
Check Size
$1M – $3M
Stage
Seed – Series B+
AUM
$180M
Founded
2017
About Root Ventures
Root Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA founded in 2017. Deep tech seed investors supporting founders at the earliest stages. Best coffee in San Francisco ☕️ The firm focuses on Seed, Series A, Series B+ investments across sectors including Deeptech, Robotics, DevTools. The firm manages $180M in assets under management. Notable portfolio companies include Lattice, Assembly AI, Standard Cognition and Volley. Seed-stage fund run by practicing engineers that underwrites engineering risk in deep tech companies.
Investment Thesis
“Seed-stage fund run by practicing engineers that underwrites engineering risk in deep tech companies.”
Sector Focus
DeeptechRoboticsDevTools
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Notable Portfolio Companies
Lattice
Assembly AI
Standard Cognition
Volley