Series A (2023), $60M Series B (2024).
Funding history (newest first)
Palo Alto Networks acquisition completed
2025-07-22 $634.5M buyer-disclosed consideration, not fundingSource: Read source · sec.gov
Series B
2024-08-01 $60MSource: Read source · geekwire.com
Series A
2023-07-26 $35MSource: Read source · techcrunch.com
Seed
2022-12-15 $13.5MSource: Read source · boldstart.vc
Competitive landscape
Edge: Model-specific scanning and AI asset security, complemented by parent company's platform distribution.
The closest alternatives differ by whether they investigate existing telemetry, orchestrate incidents, evaluate AI agent behavior, or prevent adversarial exploitation. Selection should be based on representative task-level tests, deployment permissions, data control and total ownership cost.
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HiddenLayer direct
AI model/agent security
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Noma Security direct
Enterprise AI risk discovery
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Dreadnode adjacent
Offensive behavior testing
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