# Protect AI - boldstart ventures

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# Protect AI

Cybersecurity for ML Models and AI Applications

**First check**
:   2022-03-25

**Co-investors**
:   Acrew, Pelion, Knollwood

**Headquarters**
:   Seattle

## Company milestones

2025-04-28  
Protect AI has been acquired by Palo Alto Networks to secure enterprise AI end-to-end - read the story from [Inception to category creation to exit here](https://boldstart.vc/news/protect-ai-mlsecops-shift-left-security-for-ai-ml-welcome-to-boldstart/)

2023-07-26  
Announced $35M Series A round ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/26/protect-ai-raises-35m-to-build-a-suite-of-ai-defending-tools/)) led by Evolution Equity w/Salesforce Ventures

2022-12-15  
Announced $13.5M seed round ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/protect-ai-lands-a-13-5m-investment-to-harden-ai-projects-from-attack/)) led by boldstart + Acrew Capital, including Pelion Ventures. More on [why we invested](https://boldstart.vc/news/protect-ai-mlsecops-shift-left-security-for-ai-ml-welcome-to-boldstart/).

2022-03-25  
boldstart first check

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