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Proto Inc. is a human-AI communications platform powered by its own holographic device hardware, full-stack ProtoOS software, conversational AI, spatial computing, AI avatar deployment system, and app ecosystem. Proto offers enterprise-level interactive AI solutions to companies in education, healthcare, live events, retail, and more.
Proto Inc. invented and patented the world’s first and only holographic communications platform, which includes specialized hologram device hardware, software, and an app ecosystem. This technology is often referred to as “holoportation”.
David Nussbaum is the Founder and creator of Proto Inc. along with his Co-Founder, Doug Barry.
Proto Inc. offers patented hologram devices, proprietary software, AI avatars, and spatial computing to help enterprises deploy realistic AI-driven experiences at scale, in the real world.
Proto Inc. technology can be applied to a wide range of use cases and industries including interactive learning experiences for educational institutions, virtual consultations for healthcare providers, remote beaming for celebrities & live events companies, interactive displays for retail locations, intelligent AI-powered kiosks for transportation, and more.
The Proto Inc. Headquarters is located in Los Angeles, California at 7111 Hayvenhurst Avenue,
Van Nuys, CA 91406.
Proto Inc. also has offices across the globe, including offices in Las Vegas, Nashville, Boston, New York, London, Germany, Paris, Seoul, South Africa, Tokyo, Toronto, Taipei, Jakarta, Australia, Dubai, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, Malaysia, Milan, and Hong Kong.
You can visit our Contact Page to view each region’s contact information and get in touch.
Proto Inc. has worked with over 120 customers globally including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, major league sports franchises including the Super Bowl, and some of the world’s best-known celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Usain Bolt, and Lewis Hamilton. Some of Proto’s marquee customers and partners include H&M, Christie’s, T-Mobile, DHL, PWC, Netflix, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, O2 Arena, Aramaco, CBS, BT, AT&T, Medtronic and others.
Proto Inc. has won the SXSW Innovation Award for “Innovation in Connecting People” and has been a multi-time CES Innovation Award Honoree. Proto has also been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list and was awarded a patent for our holographic technology.
You can contact Proto Inc. for sales, press, support, or general inquiries by calling +1 (866) 465-6476 or emailing usa@protohologram.com
Proto Inc. has worked with over 120 customers globally including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, major league sports franchises including the Super Bowl, and some of the world’s best-known celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Usain Bolt, and Lewis Hamilton. Some of Proto’s marquee customers and partners include H&M, Christie’s, T-Mobile, DHL, PWC, Netflix, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, O2 Arena, Aramaco, CBS, BT, AT&T, Medtronic and others.
Over 5 billion people interact with screens daily, yet AI remains largely confined to digital interfaces. Proto is changing that paradigm. Our mission is to seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence into the real world, empowering businesses to deploy advanced AI avatars, realistic holograms, and innovative spatial computing solutions at enterprise scale. A key differentiator: our platform is wearable-free, meaning no VR headsets, AR glasses, or other devices are required for users. This unique advantage makes embodied AI truly accessible to everyone, fostering new forms of natural interaction with technology in physical spaces.
Yes, Proto Inc. offers AI avatar rendering, hologram creation & content deployment. Please visit our AI Avatars page to learn more about photorealistic AI avatar rendering, integrating AI avatars with your enterprise systems, showcasing AI avatars as holograms or on existing displays, creating & deploying custom-designed 3D AI avatars, and more.
Yes, Proto Inc. offers conversational AI solutions that integrate with holograms, interactive kiosks, AI assistants, and existing enterprise systems. ProtoOS also gives our users the ability to integrate their own knowledge bases, LLMs, and translate AI avatar content to hundreds of languages. Please visit our Conversational AI page to learn more.
Yes, Proto Inc. offers spatial computing solutions. Proto’s Spatial Computing platform merges conversational AI avatars, holograms, traditional displays, and environmental awareness to create experiences that see, sense, analyze, and respond to the real world. Please visit our Spatial Computing page to learn more.
Yes, Proto avatars can be used on and integrated with traditional displays and kiosks. Whether appearing on a 7-foot holographic portal or a Zoom call, the same AI-powered personality and conversational logic carry through seamlessly.
Yes, Proto Inc. technology seamlessly integrates with enterprise systems and is built for large scale applications. With SOC 2 Type II compliance, role-based access, and encrypted data pathways, Proto ensures that every interaction is both private and compliant. Avatars can operate in cloud or edge configurations, supporting on-prem deployments for sensitive industries like finance, healthcare, and government.
Proto’s platform serves as the essential bridge, empowering leading Agentic AI platforms to seamlessly manifest and interact in the physical world, extending their intelligence from the cloud directly into human-centric spaces. To learn more about the Proto Platform Architecture, click here.
Proto takes healthcare and customer data security extremely seriously and operates with enterprise-grade protections that align with both SOC 2 Type II standards and healthcare privacy expectations such as HIPAA-aligned protocols.
Yes, Proto was built for global scale. ProtoOS can deploy, manage, and update hundreds (or thousands) of devices across multiple countries from a single cloud interface.
Proto has already been deployed across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, powering everything from executive telepresence in Fortune 500 HQs to AI avatars in retail activations and medical training institutions. Whether you run one unit or one thousand, performance, security, and control remain consistent.
Yes, Proto’s technology was designed for exactly those kinds of organizations: governments, universities, hospitals, and large institutions that need secure, scalable, and human-centered communication infrastructure.
To stay up to date with the latest Proto Inc. news you can subscribe to our newsletter, view our latest news features on our Press & Media page, or visit our Blog page for recent posts. Proto is also very active on social media, where we showcase new holographic events and AI avatar demos. You can follow us at @ProtoHologram or by searching Proto across all major social platforms.
Yes, developers can build on top of Proto’s platform. Whether you’re integrating AI avatars into your existing workflow, automating content beaming, or designing fully custom holographic experiences, Proto gives you the tools, APIs, and infrastructure to make it happen. You can read our documentation and visit our developer portal here.
To parter or invest with Proto Inc. please visit our Partnerships page and fill out the inquiry form to get in touch and initiate a conversation.
