Robert Bosch Venture Capital sets up third fund with 150 million euros

• Now 420 million euros under management

• Investments from seed to growth stage

• Bosch CEO Denner: “Robert Bosch Venture Capital successfully shapes the innovation leadership of Bosch through valuable connections to the start-up ecosystem.”

Stuttgart, Germany – Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, has set up its third fund with 150 million euros. “Robert Bosch Venture Capital successfully shapes the innovation leadership of Bosch through valuable connections to the start-up ecosystem”, says Dr. Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH. Its investments give Bosch an early access to disruptive innovations generated by the start-up ecosystem. Furthermore, the activities of Robert Bosch Venture Capital support Bosch’s technology leadership with open innovation powered by start-ups.

Extension of start-up portfolio

With its third fund, Robert Bosch Venture Capital now has 420 million euros under management. It will continue investing in innovative start-ups and in selected industry-specific venture capital funds in Europe, the US, Israel, and China. “The new fund will continue focusing on disruptive start-ups in the areas of automation and electrification, energy efficiency, enabling technologies, and healthcare systems. Investments will also be done in services and business models as well as new materials that are relevant to the above-mentioned areas of business”, says Dr. Ingo Ramesohl, Managing Director and co-head of Robert Bosch Venture Capital. Well-known companies belong to the existing portfolio of Robert Bosch Venture Capital, such as Movidius, market leader in embedded machine vision, and Greenpeak, market leader for smart home communication devices. In one of its latest exits, the Israeli company Pebbles, which Robert Bosch Venture Capital identified early as a leader in the field of gesture recognition, was sold to Facebook.

Investments from seed to growth stage

Robert Bosch Venture Capital invests in seed, early and late stage venture capital rounds and participates in the follow-on investments in privately held companies. Depending on the stage of the company the initial amount of investment ranges from below 500 thousand euros for a seed funding to more than five million euros in an early to late stage funding round. The typical aggregate investment allocation per portfolio company, including follow-on investments, ranges typically between six and 15 million euros for usually a ten to 25 percent equity position in each company.

Start-ups interested in getting in contact with Robert Bosch Venture Capital can find more information at www.rbvc.com.

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Robert Bosch Venture Capital sets up third fund with 150 million euros

Basic information

About Bosch

Bosch has been present in Belgium since 1907. The Bosch Group employs approximately 1,150 associates in Belgium. The main sites are located in Tienen, Anderlecht and Mechelen.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 417,900 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2024). According to the pre-liminary figures, the company generated sales of 90.5 billion euros in 2024. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 86,900 associates in research and development, of which roughly 48,000 are software engineers.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861–1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-four percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The remaining shares are held by Robert Bosch GmbH and by a corporation owned by the Bosch family. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. It is entrusted with the task of safeguarding the company’s long-term existence and in particular its financial independence – in line with the mission handed down in the will of the company’s founder, Robert Bosch.

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