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Root Applied Sciences

Root Applied Sciences

Private
Oakland, CaliforniaFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://rootappliedsciences.com/

Last Round

Accelerator

Jul 25, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$2.15M

Momentum Score

50 /100

Company Overview

Root Applied Sciences is an agtech company that provides a pathogen monitoring system to help growers reduce pesticide use. The company's technology uses sensors to collect airborne particles and analyzes the DNA to quantify pathogens, enabling farmers to make data-driven decisions about pesticide applications.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Environmental Monitoring, Biotechnology, Sensors, Vertical SaaS

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware + Subscription, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

pathogen monitoringagtechpowdery mildew monitoringprecision agriculturespore trappingDNA analysisviticulture technologyfungicide optimizationairborne spore trapscrop disease monitoringspecialty cropsbiosensorhardware-enabled subscription

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CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Root Applied Sciences Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
AcceleratorJul 25, 2025
SeedOct 4, 2024
GrantNov 18, 2022
AcceleratorOct 18, 2022
AcceleratorJul 15, 2022

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Sarah Placella

Chief Executive Officer

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Root Applied Sciences Investors

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  • Nov 6, 2025

    Monthly visitors increased 113% MoM.

  • Jul 25, 2025

    Received funding from Fresh Field Catalyst Accelerator.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersOakland, California
Employee Range7
Year Founded2018
Last FundingJul 25, 2025

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