When was Protégé founded?

Protégé was founded in 2021 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Protégé located?

Protégé is headquartered in Woburn, United States.

How many employees does Protégé have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Protégé is 529.

Is Protégé a funded company?

Protégé is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Mar 18, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Protégé?

Protégé's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Mar 18, 2022, with participation from 9 investors.

Where does Protégé rank among its competitors?

Protégé ranks 101st amongst 1135 active competitors, of which 57 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Deplike, which secured an undisclosed amount in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Protégé?

Protégé's top competitors include Yousician, Skoove and Tonic Music. Among them, Deplike secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Protégé - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online music feedback platform. Artists have to submit their applications and get shortlisted to receive feedback from artists.

Website: protege.com
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Email ID: *****@protege.app

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

Woburn, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$8.5M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Mar 18, 2022, $*****

Investors

Sequoia Capital & 11 more

Ranked

101^st among 1135 active competitors

Employee Count

529 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Yousician & 1038 more

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Protégé has raised a total funding of $8.5M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Mar 18, 2022 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Protégé has 6 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Protégé:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 18, 2022	9612426	Seed	6199290	3273391	6415167	2214019

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The founders of Protégé is Michael Cruz.

Here are the details of Protégé's key team members:

Michael Cruz: Co-Founder of Protégé.

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Protégé's employee count trend

Protégé has 529 employees as of May 26. Here is Protégé's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Protégé include Yousician, Skoove and Tonic Music. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Protégé, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Yousician 2010, Helsinki (Finland), Series B	Provider of AI-driven interactive music education platform for learning to play various musical instruments	$35M	True Ventures, Alexa Fund & 13 others	57/100
2nd	Skoove 2014, Berlin (Germany), Series A	Mobile & SaaS-based platform providing piano-related learning solutions	$4.66M	HTGF, IBB Ventures & 8 others	55/100
3rd	Tonic Music 2021, United States, Funding Raised	Online platform for practicing music and connecting with musicians	-	Cherubic Ventures, Patron	54/100
4th	Musopia 2011, Helsinki (Finland), Public	Music software development studio	$1.74M	Reaktor Ventures, PowerBank Ventures & 2 others	53/100
5th	Trala 2016, Chicago (United States), Series A	App-based platform providing violin-related learning solutions	$19.5M	Next Play Ventures, Techstars & 14 others	53/100
6th	Riyaz 2017, Bengaluru (India), Seed	App-based platform offering solutions for practising singing	$1.33M	Multiply Ventures, Better Capital & 6 others	53/100
7th	Flowkey 2009, Germany, Seed	Virtual piano learning through songs	$376K	TU Berlin & 2 others	52/100
8th	Songsterr 2008, Rostov (Russia), Unfunded	Cloud-based music learning platform for guitar, bass, drum tabs and chords	-	-	49/100
9th	Deplike 2014, New Castle (United States), Seed	Guitar effects and amp modeler application provider	$738K	Teknasyon, 216 Capital & 3 others	49/100
10th	iMusic-School 2007, Paris (France), Seed	Online platform providing video music-related learning solutions	$2.4M	Smalt Capital, Seventure Partners	48/100
101st	Protégé 2021, Woburn (United States), Seed	Online music feedback platform	$8.5M	TQ Ventures, G2T3V & 10 others	38/100