# Protege

> Governed marketplace licensing real-world multimodal data for AI training.

## Why it is interesting

Datavant/LiveRamp founders Bobby Samuels and Travis May; MAG7 customers for healthcare/media datasets.

## Profile

- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- a16z portfolio status: Active
- Series A (2025): $25M with a16z Bio + Health; CRV among returning investors (Business Wire)
- Series A extension (2026): $30M led by a16z; total $65M (Business Wire)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/crv

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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