Root
formerly Slim.AIIPORoot is a cybersecurity company in Boston, United States, founded in 2020. It has raised $37.6M across 2 rounds, most recently a $31.0M Series A in 2022 (est.).
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- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2020
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- root.io
- Total Funding
- $37.6M
- Last Round
- $31.0M Series AJan 2022
- Rounds
- 2
- Type
- Public
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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
It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $37.6M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $31.0M Series A round in 2022 (est.). Investors include Insight Partners, Boldstart Ventures and StepStone Group.
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Funding History
2022 (est.)
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Funding: Seed through Series A. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
Investors
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