Robco
100 Million US Dollars for the Expansion of Autonomous Industrial Robotics
Robotics company Robco announces a financing round of 100 million US dollars. The company intends to use this to accelerate its roadmap for physical AI and expand its presence in the USA.
Series C is jointly led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation. Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital and Leitmotif are also involved.
"With the additional 100 million US dollars in funding, we want to develop Robco into the leading provider of AI-supported robotics for industrial manufacturing in the USA and Europe," says Roman Hölzl, CEO and founder of Robco. "Our clear goal is to automate repetitive tasks so that people can focus on more demanding activities."
Robco was founded in Munich in 2020 and relies on a modular robot architecture that can be used to cover different industrial workflows. This modularity enables a quick start, as the kinematics and hardware can be specifically adapted to the task at hand. Right from the start, the company developed hardware and software as an integrated platform. The robots learn task-specific skills by demonstration and independent learning instead of manual programming. This enables faster commissioning, facilitates adaptations and supports use in complex or variable processes. For customers, Robco acts as a central point of contact for the entire system.
Expansion of business in the USA
Robco has been active in the USA since 2025 and operates sites in San Francisco and Austin. The US market is strategically important for the company as many manufacturers are ramping up their automation initiatives. Reasons for this include the shortage of skilled workers, the relocation of production capacities and increasing operational complexity.
The supplier's robots are used in various industrial environments, including by global manufacturers such as BMW, T-Systems and Rosenberger, as well as by companies such as DynaEnergetics and Fabricated Extrusion Company.
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