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Robert Bosch Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firmNow at bosch.ventures

SeedSeries ASeries BEdTechSkill AssessmentBatteries

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 47 on record
Since the last cheque2555days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MCheque size, as they say$500K – $10MRounds led1 of 47Sole investor1 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 23%
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Robert Bosch Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    47 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $10M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
EdTechSkill AssessmentBatteries
Based in
Stuttgart, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first47 appearances

  1. 2019

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    PropheseeFR · Prophesee$68MWith 4 others
  3. Aug
    TeralyitcsCH · FinSMEs$18MLed
  4. Aug
    GNA BiosolutionsSeries C · DE · FinSMEs$14MWith 10 others
  5. May
    VeegoSeed · IL · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    ZapataSeries A · US · FinSMEs$21MWith 6 others
  7. 2018

    7 rounds

  8. Dec
    GraphcoreSeries D · GB · FinSMEs$200MWith 12 others
  9. Dec
    WaveOpticsGB · FinSMEs$26MWith 4 others
  10. Oct
    SyntiantSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 4 others
  11. Jul
    Airy3dSeries A · CA · FinSMEs$10MWith 4 others
  12. Apr
    Allegro.AIIL · TechCrunch$11MWith 3 others
  13. Mar
    PokaSeries A · CA · FinSMEs$10MWith 4 others
  14. Feb
    PropheseeSeries B · FR · VentureBeat$19MWith 5 others
  15. 2017

    8 rounds

  16. Oct
    XmosSeries E · GB · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  17. Sept
    Cheetah MedicalSeries C · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 4 others
  18. Jul
    iguazioSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$33MWith 5 others
  19. Jul
    GraphcoreSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$30MWith 7 others
  20. Jul
    WaveOpticsSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$16MWith 3 others
  21. May
    Airy3DSeed · CA · FinSMEs$3.5MWith 3 others
  22. Feb
    TetraVueSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  23. Jan
    AlmotiveSeries C · HU · FinSMEs$38MWith 6 others
  24. 2015

    8 rounds

  25. Oct
    OptomedVenture · FIUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Sept
    PubNubSeries C · US$25MWith 6 others
  27. Jul
    AdasWorksSeed · DE$2.5MWith 2 others
  28. Jul
    ZimplisticSeries B · SG$15MWith 1 other
  29. Jun
    GNA BiosolutionsSeries B$6.7MWith 3 others
  30. Jun
    ModcamSeed · SE$1.6MWith 2 others
  31. Apr
    Flybits, Inc.Series A · CA$2.0MWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    MovidiusSeries E · US$40MWith 7 others
  33. 2014

    5 rounds

  34. Aug
    Flybits, Inc.Series A · CA$3.8MWith 1 other
  35. Jul
    XMOSSeries D · GB$26MWith 2 others
  36. Jul
    ParkTAGSeed · DE$680KWith 7 others
  37. Apr
    RobArtSeries A · AT$4.1MWith 2 others
  38. Feb
    Cheetah MedicalSeries C · US$29MWith 4 others
  39. 2013

    4 rounds

  40. Nov
    Alpine Data LabsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 3 others
  41. Nov
    SiTimeSeries F · US · finance.yahoo.comUndisclosedWith 11 others
  42. Nov
    PyreosVenture · GB · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  43. Jul
    MovidiusSeries D · IE · finsmes.com$16MWith 6 others
  44. 2012

    2 rounds

  45. Apr
    Intrinsic-IDSeries B · NL · finsmes.com$6.6MWith 1 other
  46. Mar
    TorqeedoSeries C · DE · finsmes.com$7.4MWith 1 other
  47. 2011

    3 rounds

  48. Sept
    IDENT TechnologyDE · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 30 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

SiTimeBought by MegaChips Corporation$200MOct 2014
SynapSenseBought by PanduitUndisclosedMay 2014
IDENT TechnologyBought by MicrochipUndisclosedMay 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Robert Bosch Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Draper EspritVC firm7rounds togetherCapital EInvestment firm3rounds togetherDFJ EspritVC firm3rounds togetherSamsung CatalystGrowth equity3rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm3rounds together360 CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherAIB Seed Capital FundVC firm2rounds togetherAtlantic BridgeVC firm2rounds togetherAtomicoVC firm2rounds togetherBASF Venture CapitalCorporate VC2rounds togetherBosch VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherC4 VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Robert Bosch Venture Capital put money into.

Graphcore$200M · Dec 2018Syntiant$25M · Oct 2018Airy3d$10M · Jul 2018Poka$10M · Mar 2018Xmos$15M · Oct 2017

Quick answers about Robert Bosch Venture Capital

What does Robert Bosch Venture Capital invest in?

Robert Bosch Venture Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as EdTech, Skill Assessment and Batteries.

How active is Robert Bosch Venture Capital?

47 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has Robert Bosch Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Prophesee (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019), Teralyitcs (Undisclosed round, Aug 2019) and GNA Biosolutions (Series C, Aug 2019).

How big are Robert Bosch Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $10M.

Does Robert Bosch Venture Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 47 investments on record (2%).

Where does Robert Bosch Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (23%), the United Kingdom (18%) and Germany (13%).

Is Robert Bosch Venture Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

Who does Robert Bosch Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Draper Esprit (7 rounds together), Capital E (3 rounds together) and DFJ Esprit (3 rounds together).

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