Root (fka Slim.ai)

IPO

Keep your stack. Lose the vulnerabilities.

Public · Boston, United States · $37.6M raised

Employees
11–50
Business Model
B2B
Website
root.io
Total Funding
$37.6M
Last Round
$31.0M Series AJan 2022
Rounds
2
Type
Public

About

Root (formerly Slim.ai) is an AI-powered container security and open-source vulnerability remediation platform for DevSecOps teams. Its CVE-first architecture uses autonomous AI agent swarms to patch vulnerabilities in containers, application dependencies, and legacy systems in 15–40 minutes — without forced migrations or breaking changes. Root offers a catalog of 2,000+ zero-CVE base images, deep transitive dependency patching up to 5 layers, and standalone patch artifacts for systems that cannot be upgraded. The platform integrates with any CI/CD pipeline and supports any OS or architecture.

Summary

Root (fka Slim.ai) is a Cybersecurity company based in Boston, United States. It has raised $37.6M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $31.0M Series A round in Jan 2022. Investors include Insight Partners, StepStone Group and Boldstart Ventures.

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Funding History

Series ASeries AJan 2022
$31.0M

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