# Roots funding: rounds and investors

> Roots has raised $22M across 1 round since 2024. Investors include CRV and Forum Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Roots*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. 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

**$22M** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series B, $22M Sept 2024
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2024** Series B **$22M** [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Roots's own website: 1 founder, 12 on the team.

**Chaz Perera** Co-Founder and CEO

- **Sunny Chen** CFO
- **Darlene Durand** VP of Operations
- **Jermaine Everett** Head of Sales
- **Ratish Dalvi** Head of AI
- **Anand Rao** Board Member
- **Brian Carney** Board Member
- **David DeSisto** Board Member
- **Deirdre Grubbs** Board of Directors
- **George Krautzel** Board Member
- **Ian Sheridan** Board Member
- **John Cottongim** Board Member
- **Rob Metzger** Board Member

## Everyone who backed them

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

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

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Roots as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Maywic Select Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maywic-select-investments) VC firm Per its own site

[On Deck Founders (ODF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/on-deck-founders-odf) Angel Per its own site

[Redbud](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redbud-vc) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Roots

### Who invested in Roots?

Roots's investors include CRV and Forum Ventures.

### How much has Roots raised?

Roots has raised $22M across 1 round since 2024.

### When did Roots last raise?

Roots's most recent round was a Series B of $22M in Sept 2024.

### What was Roots's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $22M in Sept 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Roots first?

Roots's first round on record, in Sept 2024, was backed by CRV and Forum Ventures.

### What stage is Roots at?

Roots's latest named round is a Series B, in Sept 2024.

### Where is Roots based?

Roots is based in the United States.

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