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Protagonist

About Protagonist

Protagonist is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing the most ambitious founders changing the paradigm. We invest across software, AI, fintech, and other emerging technologies.

Business Information
Target Customers
startups entrepreneurs emerging technology companies
Industry Categories
Software AI, ML, Gen AI Accounting/Finance
Business Model
Revenue Model Investment returns
Pricing Strategy Not applicable
Sales Channels direct investments, network referrals
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Seed Jun 22, 2025 $100.0M @xai, EigenLayer, @ionet
Series C Jun 05, 2025 Undisclosed Unknown
Founders
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@gemusan

Founder & Managing Partner

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@harryhurst

Founder & Managing Partner

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@GBousis

Founder & Managing Partner

Investors
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@ionet

Investor

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@xai

Investor

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EigenLayer

Corporate

Recent Mentions
Melch__
Melch | Web3 Lead Gen Agency 👔 @Melch__
Jun 05, 2025

@ProtagonistXYZ You guys have all the good connections 😄 Congrats Protagonist and Vivrelle on the Series C round

alexklein0x
Alex Klein @alexklein0x
Jun 22, 2025

Protagonist Founder(s): @GBousis • @harryhurst • @gemusan Deal Team: @njmalone Stage: Seed through Series B Category: Consumer, AI/ML, Web3, B2B SaaS, Defense Notable deals: @xai @eigenlayer @ionet $100M Fund I raised in July '22, Fund II WIP