Avidan Ross
Founding Partner at Root Ventures
Avidan Ross
Founding Partner at Root Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2013 - Current
Early Stage Venture investments. Highly thesis driven. We are looking for two types of startups -- software and tools for engineers, letting them work on bigger bold problems & startups tackling the biggest, boldest problems
Author: Where to Drink Coffee
2012 - 2012
Drove cross country drinking coffee and collecting hand written lists of the best roasters and cafes. Inspired my book: https://www.amazon.com/Where-Drink-Coffee-Avidan-Ross/dp/0714873926
TV Pilot Host / Food Robotics
2011 - 2012
Hosted a TV show pre-pilot, “Weapons of Mass Consumption”. We built a fire breathing 60-second pizza oven. The show never aired due to a fire ball eating my co-host's eyebrows.
Chief Technology Officer / Investments
2004 - 2011
Responsible for establishing the company’s technical vision and leading all aspects of the company’s technology investment and development. Focused the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth. Investing in technology, energy, and infrastructure. Aggregate $15 billion under management.
Network Software Engineering Intern
2000 - 2000
Built network traffic monitoring systems to help define the DOCSIS hardware specification. Paving the foundation for the connected home, by eliminating one 56k modem at a time.