# Ross Kimbel

> Ross Kimbel is a seed investor at Silicon Road Ventures backing Software and Market Research. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silicon Road Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-road-ventures)
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-kimbel-a112684/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/rosskimbel
- Website: https://x.com/rosskimbel

Ross Kimbel is a Managing Director and Partner at Silicon Road Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Market Research | 2 | 29% |
| Consumer Research | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Advertising | 1 | 14% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Knit | Based in Austin, Texas, Knit is the platform helping brands make customer-centric decisions through agile video feedback. Powered by a one-of-a-kind network of over 60K collegiate Gen Z-ers who are motivated by social causes, Knit enables its customers to make better, customer-centric decisions through Voice of Consumer videos. | $16.1M | Series A | Jul 31, 2025 |  |
| Knit | Based in Austin, Texas, Knit is the platform helping brands make customer-centric decisions through agile video feedback. Powered by a one-of-a-kind network of over 60K collegiate Gen Z-ers who are motivated by social causes, Knit enables its customers to make better, customer-centric decisions through Voice of Consumer videos. | $9M | Series A | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| Knit | Knit pairs forward-deployed researchers with autonomous research agents to deliver decision-ready insights faster and better than traditional agencies, unlocking entirely new ways for the world's most iconic enterprises to run research. | $9M | Series A | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| Pitchit.ai | Our AI chatbot scans thousands of providers to find the lowest rates available at your address, compares options with you in chat, then offers you three ways to sign up: 1) Speak with a live agent 2) Schedule a callback for later 3) Self-serve checkout | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 23, 2024 |  |
| Pitchit.ai | Our AI chatbot scans thousands of providers to find the lowest rates available at your address, compares options with you in chat, then offers you three ways to sign up: 1) Speak with a live agent 2) Schedule a callback for later 3) Self-serve checkout | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| Daash Intelligence | Daash Intelligence believes that commerce intelligence is no longer a luxury for consumer brand owners, but rather a mission-critical asset. Daash Intelligence facilitates the use of new data sources to provide real-time insights to any CPG brand. | $2.8M | Seed | Oct 03, 2023 |  |
| Knit | Knit pairs forward-deployed researchers with autonomous research agents to deliver decision-ready insights faster and better than traditional agencies, unlocking entirely new ways for the world's most iconic enterprises to run research. | $16.1M | Series A |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gft-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Osage Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/osage-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemist-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Felton Group LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felton-group-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Silicon Road Ventures

VC Fund · Atlanta, United States

Silicon Road Ventures (SRV) is an Atlanta-based, venture capital firm focused on building the future of commerce. SRV empowers retailers to take charge of their own future through investment in transformational innovation. Silicon Road’s ecosystem approach focuses on relationships and connects entrepreneurs, startups, retailers, enterpriseorganizations, investors and academics to build the future of global commerce tech across eCommerce, retail and CPG.

5 contacts available at Silicon Road Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carson Cromartie | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carson-cromartie-4bbc |
| Catherine Merritt | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-merritt |
| Deeksha Kumar | Head of India investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deeksha-kumar-narendra |
| Frank Tighe | Managing Director and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-tighe |
| Ross Kimbel | Managing Director and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ross-kimbel |

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## FAQ

### What does Ross Kimbel invest in?

Ross Kimbel invests primarily in Software, Market Research and Consumer Research startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ross Kimbel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ross Kimbel closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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