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Root Ventures

Root Ventures IV, L.P.

Raising

Raising: Form D reports no first sale yet

Vintage
Unknown
Fund size
$250M (Form D)
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Not stated
Regions
CA

01 · Thesis

Root Ventures is a San Francisco deep tech seed fund that leads initial funding for founders tackling new technical opportunities, often as engineers themselves. They typically make a few new deals a year and invest in devtools, hardware, robotics, logistics, and construction software.Inferred from the firm's website and portfolio companies

02 · Initial check

$2.5M to $4.17M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Avidan Ross, Managing Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideRoot Ventures is a San Francisco-based deep tech seed fund that specializes in leading initial funding for founders tackling new technical opportunities.

    As engineers ourselves, we specialize in leading initial funding for founders tackling new technical opportunities.
    https://root.vc/

06 · Sources

  1. https://root.vc/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2049975/000204997525000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026