Bosch Ventures, the venture capital arm of Robert Bosch GmbH, has launched its sixth fund with a substantial €250 million investment. This newly announced fund will be dedicated to supporting outstanding early-stage and scale-up deeptech startups around the world. The decision further highlights Bosch’s determination to build innovation in strategic fields underlying sustainable development and technological progress. With a management portfolio exceeding $1.1 billion, Bosch Ventures aims to identify and nurture startups with the potential to revolutionize markets.

This tactical investment support fits into Germany’s larger ambitions like Energiewende (energy transition), Industrie 4.0, and digital sovereignty. Bosch Ventures invests globally and is deeply rooted in major innovation ecosystems such as Silicon Valley, Boston, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, and China. This unique strategic positioning enables them to leverage many different ecosystems and leverage new and trending technologies. In particular, the fund will focus on small businesses in the artificial intelligence, energy efficiency, automation, climatetech and quantum computing sectors.

Strategic Investment Focus

Bosch Ventures’ investment strategy is focused on sustainable mobility, climate neutral solutions, and connected systems. This new approach recognizes the increasing value of both sectors in solving global problems, stimulating innovation, and creating economic opportunities. The firm is committed to finding the best and brightest startups on the planet that are building breakthrough, disruptive technologies. It gives them access to the financial and strategic support that they need to grow their operations.

The intense focus on deeptech startups is especially remarkable. These firms tend to be the centers of excellence for advanced research and development, breaking the frontier in what is technologically feasible. Bosch Ventures is investing in these ventures to accelerate the development of transformative technologies. Ideally, their aim is to find and deploy world-changing innovations that will move the needle on big societal problems.

"As a global investor, we need to be part of the local startup ecosystem so we can find startups with potential, whose innovative technologies could turn entire markets upside down." - Ingo Ramesohl

Global Portfolio and Impact

Currently Bosch Ventures has an active portfolio of over 60 companies across a variety of industries and geographies. Among its notable investments are German AI company Aleph Alpha, US battery recycling innovator Li Industries, Chinese autonomous driving firm TrunkTech, and UK quantum computing startup Quantum Motion. These strategic investments underscore Bosch Ventures’ dedication to supporting a global portfolio of innovative, disruptive companies.

The inclusion of companies like Aleph Alpha and Quantum Motion demonstrates Bosch Ventures' interest in cutting-edge technologies that could reshape industries. Like these other examples, DBFZ’s investments in Li Industries and TrunkTech show a clear focus on sustainability and future mobility solutions. By diversifying its portfolio in smart, strategic ways, Bosch Ventures plans to double down on upcoming trends and possible disruptions to further innovation throughout the industrial landscape.

"With disruptive technologies, startups can boost innovation in a way that delivers important growth impetus for a country’s economy. That is why we want to remain a reliable partner for the startup sector worldwide, even in an adverse business environment." - Stefan Hartung

Commitment to Innovation

Robert Bosch GmbH’s deeper dedication to technological advancement is highlighted even more when considering the company’s massive research and development investments. The corporation is betting more than €400 million this year. In addition, it has committed €250 million for the construction of new clean-room facilities through 2025. These investments are absolutely essential for continuing to build technological capabilities and to keep Bosch leading the way in innovation.

Stefan Hartung, the Chairman of Robert Bosch GmbH, emphasizes the importance to foster an ecosystem for startups. He rightly calls for removing costly regulatory burdens to allow them to flourish. His statements underscore the urgent need for bold reforms. This is especially true given their larger point about the need for long-term investments to spark sustainable economic growth.

"Now is also the time to cut back on all the excessive regulations and reporting obligations that often have little substantive effect but are a sure-fire way of stifling any élan… The upcoming billion-strong package has to be more than a fleeting feel-good program. It also has to be accompanied by bold reforms – and by spending whose effect does not quickly fade, but instead pays dividends in the long term" - Stefan Hartung