Bosch Ventures
Corporate venture capital company of Robert Bosch GmbH
Also known as Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, RBVC
Bosch's corporate VC company (since 2007): up to €25m per deal, mainly early-stage deep tech worldwide; sixth fund of about €250m launched in 2025; 60+ active holdings.
Corporate venture arm of Robert Bosch GmbH; not to be confused with Bosch Pensionsfonds (the group's pension vehicle, slug bosch-pensionsfonds) or the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Stuttgart, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 2007
- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 26 people
Focus
- STAGES
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
- SECTORS
- Artificial IntelligenceSoftware & SaaSDeep TechIndustrial & ManufacturingMobility & LogisticsClimate & EnergyHealthTech
- ASSET MIX
- Venture capital
- GEOGRAPHY
- Global
Investment arms & vehicles
- Programme run by Bosch Ventures since 2018 that brings start-ups together with Bosch operating units as suppliers, customers or technology partners
Overview
Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (Bosch Ventures) is the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, set up in 2007 and run from Stuttgart, with further teams in Frankfurt, Sunnyvale, Boston, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and, since 2026, London. It invests worldwide in deep-tech start-ups in automation and electrification, software and AI, semiconductors, climate tech and healthcare, with a sweet spot in early stage and tickets of up to €25 million. In May 2025 Bosch announced a sixth fund of about €250 million; the unit says it has made more than 100 investments, holds more than 60 active ones and invests in six to ten new companies a year. It also runs the Open Bosch programme, which links start-ups with Bosch business units.
Investment thesis
Invests worldwide in deep-tech entrepreneurs shaping the future of living space at home, at work and on the road; sweet spot early stage, with later stage and selected seed deals; up to €25m per company and up to 25% equity; prefers to syndicate and can lead, co-lead or follow. Focus areas: AI and automation/digitalisation, semiconductors and next-generation computing, advanced manufacturing, mobility, automation and electrification, enterprise software and AI, climate tech, and healthcare (diagnostics, chronic disease management, e-health).
PORTFOLIO (112)
- Deep Tech
- Mobility & Logistics
- Deep Tech
- Climate & Energy
- Deep Tech
- Deep Tech
- Biotech & Life Sciences
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Software & SaaS
- Mobility & Logistics
- Mobility & Logistics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Deep Tech
- Mobility & Logistics
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Software & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Climate & Energy
- Food & Agriculture
- Climate & Energy
- Software & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software & SaaS
- Deep Tech
- HealthTech
- Deep Tech
- Climate & Energy
- Climate & Energy
- Deep Tech
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Mobility & Logistics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Deep Tech
- Software & SaaS
- Deep Tech
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Deep Tech
- Artificial Intelligence
- Deep Tech
- Software & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Deep Tech
- Climate & Energy
- Artificial Intelligence
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Deep Tech
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- Deep Tech
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Mobility & Logistics
- Deep Tech
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Mobility & Logistics
- Deep Tech
- Deep Tech
- HealthTech
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Deep Tech
- Ziener TechnologyDeep Tech
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- ActilityExited (past investment)
- AethonExited (past investment)
- AImotiveExited (past investment)
- Aleph AlphaExited (past investment)
- Alpine Data LabsExited (past investment)
- AnyClipExited (past investment)
- ArduinoExited (past investment)
- Cheetah MedicalExited (past investment)
- DeepMapExited (past investment)
- eIQ EnergyExited (past investment)
- EpiGaNExited (past investment)
- EmperraExited (past investment)
- Flyby MediaExited (past investment)
- FogHornExited (past investment)
- GarvisExited (past investment)
- GNA BiosolutionsExited (past investment)
- GraphcoreExited (past investment)
- GreenPeakExited (past investment)
- IDENT TechnologyExited (past investment)
- iguazioExited (past investment)
- InSyteExited (past investment)
- Intrinsic IDExited (past investment)
- JetCoolExited (past investment)
- Light Blue OpticsExited (past investment)
- Masters of PieExited (past investment)
- ModcamExited (past investment)
- MovidiusExited (past investment)
- Pebbles InterfacesExited (past investment)
- PokaExited (past investment)
- PyreosExited (past investment)
- RobArtExited (past investment)
- SecurityMattersExited (past investment)
- Setem TechnologiesExited (past investment)
- SunlightExited (past investment)
- SynapsenseExited (past investment)
- TetraVueExited (past investment)
- TorqeedoExited (past investment)
- UtilightExited (past investment)
- WaveOpticsExited (past investment)
- ZimplisticExited (past investment)
- BASiC SemiconductorDeep Tech · IPO
- IonQDeep Tech · IPO
- OptomedHealthTech · IPO
- Mobility & Logistics · IPO
- Mobility & Logistics · IPO
- XometryIndustrial & Manufacturing · IPO
- Artificial Intelligence · IPO
People
- Ingo RamesohlManaging Director · source
- Philipp RoseManaging Director · source
- Gitte BedfordVice President (Stuttgart) · source
- Ayelet EdreyVice President · source
- Hongquan JiangInvestment Partner · source
- Xiaoguang SunInvestment Partner · source
- Gadi TorenInvestment Partner · source
- Jan WesterhüsInvestment Partner · source
- Amy CarringtonSenior Investment Director (London) · source
- Heribert UhlSenior Investment Director · source
- Sun-Joung (Susanne) YouSenior Investment Director · source
- Nick WheelerInvestment Partner (Silicon Valley) · source
- Christoph FerleInvestment Director (Stuttgart) · source
- Adam JacksonLeads the East Coast investment team (Boston) · source
- Yu BaiInvestment Director · source
- Corey ChristianInvestment Director (Boston) · source
- Pauline TsaiInvestment Director · source
- Shan WuInvestment Director · source
- Ruslan BekbulatovInvestment Principal (Sunnyvale) · source
- Sascha FritzInvestment Principal · source
- Jeff YuInvestment Principal · source
- Baha BerseManager Finance & Controlling and Fund Administration · source
- Jan LiedtkeFinance Associate · source
- Johannes GrabowskiOpen Bosch · source
- Lu HanOpen Bosch · source
- Janine SchlinkOpen Bosch · source
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Frequently asked questions
Bosch Ventures is a corporate venture arm based in Stuttgart, Germany, founded in 2007.
Yes. Bosch Ventures invests its own capital in private companies.
Bosch Ventures invests at Seed, Series A, Series B and Growth stages in Artificial Intelligence, Software & SaaS, Deep Tech, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mobility & Logistics, Climate & Energy and HealthTech.
Bosch Ventures's stated ticket size is Up to €25M.
Key people at Bosch Ventures include Ingo Ramesohl (Managing Director), Philipp Rose (Managing Director), Gitte Bedford (Vice President (Stuttgart)) and Ayelet Edrey (Vice President).
Bosch Ventures's investments include 2D Photonics, 4screen, Abax Sensing, Aclima, Airy3D, Allystar, Applyo Jena and Arris, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Bosch Ventures is Nauta (Strategic round (co-lead with BMW i Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures)), announced in Aug 2026.
No. Bosch Ventures invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.