Root Ventures

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, Root Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm specializing in deep tech investments. It focuses on technical teams working across various sectors such as financial services, hardware, robotics, software, manufacturing, media, and telecom.

Lee Edwards

Partner

Emily Henriksson

Principal

Kane Hsieh

Partner

Gilad Meiri

Investor

Chrissy Meyer

General Partner

Past deals in CAD

AllSpice.io

Venture Round in 2023
AllSpice.io is a Boston-based company founded in 2019 that offers a product design management platform for hardware developers. The platform integrates with native hardware engineering tools to provide revision control, a central collaboration hub, and design analytics. By applying software development principles to hardware, it helps engineers automate their development process and collaborate more efficiently.

Dusty Robotics

Series B in 2022
Dusty Robotics, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in automated layout services for the construction industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company has developed the FieldPrinter, a robotic tool that translates digital building information modeling (BIM) designs into accurate, on-site layouts. By integrating BIM information directly onto construction-site floors, Dusty Robotics eliminates manual processes, thereby enhancing efficiency in the construction workflow. The company's innovative solutions serve a diverse clientele, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and builders, helping them to reduce labor and material waste and improve the overall design-build-operate lifecycle.

nTopology

Series D in 2021
nTopology, Inc. is an engineering software company founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing design software and tools aimed at optimizing manufacturing processes. Its flagship platform, nTopology, empowers engineers to create lightweight and optimized parts that meet specific functional requirements. The software includes features such as Lightweighting, Architected Materials, Topology Optimization, Additive Manufacturing, and Design Analysis, facilitating the integration of geometry and simulation data into manufacturing-ready models. By streamlining workflows and enhancing team collaboration, nTopology serves a diverse range of industries, including aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer products, and education.

Dusty Robotics

Series A in 2021
Dusty Robotics, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in automated layout services for the construction industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company has developed the FieldPrinter, a robotic tool that translates digital building information modeling (BIM) designs into accurate, on-site layouts. By integrating BIM information directly onto construction-site floors, Dusty Robotics eliminates manual processes, thereby enhancing efficiency in the construction workflow. The company's innovative solutions serve a diverse clientele, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and builders, helping them to reduce labor and material waste and improve the overall design-build-operate lifecycle.

nTopology

Series C in 2020
nTopology, Inc. is an engineering software company founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing design software and tools aimed at optimizing manufacturing processes. Its flagship platform, nTopology, empowers engineers to create lightweight and optimized parts that meet specific functional requirements. The software includes features such as Lightweighting, Architected Materials, Topology Optimization, Additive Manufacturing, and Design Analysis, facilitating the integration of geometry and simulation data into manufacturing-ready models. By streamlining workflows and enhancing team collaboration, nTopology serves a diverse range of industries, including aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer products, and education.

Dusty Robotics

Seed Round in 2019
Dusty Robotics, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in automated layout services for the construction industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company has developed the FieldPrinter, a robotic tool that translates digital building information modeling (BIM) designs into accurate, on-site layouts. By integrating BIM information directly onto construction-site floors, Dusty Robotics eliminates manual processes, thereby enhancing efficiency in the construction workflow. The company's innovative solutions serve a diverse clientele, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and builders, helping them to reduce labor and material waste and improve the overall design-build-operate lifecycle.

Dusty Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Dusty Robotics, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in automated layout services for the construction industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company has developed the FieldPrinter, a robotic tool that translates digital building information modeling (BIM) designs into accurate, on-site layouts. By integrating BIM information directly onto construction-site floors, Dusty Robotics eliminates manual processes, thereby enhancing efficiency in the construction workflow. The company's innovative solutions serve a diverse clientele, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and builders, helping them to reduce labor and material waste and improve the overall design-build-operate lifecycle.

nTopology

Series A in 2017
nTopology, Inc. is an engineering software company founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing design software and tools aimed at optimizing manufacturing processes. Its flagship platform, nTopology, empowers engineers to create lightweight and optimized parts that meet specific functional requirements. The software includes features such as Lightweighting, Architected Materials, Topology Optimization, Additive Manufacturing, and Design Analysis, facilitating the integration of geometry and simulation data into manufacturing-ready models. By streamlining workflows and enhancing team collaboration, nTopology serves a diverse range of industries, including aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer products, and education.

nTopology

Convertible Note in 2016
nTopology, Inc. is an engineering software company founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing design software and tools aimed at optimizing manufacturing processes. Its flagship platform, nTopology, empowers engineers to create lightweight and optimized parts that meet specific functional requirements. The software includes features such as Lightweighting, Architected Materials, Topology Optimization, Additive Manufacturing, and Design Analysis, facilitating the integration of geometry and simulation data into manufacturing-ready models. By streamlining workflows and enhancing team collaboration, nTopology serves a diverse range of industries, including aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer products, and education.

Shaper

Seed Round in 2016
Shaper is an innovative robotics company that specializes in enhancing precision cutting through the integration of digital augmentation technology with handheld power tools. The firm focuses on making the process of creation more intuitive and accessible by utilizing mixed reality to develop user-friendly interfaces. Shaper's technology simplifies Computer Numerical Control (CNC) prototyping, allowing users to achieve greater accuracy in their cuts. This is accomplished by automatically correcting or retracting the tool's bit if it deviates from the intended cutting path, ensuring a seamless and efficient making process. By prioritizing the needs of users over traditional tool constraints, Shaper aims to revolutionize the way individuals engage with cutting tools.

Shaper

Angel Round in 2014
Shaper is an innovative robotics company that specializes in enhancing precision cutting through the integration of digital augmentation technology with handheld power tools. The firm focuses on making the process of creation more intuitive and accessible by utilizing mixed reality to develop user-friendly interfaces. Shaper's technology simplifies Computer Numerical Control (CNC) prototyping, allowing users to achieve greater accuracy in their cuts. This is accomplished by automatically correcting or retracting the tool's bit if it deviates from the intended cutting path, ensuring a seamless and efficient making process. By prioritizing the needs of users over traditional tool constraints, Shaper aims to revolutionize the way individuals engage with cutting tools.

Plethora

Seed Round in 2013
Plethora Corporation is a precision machining company that specializes in CNC machining, milling, and turning of various materials, including aluminum alloys, copper alloys, plastics, steels, and stainless steels. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Marietta, Georgia, Plethora serves a diverse range of industries, such as robotics, automotive, aerospace, and consumer packaged goods, in the United States. The company offers innovative manufacturing systems that transform customer designs into custom parts by utilizing robotics and proprietary in-house software. Plethora also provides design feedback by analyzing CAD models directly within the client's CAD software, ensuring optimized manufacturing processes.
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