Root Access
AI-native developer platform for machine hardware
Root Access was founded in 2024, is headquartered in New York, United States, lists 1–10 employees, and has $2.1M in recorded funding across 1 round.
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2024
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- rootaccess.ai
- Total Funding
- $2.1M
- Last Round
- $2.1M Pre-SeedSep 2025
- Rounds
- 1
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About
Root Access is an applied AI company building developer tools for embedded systems and firmware engineers. The company's flagship product, Hideout, is a universal IDE for programming mission-critical hardware that enables engineers to configure peripherals, generate firmware, compile across toolchains, and validate code before deployment. An AI agent called Seb lives inside Hideout and uses fine-tuned models and a proprietary RAG system to generate custom firmware by ingesting hardware datasheets. Root Access has strategic partnerships with Altium (PCB design) and Octopart (component data), and counts Mitsubishi Electric and East West Manufacturing as early customers. The company was founded in 2024 in New York and raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding led by AlleyCorp.
Summary
Root Access is an Artificial Intelligence company based in New York, United States, founded in 2024. It lists 1–10 employees. It has raised $2.1M in total across 1 round, most recently a $2.1M Pre-Seed round in Sep 2025. Investors include AlleyCorp, Forum Ventures Fka Accelprise and Gold House Ventures.
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Funding History
Sep 2025
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