Robco says the US is a strategic priority and a major growth market for its industrial robots.
German automation start-up Robco has raised $100m in a Series C round to advance its physical AI roadmap, expand enterprise deployments and accelerate its US market presence.
The major funding round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation – an arm of Exor – alongside participation from Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif and the Friedkin Group. Bloomberg reported that the latest infusion takes the company’s valuation above $500m.
“With $100m of additional funding, we will become the dominant AI robotics company for manufacturing in the US and Europe,” said Roman Hölzl, co-founder and CEO of Robco. “This will allow us to execute on our purpose of automating the ordinary, so humans can do the extraordinary.”
Founded in 2020 by three researchers at the Technical University of Munich, Robco develops AI-powered flexible robotic hardware kits for various applications in SME manufacturing, such as machine loading and unloading, or palletising.
The Munich-based company develops hardware and software as a single full-stack platform. Robco said that its robots can acquire task-specific skills through demonstration and self-learning rather than manual programming, enabling faster deployment and easier adoption.
Robco expanded into the US in 2025, and is currently operating in San Francisco and Austin.
It said that the US has become a strategic priority and a major growth market with manufacturers in the country fast adopting automation efforts in response to labour constraints and reshoring initiatives.
Robco raised $42.5m in a funding round in 2024, which was led by Lightspeed. “After leading Robco’s Series B, we’re excited to double down and co-lead this $100m round,” said the venture fund’s Alexander Schmitt.
“Our bar is exceptionally high, and Robco has continued to raise the standard for what modern robotics can look like in real-world production.”
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