Avidan Ross
Founding Partner at Root Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAvidan Ross is a technology leader and founder, currently the Founding Partner at Root Ventures, a deep-tech seed fund run by engineers for engineers. He leads thesis-driven, early-stage investments in startups where significant engineering is required to launch or where engineers are key customers. Prior to Root, he served as Chief Technology Officer and Investments at CIM Group, directing technology strategy and overseeing a $15 billion portfolio of technology, energy, and infrastructure investments. An alumnus of Columbia University with a BS in Computer Science, he blends hands-on tinkering with strategic venture leadership across hardware, software, and systems. His GitHub bio, "Soldering or Sending wires," hints at a practical maker mindset that informs his investment instincts. Based in San Francisco, his career spans creative and media ventures on sabbatical, including authoring a book, Where Drink Coffee, and hosting a pilot for a Food Network show, underscoring his curiosity and willingness to explore unconventional product ideas.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York
Github Skills (26)
cli8
tailwindcss8
postgresql7
zod7
typescript7
prisma7
nextjs7
infrastructure6
turborepo6
open-source6
cli-app6
particle5
trpc5
next-auth4
photon4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
avidan/apps-wikipedia-enrichment
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Save text and images from Wikipedia to your base.
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 day
wikidatamediawiki-apiwikipedia
avidan/avidan.github.io
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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