Bosch

Corporate VC·Stuttgart, Germany·~$280M (Fund VI, 2025); ~$440M total AUM

Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), founded in 2007, is the corporate venture capital arm of the Bosch Group, one of the world's largest private companies with over EUR 70 billion in annual sales. RBVC invests globally in seed through growth-stage startups developing technologies aligned with Bosch's strategic interests, including AI, autonomous systems, energy efficiency, and quantum computing. With over 60 active portfolio companies, notable investments include quantum computing leader IonQ, AI cooling specialist JETCOOL Technologies, and battery recycler Cylib.

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Artificial IntelligenceAutonomous Driving & RoboticsElectrificationEnergy EfficiencyIoTQuantum ComputingClimate TechHealthcareSemiconductors

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Graphcore

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Semiconductors·Acquired

Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI semiconductor company founded in 2016 by serial semiconductor entrepreneurs Nigel Toon and Simon Knowles. Toon previously led XMOS and Picochip, while Knowles co-founded Element14 (acquired by Broadcom) and Icera (acquired by NVIDIA for $435M). The company developed Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs), novel AI accelerators designed from the ground up for machine learning workloads, alongside the proprietary Poplar graph programming framework. Graphcore raised $767M in total funding, reaching a $2.77B valuation, with backing from Sequoia Capital, Atomico, Amadeus, Microsoft, and others. In July 2024, SoftBank Group acquired Graphcore for approximately $500M to $600M. The company continues to operate from Bristol with plans to expand its UK headcount to 750.