RobCo, a Munich company that builds industrial robots, raised a $100m Series C round announced on 29 January 2026. Munich Startup reported the amount as €85m. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation, the investment firm owned by Exor, co-led the round.
Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif and The Friedkin Group also took part, according to Robotics Tomorrow and SiliconANGLE. No valuation was disclosed.
“Manufacturing is entering a new phase where autonomy will be a decisive advantage.”Morgan Samet, Managing Partner and Co-Head, Lingotto Innovation
What RobCo does
RobCo sells autonomous industrial robots that learn tasks through demonstration and self-learning rather than manual programming. Its robots handle machine tending, palletising, dispensing and welding, according to Robotics Tomorrow. Munich Startup described a modular architecture with customisable hardware kits for medium-sized manufacturers.
Startbase said the learning approach is meant to shorten commissioning times. The company's website describes its robot Alfie as an autonomous industrial robot with two-handed precision, and lists software including RobFlow, RobCo Studio and RobVision. It sells the systems as a service: customers pay a fixed monthly rate instead of a large upfront investment, and RobCo handles ownership, commissioning, maintenance and improvement.
The company's website also lists Embedded Robotics, in which RobCo co-develops robotics products with other companies that keep their own brand and customer relationship, and Integrated Solutions, which are end-to-end automation cells covering software, hardware and installation. Target industries include manufacturing, food and beverage, logistics, automotive, wood and defence manufacturing.
Robotics Tomorrow named BMW, DynaEnergetics, Fabricated Extrusion Company, T-Systems and Rosenberger as customers. SiliconANGLE named BMW and Rosenberger Group.
The company
RobCo was founded in 2020 in Munich. Roman Hölzl is chief executive, and Munich Startup named Paul Maroldt and Constantin Dresel as co-founders. The three previously worked as research associates at the Chair of Robotics and AI at the Technical University of Munich, according to that report.
It expanded into the United States in 2025 and has offices in San Francisco and Austin. CFOtech called the US a strategic priority, citing labour constraints, reshoring and operational complexity. It described Lingotto Innovation as the investment arm of the Agnelli family and said Leitmotif is linked to Volkswagen.
Lightspeed led RobCo's Series B, though no amount was given. Schmitt said that after leading it, Lightspeed was excited to double down and co-lead this $100m round. The sources do not state a headcount, the number of robots deployed or total funding.
What the money is for
RobCo said it will use the funds to advance its physical AI roadmap, expand enterprise deployments and grow its US presence. Hölzl said the company will become the dominant AI robotics company for manufacturing in the US and Europe.
Alexander Schmitt of Lightspeed said RobCo has what it takes to build a global champion. Morgan Samet, managing partner and co-head of Lingotto Innovation, said manufacturing is entering a new phase where autonomy will be a decisive advantage.
Company website: rob.co