08.10.2026

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Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (Bosch Ventures)

Headquarters Robert-Bosch-Platz 1 70839 Gerlingen, Germany Locations Stuttgart (DE) Frankfurt am Main (DE) London (affiliate office, UK) Tel Aviv (IL) Sunnyvale (affiliate office, USA) Boston (affiliate office, USA) Shanghai (affiliate office, CN) Associates Approximately 30 worldwide Management Dr. Ingo Ramesohl, managing director Philipp Rose, managing director Company Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (Bosch Ventures) is the corporate venture capital company (CVC) of the Bosch Group. Founded in 2007, Bosch Ventures invests worldwide in innovative start-up companies at all stages of their development. Its investment activities focus on technology companies working in areas of business of current and future relevance for Bosch, above all, automation and electrification, climate technologies, enabling technologies, and healthcare systems. Bosch Ventures also invests in services and business models that are relevant to the above-mentioned areas of business. Furthermore, Bosch Ventures enables co-innovation between Bosch and startups through the Open Bosch Program. Fund volume Bosch Ventures invests on a fund-like basis. Its current global fund, Fund VI, has a volume of €250 million. Spark is an additional dedicated €100m fund for German Startups. In China, Bosch Ventures has also established Boyuan Capital, an investment platform through which external investors can participate in venture capital funds. Since its inception, Bosch Ventures has launched funds totaling more than €1 billion. Holdings Bosch Ventures has made more than 100 investments. It’s current portfolio comprises approximately 70 active companies listed on its website bosch.venturesInvestment strategy Investment focus Automation and electrification Mobility solutions Healthcare Energy efficiency Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning Disruptive computer architectures (hardware and software) Active investor Bosch Ventures operates as an institutional venture capital company in the international venture capital market. Bosch Ventures draws on its network within Bosch and beyond to help startups establish and scale new business models and ramp up distribution and industrial production.Procedure Investments Initial finance (early stage): up to €10 million Further finance up to a total investment of €25 million Selective injection of seed capital up to €1 million Selective investment in other venture capital funds to leverage international and industrial networks Process Bosch Ventures does not require strategic sponsorship or a commercial relationship with a Bosch business unit as a prerequisite for investment. Investment decisions follow venture-capital criteria, with the success of the startup taking priority. Through the Open Bosch program, Bosch Ventures connects startups (incl. portfolio companies) with Bosch business units to enable co-innovation, pilot projects, and commercial partnerships.Exit Highlights (portfolio is also listed on the website: bosch.ventures ) Arduino (IT) Develops an open-source hardware and software ecosystem for embedded systems, supporting applications from rapid prototyping to enterprise-scale deployments. Exited to Qualcomm. Basic Semiconductor (CN) Develops silicon-carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. The company completed an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2026 Graphcore (UK) Developed Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) optimized for machine-learning workloads in cloud and embedded applications. Acquired by SoftBank. IonQ (US) Develops trapped-ion quantum computers and commercial quantum-computing systems and is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange. UISEE (CN) Develops full-stack Level 4 autonomous-driving technology for applications including airports, industrial logistics, and passenger mobility; the company completed an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2026. Xometry (US) Developed an AI-enabled marketplace for custom manufacturing that connects customers with manufacturing capacity; the company completed an IPO in 2021.