Funding record · 2025 / 07
Root Evidence raises $12.5M Seed for threat & vulnerability management
Announced 28 July 2025 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
Root Evidence, a threat & vulnerability management company based in Boise, United States, raised $12.5M in a Seed announced on 28 July 2025, led by Ballistic Ventures and Grossman Ventures. Its disclosed equity funding is now $12.5M across 1 round.
- Amount
- $12.5M
- Round
- Seed
- Announced
- 28 July 2025
- Lead investors
- Ballistic Ventures, Grossman Ventures
- Sources on record
- 1prnewswire.com
From the source
Root Evidence Launches as Cybersecurity Legends Team Up with Ballistic Ventures to Forge a New Era of Vulnerability Management
Root Evidence, a cybersecurity startup founded by industry veterans Jeremiah Grossman (CEO), Robert 'RSnake' Hansen (CTO), Heather Konold (COO), and Lex Arquette (CPO), announced it has raised $12.5 million in seed funding led by Ballistic Ventures. The company focuses on evidence-based vulnerability management to help organizations prioritize vulnerabilities that are actually exploited in the wild and have caused reported breaches.
prnewswire.com · 28 July 2025 ↗The Mandos read
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- Exit Readiness: Lowlocked →
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Funding history
Root Evidence funding on record
Root Evidence has raised $12.5M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Seed in July 2025.
Latest round on record: Seed, Jul 2025.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
- How much did Root Evidence raise in its Seed?
- Root Evidence raised $12.5M in a Seed announced on 28 July 2025.
- Who invested in Root Evidence's Seed?
- The round was led by Ballistic Ventures, Grossman Ventures.
- What does Root Evidence do?
- Root Evidence is a cybersecurity company specializing in Threat & Vulnerability Management, founded in 2025 and headquartered in Boise, United States.
