Lingotto Invests Again in RobCo in a Series C Round of Over €100 Million

Munich/Berlin/Milan — Lingotto is inves­t­ing once again in the Munich-based robo­tics company RobCo. The tran­sac­tion includes both new capi­tal for the company and the sale of exis­ting shares by long-time employees, and values RobCo at more than 1 billion USD. — In addi­tion to Lingotto, exis­ting inves­tors Sequoia, Lightspeed, Green­field, Kind­red, and Promus Ventures are parti­ci­pa­ting, as well as new inves­tors, inclu­ding Cherry Ventures and Euro­pean Tech Collective. 

RobCo deve­lops auto­no­mous robo­tics solu­ti­ons for indus­trial appli­ca­ti­ons. Foun­ded in Munich in 2020, the company combi­nes robo­tics with AI to auto­mate produc­tion proces­ses and address chal­lenges such as the shortage of skil­led workers, cost pres­su­res, and work­place safety. The systems are offe­red through a Robo­­tics-as-a-Service model, allo­wing them to be deployed without upfront invest­ment. In addi­tion to its Munich loca­tion, RobCo has manu­fac­tu­ring and assem­bly faci­li­ties in Austin and a deve­lo­p­ment lab in San Francisco. 

In the next phase of deve­lo­p­ment, the company is focu­sing on advan­cing auto­no­mous indus­trial robo­tics and expan­ding into the U.S. With its auto­no­mous indus­trial robot Alfie, RobCo is deve­lo­ping a system that combi­nes percep­tion, plan­ning, and execu­tion and is desi­gned to perform complex tasks in produc­tion envi­ron­ments. The commer­cial launch is sche­du­led for March 4, 2027, in Munich. 

Morgan Samet, Co-Head of Lingotto Inno­va­tion, comm­ents: “The indus­try has reached a point where auto­nomy is beco­ming a decisive compe­ti­tive advan­tage. RobCo stands out because the company inte­gra­tes physi­cal AI directly into real-world produc­tion envi­ron­ments, combi­ning proven imple­men­ta­ti­ons with a clear, step-by-step path to grea­ter auto­nomy. This enables lear­ning systems to support people where it matters most in production.”

“We are plea­sed to have advi­sed Lingotto on another invest­ment in RobCo. This enga­ge­ment follows directly on from our advi­sory work on the Series C funding round. We thank the Lingotto team for their contin­ued trust and close colla­bo­ra­tion,” says Dr. Benja­min Ullrich, a part­ner at YPOG.

About Lingotto

YPOG previously advi­sed Lingotto on RobCo’s Series C funding round in Janu­ary 2026. The round, tota­ling $100 million, was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Part­ners and Lingotto Innovation. 

Team
Dr. Benja­min Ullrich (Lead, Tran­sac­tions), Part­ner, Berlin
Silke Ricken (Corpo­rate), Asso­ciate, Berlin
Elmar Traut­mann (Tran­sac­tions), Asso­ciate, Berlin
Jonas Reguez (Tran­sac­tions), Asso­ciate, Berlin

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