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Bobby Samuels

AT PROTEGEMENTIONS 2LAST SEEN AUGUST 24, 2026
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Bobby Samuels is the co-founder and CEO of Protege, a data infrastructure company founded in 2024 that connects owners of high-value proprietary datasets with AI developers through a governed, privacy-first licensing marketplace. He previously served as General Manager of Privacy Hub at Datavant and led partnerships at LiveRamp, building expertise in neutral data networks and regulated data exchange. He holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an A.B. from Harvard College, where he served as President of The Harvard Crimson.

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mention·The a16z Show·AUGUST 24, 2026

“Protege's founding insight, written in a 2024 Google Doc by co-founder Bobby, was that models would be constrained by the quality and reality of their training data — long before the broader market arrived at that conclusion.”

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hire·The a16z Show·AUGUST 24, 2026

“Co-founder of Protege (last name not stated). Previously worked for a data facilitation company.”

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Bobby Samuels · Protege — 2 mentions on Teahose