Bosch Ventures

Bosch Ventures is the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, operated by the legal entity Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH. It is a corporate arm rather than an independent venture partnership: the Bosch Group is its sole capital provider and the unit describes itself in its own press material as "the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group". The firm states its investment sweet spot is early stage, while also looking at later-stage companies and, in selected cases, seed stage. It states investments of up to EUR 25m per company and equity positions of up to 25 percent. Its printed focus areas are AI / Deep Learning, Automation & Digitalization, Semiconductor & Next Generation Computer, Advanced Manufacturing and Mobility Solutions, organised into search clusters it names Automation & Electrification, Enabling Technologies, Climate Tech and Healthcare. It invests in deep-tech companies worldwide from offices in Stuttgart and Frankfurt in Germany, Sunnyvale and Boston in the United States, Shanghai in China and Tel Aviv in Israel. The unit also runs Open Bosch, a startup-engagement programme that connects portfolio and other startups with Bosch business units.

AUM 66/100 Power Score™ 2007 Founded Stuttgart, Germany
AI Machine Learning Automation Semiconductors Advanced Manufacturing Mobility Climate Technology Healthcare
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Signature Exit

Arduino (acquired by Qualcomm, 2025)

Key Partners & Leadership

Managing Director
Managing Director

Firm Timeline

2007
Bosch establishes its venture capital subsidiary; the Bosch Group states it has made more than 100 investments worldwide since its establishment in 2007.
2014
Philipp Rose joins RBVC as Managing Director after General Manager and CFO roles in Bosch subsidiaries.
2015
Ingo Ramesohl joins RBVC at the beginning of 2015 after 16 years with Bosch in Germany, Korea and China.
2018
Xiaoguang Sun joins RBVC in March 2018 as Investment Partner and Head for China.
2023
On 15 May 2023, alongside its investment in AutoCore.ai, Robert Bosch Venture Capital announces a unification of its branding under the name Bosch Ventures.
2025
On 8 May 2025 Bosch announces a sixth venture capital fund of about EUR 250 million (about USD 270 million), with a stated emphasis on North America.