Robco announces a financing round of 85 million euros (100 million dollars). The Series C is co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation. Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, and Leitmotif also participate. While venture capital investors bring their experience in building leading technology companies, industrial investors support long-term growth with close industry connections.
“With the additional financing of 100 million dollars, we want to develop Robco into the leading provider of AI-powered robotics for industrial manufacturing in the US and Europe. Our clear goal is to automate repetitive tasks so that people can focus on more demanding activities,”
explains Roman Hölzl, CEO and founder of Robco.
Robco was founded in 2020 in Munich by Roman Hölzl, Paul Maroldt, and Constantin Dresel. Previously, the founders worked as research associates at the Chair of Robotics and AI at TUM. The startup develops a modular robot architecture that covers different industrial workflows. The flexibly customizable robot hardware kits are particularly suited for use cases in medium-sized manufacturing, such as machine loading and unloading or palletizing.
Robco combines hardware and software as an integrated platform. The robots learn skills through demonstration and self-directed learning rather than manual programming. This enables faster deployments and facilitates adjustments in variable processes.
Growth with focus on the US market
Robco has been active in the US since 2025 and operates locations in San Francisco and Austin. The international growth plans are also supported by Alexander Schmitt from Lightspeed:
“Robco has what it takes to become a global market leader: systems that are already reliably deployed in industrial environments today, as well as a platform based on physical AI that can scale across use cases and regions. This investment supports Robco’s continued growth with a clear focus on the US market, as well as the consistent further development of a roadmap where learning and performance capabilities grow step by step.”
Morgan Samet, Co-Head of Lingotto Innovation, adds:
“The industry is at a point where autonomy is becoming a decisive competitive advantage. Robco stands out because the company integrates physical AI directly into real production environments while combining already proven implementations with a clear, step-by-step path to greater autonomy. This allows learning systems to support people where it matters most in production.”
