RobCo raises 100 million US dollars for the expansion of autonomous industrial robotics
The Munich-based robotics company RobCo has completed a Series C financing round of 100 million US dollars. The capital will be used to further develop the company's own platform for physical AI and to expand its activities in the USA.
The financing round is jointly led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation. Other investors include Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital and Leitmotif. In addition to traditional venture capital companies, investors with an industrial background are also participating.
Focus on physical AI and modular robotics
RobCo was founded in 2020 and develops a modular robotics platform for industrial applications. The robots are designed in such a way that they can be adapted to different tasks and production environments using interchangeable modules. The aim is to make automation economically viable even in variable and complex industrial processes.
RobCo develops hardware and software as an integrated system. The robots learn tasks by demonstration and independent learning, rather than through traditional manual programming. This is intended to shorten commissioning times and facilitate adjustments during operation.
Expansion of the US presence
One focus of the current financing is on the further expansion of business in the USA, where RobCo has been represented with locations in San Francisco and Austin since 2025. The US market is considered strategically relevant for the company, as many industrial companies are expanding their automation projects. This is exciting in light of the shortage of skilled workers, re-industrialization and increasing complexity in production processes, among other things.
With the additional USD 100 million in funding, we aim to develop RobCo into the leading provider of AI-powered robotics for industrial manufacturing in the US and Europe
Roman Hölzl, CEO and founder of RobCo
RobCo's robotic systems are already in use at international industrial companies, including BMW, T-Systems, Rosenberger, DynaEnergetics and Fabricated Extrusion Company.
The investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners has already been involved in previous financing rounds and is once again supporting RobCo as lead investor. We reported on the Startbase. According to the investors, the company has a scalable platform that can be used for industrial applications in both Europe and the USA.
Having already led the Series B, we are delighted to once again be actively involved in this 100 million US dollar financing round.
Alexander Schmitt from Lightspeed
Lingotto Innovation also sees RobCo's approach of gradually integrating physical AI into real production environments as a relevant differentiator. The combination of systems already in productive use and a clear development roadmap towards greater autonomy should help companies to expand automation in a targeted and controlled manner.
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