# Protagonist: portfolio, investments and team

> Protagonist is a vc firm based in United States. 3 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Protagonist

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $112M, Aug 2026

Seed Series A Growth Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **17** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$45M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Protagonist highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series E: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2024-05 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Growth
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Miami Beach, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Tenstorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)** Series E · US · BetaKit **$1.5B** With 16 others
- **Sept** **[CreatorFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/creatorfi)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$45M** With 8 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Temple](https://millionrounds.com/company/temple)** Seed · US · Ventureburn **$5.0M** With 12 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **5 named**

GB **George Bousis** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

GR **George Ruan** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

HH **Harry Hurst** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JN **James Norris** CCO and CFO i Form ADV

SA **Sevan Avakian** General Counsel i Form ADV

We also hold **8** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$443M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Protagonist Management LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 322383

New fund on file

**$112M**

raised in Aug 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Growth

Median round joined **$45M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *2*
- Series E *1*
- Series A said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Protagonist put money into.

[**Tenstorrent** $1.5B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)[**CreatorFi** $45M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/creatorfi)[**Temple** $5.0M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/temple)

## Quick answers about Protagonist

### What does Protagonist invest in?

Protagonist invests most often at Seed and Series E (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Protagonist?

3 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Protagonist invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Tenstorrent (Series E, Oct 2026), CreatorFi (Seed, Sept 2026) and Temple (Seed, Oct 2025).

### How big are Protagonist's cheques?

The median round it joins is $45M.

### Is Protagonist investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Protagonist?

Protagonist is a VC firm based in Miami Beach, United States.

### How much does Protagonist manage?

About $443M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

### Has Protagonist raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Aug 2026, reporting $112M raised.

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