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The company behind Roam

Roam

Roam is made by Roam HQ Inc., a venture-backed company founded and led by Howard Lerman, who earlier founded Yext. It sells its virtual office software, which bundles chat, meetings and AI tools, as a monthly subscription.

Read on Oct 6, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.

Roam at a glance

Chief executive
Howard Lerman
Based in
United States
Raised in total
$40.6 million
Ownership
Privately held

Roam's CEO and founders

  • Howard Lerman

    Founder, CEO, and Board Member

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  • Tom Dixon

    Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Board Member

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  • Sean MacIsaac

    Co-Founder and EVP, Engineering

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  • Grace Sutherland

    Co-Founder and Chief People Officer

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The people Roam names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there.

Roam funding

Announced a $30 million Series A led by IVP in November 2022, after a $10.6 million seed round put in by founder Howard Lerman, as TechCrunch and CNBC reported from its release. Its own site says it is backed by more than $40m from IVP, Protagonist and others. techcrunch.comcnbc.comro.am

Company details

Ownership
Privately held and venture-backed. A job posting on its site says it is backed by more than $40m of venture capital from IVP, Protagonist and other investors; no parent company is named. ro.am
Based in
United States ro.am
Hiring
1 open position, titled Entrepreneur: a role running product demos and customer onboarding. The posting says all positions are fully remote. ro.am
Affiliate program
Roam Influencer pays active customers a recurring share of the revenue collected from companies they influenced, divided between influencers by multi-touch attribution. The percentage is not published. ro.am
Partner program
Roam Certified Partners collect a revenue share, sell their own onboarding and implementation services and are listed in its partner directory. A customer a partner signs up stays theirs while active. The rate is not published. ro.am

Roam on social media and the web

Only accounts Roam links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.

Roam news and launches

Questions about Roam the company

Who is the CEO of Roam?

Howard Lerman is Roam's founder, CEO, and Board Member, according to ro.am, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

Who founded Roam?

Howard Lerman, Tom Dixon, Sean MacIsaac and Grace Sutherland are named as founders of Roam.

How much funding has Roam raised?

Roam's maker has raised $40.6 million in total. Announced a $30 million Series A led by IVP in November 2022, after a $10.6 million seed round put in by founder Howard Lerman, as TechCrunch and CNBC reported from its release. Its own site says it is backed by more than $40m from IVP, Protagonist and others.

What is Roam's valuation?

No valuation was found in Roam's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 6, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.

Who owns Roam?

Privately held and venture-backed. A job posting on its site says it is backed by more than $40m of venture capital from IVP, Protagonist and other investors; no parent company is named.

Where is Roam based?

Roam gives its base as United States.

Is Roam hiring?

1 open position, titled Entrepreneur: a role running product demos and customer onboarding. The posting says all positions are fully remote.

Does Roam have an affiliate program?

Roam Influencer pays active customers a recurring share of the revenue collected from companies they influenced, divided between influencers by multi-touch attribution. The percentage is not published.

Where this comes from

Read on Oct 6, 2026. Facts come from Roam’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.

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