# Protege funding: rounds and investors > Protege has raised $55M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Footwork, Andreessen Horowitz and SV Angel. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/protege (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Protege* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Big Data & Analytics Construction Raised 10 months ago Follow Protege and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fprotege) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$55M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 4 sources **$25M** Series A **$30M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $30M Jan 2026 - **Led by:** Andreessen Horowitz - **Step-up i:** 1.2× - **Investors:** 8 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2026 **$25M** Series A **$30M** Series A - **First round:** Series A, $25M - **Biggest round:** $30M - **Between rounds:** 5 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Series A **$30M** *7 new* *1 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) Lead [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) [Footwork](https://millionrounds.com/fund/footwork) [Shaper Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shaper-capital) Reported by TechStartups and 2 others SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Feb 2026 - **Aug 2025** Series A **$25M** *1 new* [Footwork](https://millionrounds.com/fund/footwork) Lead Reported by AlleyWatch ## Founders and team From Protege's own website: 2 on the team. - **David Peress** Executive Director - **Jack Hazan** Executive Director ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [Footwork](https://millionrounds.com/fund/footwork) L [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) L [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) [Shaper Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shaper-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Footwork](https://millionrounds.com/fund/footwork) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **1** round [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) VC firm **1** round [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) VC firm **1** round [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) VC firm **1** round [Shaper Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shaper-capital) Family office **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=protege). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Protege as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [TQ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tq-ventures) VC firm 2022, per its site [TQ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tq-ventures-2) VC firm 2022, per its site ## Quick answers about Protege ### Who invested in Protege? Protege's investors include Footwork, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures and CRV, and 3 more on record. Andreessen Horowitz led its latest round. ### How much has Protege raised? Protege has raised $55M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Protege last raise? Protege's most recent round was a Series A of $30M in Jan 2026, led by Andreessen Horowitz. ### What was Protege's biggest round? Its most recent round, $30M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Protege first? Protege's first round on record, in Aug 2025, was backed by Footwork. ### What stage is Protege at? Protege's latest named round is a Series A, in Jan 2026. ### Where is Protege based? Protege is based in the United States. ### Who led Protege's rounds? Footwork led the Series A in 2025; Andreessen Horowitz led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Protege In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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