Root Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · 1 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
Root Ventures is a venture fund manager based in San Francisco. SEC filings show 4 venture funds on record, most recently Root Ventures IV, L.P. ($250M offering) filed January 2025.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
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What they invest in
from 16 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Developer Tools ×7Enterprise Software ×6SaaS ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Deep Tech ×4Construction Tech ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:United States×15France×1India×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32022 · 52021 · 22020 · 12017 · 113 dated
DeepWeave builds Loom, an AI-native optimization platform that augments the backend (physical) design stage of chip design, targeting power, performance, area, and yield through design-technology co-optimization within existing EDA flows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSemiconductors
Unni Narayanan(Founder and CEO)inDavid Pan(Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsHomebrewIncubate USRoot Ventures Manager, Llc
Kayhan Space develops technology to improve the safety of spaceflight operations.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaSSpace TechLafayette, US
Siamak Hesar(Founder)inAraz Feyzi(Founder)in
BoardKane Hsieh(Director)in
Co-investorsInitialized CapitalBeyond CapitalOverlineRoot Ventures Manager, LlcTechstarsEVE Atlas+2 more
CADY provides AI-powered schematic analysis that reviews Netlist and BOM files to detect design flaws, errors, and best-practice violations in high-density PCB designs within minutes.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRamat Hasharon
Or Shabtai(Director)inGilad Shapira(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTal Ben Porath(Director)Nimrod Cohen(Director)in
Board seatAvidan Aryeh Ross· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Sep 2025
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDCatapult VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcTAU VenturestoDay Ventures
Dusty Robotics builds the FieldPrinter, a mobile robot that automates layout and marking tasks on construction job sites.
Construction TechHardwareRoboticsMountain View, US
Tessa Lau(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPhilipp Herget(Director, Promoter)in
BoardRichard Boyle(Director)in
Board seatAvidan Ross· per SEC Form D · $45.5M raise · filed Jun 2022
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersCantos VenturesGRIDS CapitalHumba VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+1 more
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An ML research and product lab building general intelligence by enabling people and computers to work together creatively
Enterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
David Luan(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inAshish Vaswani(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Niki Parmar(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Augustus Odena(Co-founder)Maxwell Nye(Co-founder)inErich Elsen(Co-founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAdditionAir Street CapitalAtlassian VenturesGeneral CatalystGreylock Partners+8 more
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Belidor builds AI software for the construction industry, beginning with bid leveling and bid management tools for U.S. preconstruction teams.
Construction TechParis, FR
Marc Apicella(CEO)inBaptiste Grandclerc(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsAngular VenturesEntrepreneur First
DailyObjects is a design-focused accessories brand that creates everyday lifestyle products crafted by Indian artisans using global-quality materials.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceIndia, IN
Pankaj Garg(Founder)in
Co-investorsRoots Ventures
Flight Science develops an intelligent flight operations platform that combines AI with user experience design to address day-of-operations issues for airlines, airports, and air traffic management systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSWest Hollywood, US
Andrew Gasparovic(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsOutsiders
Illoca builds Tracing Paper, a design tool that enables architects and designers to sketch, markup, and iterate on designs through a more natural workflow rather than rigid command-based interfaces.
Developer ToolsSan Ramon, US
Chiaowei Yu(Founder)inChin-Yi Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersRoot Ventures Manager, LlcAIX VenturesAlt Ventures
Strategy hub enabling DeFi yield access across multiple chains and layers for comprehensive cross-chain growth.
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainBAM ElevateEclipse Ventures
Meroxa builds real-time data integration and streaming tools to help organizations liberate data from silos and create data-driven applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
DeVaris Brown(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersDrive CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, LlcAdditionHustle FundIndex Ventures+3 more
New York City, US
Matthew Heider(Executive Officer, Director)Brian O'Clair(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAvidan Ross(Director)Matthew Goldstein(Director)
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Root Ventures Manager, LlcSystemiq CapitalTechstarsQuiet CapitalTMV
nTop (nTopology) makes parametric engineering design software that lets teams generate, explore, and validate complex geometry with manufacturing constraints and embedded FEA/CFD simulation built into the workflow.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Gregory Schroy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bradley Rothenberg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersCrunchFundNotation CapitalPathbreaker VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcTuesday Capital+5 more
Okteto is a developer platform that enables teams to develop cloud-native applications by moving development and preview environments into the cloud.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ramiro Berrelleza(CEO & Co-founder)inPablo Chico de Guzman(CTO & Co-founder)inRamon Lamana(CPO & Co-founder)inRamiro Antonio Berrelleza Perez(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsMAGIC FundRoot Ventures Manager, LlcY CombinatorHaystackTwo Sigma VenturesUncorrelated Ventures+1 more
Quilter builds physics-driven AI that automatically generates printed circuit board (PCB) layouts, using Maxwell's equations, thermodynamics, and manufacturing constraints rather than human design patterns.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareLos Angeles, US
Sergiy Nesterenko(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
BoardEric Vishria(Benchmark partner and board member)inNina Achadjian(Index Ventures partner and board member)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcBenchmark
Superconductive is the company behind Great Expectations (GX), a data quality platform, and is preparing to launch a cloud version of the product.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsIndex VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Tiger Global Management
Trieve provides backend infrastructure for implementing search, retrieval augmented generation, and recommendation systems, offering pre-built tools for ranking tuning, model customization, and hybrid semantic-keyword search.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Nick Khami(Founder)inDenzell Ford(Founder)Nicholas Khami(Founder)in
Co-investorsRoot Ventures Manager, LlcY Combinator
Versatile.ai serves the construction industry, though specific product details are not provided on this "Who We Are" page.
Construction TechLos Altos, US
MEIRAV OREN(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDANNY HERMANN(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNIKITAS KOUTOUPES(Director)inGAD TOREN(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesConductive VenturesEntrée CapitalInsight PartnersRobert Bosch Venture CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Particle Industries, Inc.Serve Automation Inc.Superconductive HealthSuperflex
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
CADY · kalkine.ca · Aug 14, 2026
Quilter · investmentweek.co.uk · Aug 13, 2026
Versatile · manitobacooperator.ca · Jul 18, 2026
Okteto · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
DailyObjects · economictimes.indiatimes.com · May 11, 2026
Illoca · finsmes.com · May 7, 2026
Belidor · intersectionhq.substack.com · May 5, 2026
Kayhan Space · spacenews.com · Mar 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Root Ventures made?
- Root Ventures has 22 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- Where is Root Ventures located?
- Root Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Root Ventures co-invest with?
- Root Ventures most often shares deals with General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, NVIDIA, among 13 tracked co-investors.