# Root Ventures

> Root Ventures's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Zep and Daily, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Venture firm.

Website: https://root.vc

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Zep**
  - [Graphiti](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphiti.md), graded D, 53.3/100
  - [Zep](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zep.md), graded BB, 74/100
  - Source: https://www.getzep.com/about/
- **Daily**
  - [Pipecat](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipecat.md), graded B, 69.1/100
  - [Pipecat PhoneLLM](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipecat-phonellm.md), graded C, 59/100
  - Source: https://www.daily.co/blog/daily-announces-a-15m-series-a-led-by-lachy-groom/

## Where they invest

- Agent memory, 2
- Conversational voice agents, 2

## Founders they backed

- [Daniel Chalef](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniel-chalef/), Zep
- [Kwindla Hultman Kramer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kwindla-hultman-kramer/), Daily

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Root Ventures invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Zep and Daily backed by Root Ventures.

### How are Root Ventures's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Graphiti (D, 53.3), Zep (BB, 74), Pipecat (B, 69.1) and Pipecat PhoneLLM (C, 59).

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