Protecto

About

Protecto is an AI data security company based in Silicon Valley, founded in 2021. Headquartered in San Jose, California, with a development center in Bengaluru, India, Protecto focuses on privacy-preserving solutions for enterprises using generative AI. The company aims to remove privacy and security barriers in AI adoption while ensuring compliance with global regulations. It is supported by investors such as Together Fund, Better Capital, and 42 VC. Protecto offers a range of services, including AI data guardrails that protect sensitive data in generative AI workflows through tokenization and encryption. Their privacy-preserving tokenization replaces personally identifiable information (PII) with secure tokens, maintaining data integrity for AI model accuracy. The company also provides compliance automation to meet regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, ensuring end-to-end protection of data throughout the AI lifecycle. Protecto's solutions are utilized by over 3,000 enterprise clients, including Automation Anywhere, and are particularly relevant in industries with strict data compliance needs, such as healthcare and finance.