RobCo Raises $100M to Pursue 'Dominant AI Robotics' Role in U.S. Manufacturing
RobCo has raised $100 million in Series C funding to scale its autonomous industrial robotics platform, expand enterprise deployments, and grow its footprint in the U.S. manufacturing market.
The round is co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation, an investment firm backed by Exor, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif, and The Friedkin Group. The funding brings together both technology-focused investors and industrial partners with deep manufacturing ties.
RobCo develops a vertically integrated autonomous robotics platform that combines perception, motion planning, and self-learning capabilities—what it calls "Physical AI". This approach reduces the complexity typically associated with deploying and maintaining industrial robots.
Unlike traditional systems that require extensive manual programming, RobCo's robots can learn task-specific skills through demonstrations and continuous self-learning. This allows manufacturers to deploy automation faster and adapt systems more easily to variable or complex processes. Hardware and software are developed as a single platform, giving customers a unified system rather than a mix of third-party components.
"With $100 million of additional funding, we will become the dominant AI robotics company for manufacturing in the U.S. and Europe. This will allow us to execute on our purpose of automating the ordinary, so humans can do the extraordinary."
- Roman Hölzl, CEO and Founder of RobCo
Founded in Munich in 2020, RobCo expanded into the U.S. in 2025 and now operates in San Francisco and Austin. The company is targeting U.S. manufacturers facing labor shortages, reshoring initiatives, and increasing production complexity.
RobCo's robotic systems are already deployed in industrial environments, including facilities operated by BMW, DynaEnergetics, Fabricated Extrusion Company, T-Systems, and Rosenberger. Applications include machine tending, palletizing, dispensing, and welding.
According to Lightspeed Venture Partners, RobCo has demonstrated the ability to deliver autonomous robotics in live production settings today while building a platform that can scale across industries and geographies. Lingotto Innovation highlighted the company's step-by-step approach to increasing autonomy on the factory floor as a key differentiator.
RobCo delivers its technology through a robotics-as-a-service model, allowing manufacturers to automate manual tasks while limiting upfront risk and operational complexity. The company operates across Europe and the U.S., with offices in Munich, San Francisco, and Austin.
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