Protege is profiled here as a data marketplace[1]. Data types cited in this profile include: Media content, Audio recordings, Health records (de-identified), Medical imaging[1].
$30M Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), announced January 2026, expanding its $25M Series A from August 2025; total funding $65M[1]Returning investors include Footwork, CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital and Shaper Capital[1]Legal entity shown on site: Protege Health, Inc.[4]
Revenue share paid out to partners with each use of their data[1]
Seller fees
Not published
Platform's cut
Not published
Referral bounty
Not published
Deal terms
Deal terms: Protege
Deal structure
Licence of limited rights for defined AI training purposes; not a sale or transfer of IP ownership (video page)[6]
Exclusivity
Case-specific: in the broadcaster case study Protege held exclusive AI training rights to the catalog[5]
Term
Not published
Field of use
Not licensed for public exhibition, redistribution or consumer entertainment use[6]No Name-Image-Likeness (NIL) duplication/copying/use, including voice[6]
Onward transfer
In its broadcaster case study, Protege says the partner trusted it to sub-license its content to AI companies[5]
Protege works with partners on de-identification, certification and tokenization before data is shared (healthcare)[9]
Raw data deletion
Not published
Certifications
Site displays an AICPA SOC certification badge (report type not stated)[3]
Personal data handling
Privacy-first approach that, depending on dataset and jurisdiction, may include automated removal of personal identifiers, sampling and QA, optional anonymization or voice modification, and GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA-aligned workflows where applicable[6]