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Root Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 48 cheques on record.

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VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $31M, Jan 2025

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep Tech

Deploying now
86%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 48 on record
Since the last cheque96days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MCheque size, as they say$500K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 48Sole investor3 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 81%
Pitch Root Ventures

Root Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 67% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.6M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Seed stage venture capital firm investing in deep tech.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Deep Tech
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first48 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Aug
    Integrated BiosciencesVenture · US$68MWith 2 others
  3. Jul
    ChargeLabGrant · CA$400KWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    Volund ManufacturingSeed · US$12MSole investor
  5. May
    IllocaSeed · Ventureburn$13MWith 3 others
  6. Mar
    InstrumentalVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  7. Feb
    NullifySeed · US$13MWith 5 others
  8. 2025

    6 rounds

  9. Oct
    QuilterSeries B · US$25MWith 3 others
  10. Aug
    Zed IndustriesSeries B · US$32MWith 3 others
  11. Jun
    AllSpice.ioSeries A · US$15MWith 3 others
  12. Jun
    Latent TechnologySeed · GB$8.0MWith 4 others
  13. Apr
    CloudastructureUS$3.0MWith 2 others
  14. Mar
    ParticleVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  15. 2024

    5 rounds

  16. Oct
    Integrated BiosciencesSeed · US$17MWith 2 others
  17. Sept
    TrieveSeed · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  18. Aug
    CruxOCMSeries A · CA$17MWith 3 others
  19. Feb
    ChargeLabSeries A · CA$30MWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    TopoLogicVenture · JP$7.2MWith 2 others
  21. 2023

    4 rounds

  22. Sept
    Kayhan SpaceSeed · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  23. Aug
    TruckLabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  24. Jun
    SublayerPre-seed · US$1.6MSole investor
  25. Jan
    NordsenseVenture · DKUndisclosedWith 3 others
  26. 2022

    12 rounds

  27. Dec
    Privacy DynamicsSeed · US$5.6MWith 4 others
  28. Nov
    WildtypeVenture · US$7.5MWith 4 others
  29. Oct
    Stellar PizzaSeries A · US$17MWith 3 others
  30. Jun
    Oma FertilityVenture · US$29MWith 1 other
  31. May
    Dusty RoboticsSeries B · US$45MWith 3 others
  32. May
    MashginSeries B · US$63MWith 3 others
  33. Mar
    Nautilus LabsSeries B · US$34MWith 4 others
  34. Mar
    Poin CampusSeed$1.6MSole investor
  35. Feb
    SuperconductiveSeries B · US$40MWith 4 others
  36. Feb
    Great ExpectationsSeries B · US$40MWith 3 others
  37. Jan
    OktetoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Jan
    ThruWaveVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  39. 2021

    3 rounds

  40. Nov
    nTopologySeries D · US$65MWith 5 others
  41. Oct
    EsperSeries C · US$60MWith 4 others
  42. Sept
    VERSATILESeries B · US$80MWith 3 others
  43. 2020

    2 rounds

  44. Sept
    PlethoraDebt$4.6MWith 3 others
  45. Jun
    HashSeed · BR$2.5MWith 1 other
  46. 2019

    3 rounds

  47. Dec
    Dusty RoboticsSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  48. Dec
    Coral LabsSeed$4.3MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

AAAvidan Aryeh RossManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$644Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
ROOT Ventures Manager, LLC
SEC number
CRD 175079

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Root Ventures's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Wallaby FinancialBought by BankrateUndisclosedDec 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Root Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator6rounds togetherSpark CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherCRVVC firm3rounds togetherCanaanVC firm3rounds togetherHaystackVC firm3rounds togetherIndex VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherInsight PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm3rounds togetherTiger Global ManagementVC firm3rounds togetherCantosVC firm2rounds togetherConstruct CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Root Ventures put money into.

Integrated Biosciences$68M · Aug 2026ChargeLab$400K · Jul 2026Volund Manufacturing$12M · Jun 2026Illoca$13M · May 2026Nullify$13M · Feb 2026Quilter$25M · Oct 2025

On podcasts

1 episode naming Root Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Root Ventures

What does Root Ventures invest in?

Root Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Tech.

How active is Root Ventures?

48 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Root Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Integrated Biosciences (Venture, Aug 2026), ChargeLab (Grant, Jul 2026) and Volund Manufacturing (Seed, Jun 2026).

How big are Root Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $2.0M.

Does Root Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 48 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Root Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (81%) and Canada (8%).

Is Root Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Root Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (6 rounds together), Spark Capital (4 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together).

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