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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://root.vc\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Zep**\n  - [Graphiti](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphiti.md), graded D, 53.3/100\n  - [Zep](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zep.md), graded BB, 74/100\n  - Source: https://www.getzep.com/about/\n- **Daily**\n  - [Pipecat](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipecat.md), graded B, 69.1/100\n  - [Pipecat PhoneLLM](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipecat-phonellm.md), graded C, 59/100\n  - Source: https://www.daily.co/blog/daily-announces-a-15m-series-a-led-by-lachy-groom/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Agent memory, 2\n- Conversational voice agents, 2\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Daniel Chalef](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniel-chalef/), Zep\n- [Kwindla Hultman Kramer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kwindla-hultman-kramer/), Daily\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Root Ventures invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Zep and Daily backed by Root Ventures.\n\n### How are Root Ventures's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Graphiti (D, 53.3), Zep (BB, 74), Pipecat (B, 69.1) and Pipecat PhoneLLM (C, 59).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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