# Root funding: rounds and investors

> Root has raised $49M across 4 rounds since 2014. Investors include Plug and Play, Insight Partners and Soma Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/root (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Root*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$49M** raised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources

**$31M** Series A **$9.0M** Seed **$9.0M** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $9.0M Jun 2025
- **Biggest round:** $31M Series A · Jan 2022
- **Investors:** 8

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.

2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

**?** Seed

**$31M** Series A

**$9.0M** Seed

**$9.0M** Seed

- **First round:** Seed
- **Biggest round:** $31M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.9 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2025** Seed **$9.0M** *3 new* [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [Day One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/day-one-capital) [Konvoy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/konvoy-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jul 2022** Seed **$9.0M** *1 new* [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) Source recorded
- **Jan 2022** Series A **$31M** *3 new* [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [StepStone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group) [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jun 2014** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Root's own website: 2 on the team.

- **Lead Type** Partner
- **Dow Chemical** Team

## 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.

**Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2022 **Seed** 2022 **Seed** 2025 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [StepStone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group) [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) [Day One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/day-one-capital) [Konvoy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/konvoy-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **1** round

[Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) VC firm **1** round

[StepStone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group) Fund of funds **1** round

[Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Day One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/day-one-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Konvoy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/konvoy-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Root

### Who invested in Root?

Root's investors include Plug and Play, Insight Partners, Soma Capital, Headline and StepStone Group, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Root raised?

Root has raised $49M across 4 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Root last raise?

Root's most recent round was a Seed of $9.0M in Jun 2025.

### What was Root's biggest round?

Root's largest round on record is $31M (Series A), in Jan 2022.

### Who backed Root first?

Root's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by Plug and Play.

### What stage is Root at?

Root's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2025.

### Where is Root based?

Root is based in the United States.

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