Footwork led a $25m Series A round in Protege.

Footwork, a venture capital firm, led a $25m Series A round in Protege, the platform designed to enable the secure exchange of proprietary data for artificial intelligence training, with participation from CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. "Access to the right training data continues to be the biggest bottleneck to AI's progress. Protege was born out of a belief that the next generation of AI breakthroughs will be powered by enabling data holders to safely allow controlled access to their data. This funding is a major milestone that enables us to deepen our product and partner even more closely with the organizations shaping the future of AI," Bobby Samuels, Protege CEO and Co-Founder.