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Protent
AI intelligence for mission-critical operations
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Winter 2026
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AI intelligence for mission-critical operations
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Srihan Balaji
Co-Founder & CEO
Studied EE/CS/math and worked in defense tech; now building AI intelligence for mission-critical operations.
Srihan Balaji
Co-Founder & CEO
Studied EE/CS/math and worked in defense tech; now building AI intelligence for mission-critical operations.
Abhisheik Sharma
Founder
Sentiment analysis researcher, CTO @ Protent (W26)
Abhisheik Sharma
Founder
Sentiment analysis researcher, CTO @ Protent (W26)
Protent
Founded:
2025
Batch:
Winter 2026
Team Size:
2
Status:
Active
Location:
San Francisco
Primary Partner:
Jon Xu
