Munich\/Berlin\/Milan \u2014 Lingotto is inves\u00adt\u00ading once again in the Munich-based robo\u00adtics company RobCo. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion includes both new capi\u00adtal for the company and the sale of exis\u00adting shares by long-time employees, and values RobCo at more than 1 billion USD. \u2014 In addi\u00adtion to Lingotto, exis\u00adting inves\u00adtors Sequoia, Lightspeed, Green\u00adfield, Kind\u00adred, and Promus Ventures are parti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adting, as well as new inves\u00adtors, inclu\u00adding Cherry Ventures and Euro\u00adpean Tech Collective. <\/p>\n
RobCo deve\u00adlops auto\u00adno\u00admous robo\u00adtics solu\u00adti\u00adons for indus\u00adtrial appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. Foun\u00added in Munich in 2020, the company combi\u00adnes robo\u00adtics with AI to auto\u00admate produc\u00adtion proces\u00adses and address chal\u00adlenges such as the shortage of skil\u00adled workers, cost pres\u00adsu\u00adres, and work\u00adplace safety. The systems are offe\u00adred through a Robo\u00adtics-as-a-Service model, allo\u00adwing them to be deployed without upfront invest\u00adment. In addi\u00adtion to its Munich loca\u00adtion, RobCo has manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring and assem\u00adbly faci\u00adli\u00adties in Austin and a deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment lab in San Francisco. <\/p>\n
In the next phase of deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, the company is focu\u00adsing on advan\u00adcing auto\u00adno\u00admous indus\u00adtrial robo\u00adtics and expan\u00adding into the U.S. With its auto\u00adno\u00admous indus\u00adtrial robot Alfie, RobCo is deve\u00adlo\u00adping a system that combi\u00adnes percep\u00adtion, plan\u00adning, and execu\u00adtion and is desi\u00adgned to perform complex tasks in produc\u00adtion envi\u00adron\u00adments. The commer\u00adcial launch is sche\u00addu\u00adled for March 4, 2027, in Munich. <\/p>\n
Morgan Samet, Co-Head of Lingotto Inno\u00adva\u00adtion, comm\u00adents<\/strong>: \u201cThe indus\u00adtry has reached a point where auto\u00adnomy is beco\u00adming a decisive compe\u00adti\u00adtive advan\u00adtage. RobCo stands out because the company inte\u00adgra\u00adtes physi\u00adcal AI directly into real-world produc\u00adtion envi\u00adron\u00adments, combi\u00adning proven imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons with a clear, step-by-step path to grea\u00adter auto\u00adnomy. This enables lear\u00adning systems to support people where it matters most in production.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are plea\u00adsed to have advi\u00adsed Lingotto on another invest\u00adment in RobCo. This enga\u00adge\u00adment follows directly on from our advi\u00adsory work on the Series C funding round. We thank the Lingotto team for their contin\u00adued trust and close colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion,\u201d says Dr. Benja\u00admin Ullrich, a part\u00adner at YPOG.<\/p>\n About Lingotto<\/strong><\/p>\n YPOG previously advi\u00adsed Lingotto on RobCo\u2019s Series C funding round in Janu\u00adary 2026. The round, tota\u00adling $100 million, was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Part\u00adners and Lingotto Innovation. <\/p>\n Team About Us Munich\/Berlin\/Milan \u2014 Lingotto is inves\u00adt\u00ading once again in the Munich-based robo\u00adtics company RobCo. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion includes both new capi\u00adtal for the company and the sale of exis\u00adting shares by long-time employees, and values RobCo at more than 1 billion USD. \u2014 In addi\u00adtion to Lingotto, exis\u00adting inves\u00adtors Sequoia, Lightspeed, Green\u00adfield, Kind\u00adred, and Promus Ventures are [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDr. Benja\u00admin Ullrich (Lead, Tran\u00adsac\u00adtions), Part\u00adner, Berlin
\nSilke Ricken (Corpo\u00adrate), Asso\u00adciate, Berlin
\nElmar Traut\u00admann (Tran\u00adsac\u00adtions), Asso\u00adciate, Berlin
\nJonas Reguez (Tran\u00adsac\u00adtions), Asso\u00adciate, Berlin<\/p>\n
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