# Root AI funding: rounds and investors > Root AI has raised $9.5M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include National Science Foundation, First Round Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/root-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Root AI* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Agtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$9.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources **$2.3M** Round **$7.2M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $7.2M Aug 2020 - **Step-up i:** 3.1× - **Investors:** 6 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2019 2020 **$2.3M** Round **$7.2M** Seed - **First round:** Round, $2.3M - **Biggest round:** $7.2M - **Between rounds:** 2 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2020** Seed **$7.2M** *3 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $7.9M sold, first sale Jul 2020 - **Aug 2018** Round **$2.3M** *3 new* [Liquid 2](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2) [Schematic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schematic-ventures) [HalfCourt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/halfcourt) Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team. - **Joshua Lessing** Executive Officer, Director i - **Ryan Knopf** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Rob May* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Round** 2018 **Seed** 2020 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Liquid 2](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2) [Schematic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schematic-ventures) [HalfCourt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/halfcourt) ## Everyone who backed them [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **1** round [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Liquid 2](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2) VC firm **1** round [Schematic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schematic-ventures) VC firm **1** round [HalfCourt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/halfcourt) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=root-ai). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Root AI as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Brown Angel Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brown-angel-group) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Root AI ### Who invested in Root AI? Root AI's investors include National Science Foundation, First Round Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Liquid 2 and Schematic Ventures, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Root AI raised? Root AI has raised $9.5M across 2 rounds since 2018. ### When did Root AI last raise? Root AI's most recent round was a Seed of $7.2M in Aug 2020. ### What was Root AI's biggest round? Its most recent round, $7.2M in Aug 2020, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Root AI first? Root AI's first round on record, in Aug 2018, was backed by Liquid 2, Schematic Ventures and HalfCourt. ### What stage is Root AI at? Root AI's latest named round is a Seed, in Aug 2020. ### Where is Root AI based? Root AI is based in the United States. ## Companies like Root AI In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**IMIO** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imio)[**Kodama** $7.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodama)[**PickTrace** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/picktrace)[**Hone** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hone)[**Helios Artificial Intelligence** $7.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helios-artificial-intelligence)[**DASH Dog Food** $1.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dash-dog-food) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app