PANews January 9 News, AI data platform Protege announced the completion of a $30 million Series A extension funding round led by a16z, bringing the total funding to $65 million. Other investors include Footwork, CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, and others. Protege aggregates real-world data from multiple fields such as healthcare, media, and audio through licensing methods, and performs cleaning and formatting optimization to provide high-quality data support for AI training. Its partners include most of the “AI Big Seven.” The funds will be used to expand in the data field, deepen institutional cooperation, and develop platform products.
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