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Protect AI

Cybersecurity · Seattle, United States · Founded 2022

A cybersecurity firm dedicated to ensuring the safety of networks using artificial intelligence and machine learning MoreLess

Protect AI is a pioneering company in the field of AI cybersecurity, focusing on securing machine learning (ML) operations, also known as MLSecOps. The company provides advanced tools and solutions to detect threats and manage vulnerabilities in ML systems and AI applications. Protect AI serves a diverse range of clients, including data scientists, ML and application security (AppSec) professionals, regulators, and business leaders. Operating in the rapidly growing AI and cybersecurity market, Protect AI addresses the increasing demand for robust security measures in AI-powered environments. The company's business model revolves around offering specialized security solutions and services, including bespoke model development, training data security, and foundational model vulnerability analysis. Protect AI generates revenue through subscriptions, licensing of its security tools, and its unique AI Bug Bounty Platform, Huntr, where security researchers can submit vulnerabilities for rewards. The company has been recognized as one of the Top 100 most promising artificial intelligence startups of 2023 by CB Insights and one of the best early-stage companies of 2023 in Fortune's annual list of 60 best cyber companies.

Keywords: AI cybersecurity, MLSecOps, threat detection, vulnerability management, machine learning security, AI applications, data scientists, AppSec professionals, AI Bug Bounty, Huntr.

Valuation $100–500M
Revenue $1–10M
Headcount <100
Total funding $100–500M
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Company overview

Protect AI company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
2022
Headquarters
Seattle, United States
Employees
30
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
62.5
Investment activity
3 companies · latest Jul 2024
Capital deployed
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
sub industryCloud & Infrastructurebusiness modelSaaSindustrySecuritysectorCore AIsectorCybersecuritysectorAI SecuritysectorMLopssectorHard TechsectorAI Model Deployment and MonitoringsectorDT and LSclient focusb2btechnologyArtificial IntelligencetechnologyDeep TechtechnologyMachine Learning

Valuation & funding

Protect AI funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing Apr 2025 $0 Palo Alto Networks
SERIES BOther financing Aug 2024 $60M $400M Boldstart Ventures · ACrew Capital · Knollwood Capital · Evolution Equity Partners
SERIES AOther financing Jul 2023 $35M $140M Pelion Venture Partners · Evolution Equity Partners · Knollwood Investment Advisory · ACrew Capital
SEEDOther financing Dec 2022 $14M $54M Boldstart Ventures · Pelion Venture Partners · Nir Polak · Dimitri Sirota
SEEDOther financing Apr 2022 $14M $54M Pelion Venture Partners · Knollwood Investment Advisory · ACrew Capital · Boldstart Ventures
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Financials

Revenue and workforce over time

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YearRevenueGrowthEmployees
2026 $2.3M 0% 30
2025 $2.3M 0% 41
2024 $2.3M 0% 86
2023 $2.3M 38
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Growth signals

Protect AI website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Protect AI is 33K monthly website visits, down 5.7% over the last three months. Protect AI's team declined 26.8% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits33K 3-month web change-5.7% 1-year team growth-26.8%
Monthly website visits45 observations · Nov 2022–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Protect AI's talent

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Team profiled 12 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 1 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

15 investors on Protect AI's cap table

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Seed 8 investors entered at this stage
ACrew Capital
Boldstart Ventures
Pelion Venture Partners
Knollwood Investment Advisory
Nir Polak
Dimitri Sirota
Aviso Ventures
Shlomo Kramer
Series A 6 investors entered at this stage
Evolution Equity Partners
Salesforce Ventures
Knollwood Capital
Samsung Electronics
StepStone Group
01 Advisors
Other known 1 additional known investor
Palo Alto Networks

Global footprint

Where Protect AI has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
4 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States81.8%
🇩🇪 Germany9.1%
🇧🇷 Brazil4.5%
🇨🇴 Colombia4.5%
4 countries shown

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Protect AI

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