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Root Ventures

San Francisco, CAVenture Investor

Seed fund for hardware and infrastructure

Investment Thesis

Invests in founders building infrastructure and hardware for the next generation

Fund Size

$400M+ AUM

Focus Areas

HardwareInfrastructureRoboticsAIIoT

Industrial AI & Engineering Software Portfolio

Root Ventures has 8 portfolio companies tracked in the ThreadMoat database, with particular concentration in Hardware, Infrastructure, Robotics. ThreadMoat evaluates each company across seven dimensions: market opportunity, team execution, technology differentiation, funding efficiency, growth metrics, industry impact, and competitive moat. Portfolio companies span the full engineering software stack — from CAD and simulation tools to PLM platforms, MES systems, and industrial AI copilots.

8Portfolio companiesin ThreadMoat

Industrial AI Portfolio (8 companies)

1

Instrumental

Augmented Operations (MOM, CMMS, AR/VR, SLM)San Francisco, CA, USA
4.57
2

Quilter

Design Intelligence (CAD)Los Angeles, CA, USA
4.54
3

nTop

Design Intelligence (CAD)New York, NY, USA
4.48
4

Versatile

Bleeding Edge BIM (AEC/BIM)Hyderabad, India
4.13
5

Allspice.io

Design Intelligence (CAD)Boston, MA, USA
4.05
6

ChargeLab

Augmented Operations (MOM, CMMS, AR/VR, SLM)Toronto, Canada
3.34
7

Illoca

Bleeding Edge BIM (AEC/BIM)San Francisco, CA, USA
3.00
8

Breakpoint AI

Augmented Operations (MOM, CMMS, AR/VR, SLM)San Francisco, California
2.00

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