RobCo
RobCo sells modular robot kits and no-code software for industrial automation, targeting companies that want to automate repetitive tasks. The Munich-based company has raised $161M and employs 204 people.
The growth story
RobCo grew from 25 to 204 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $161M along the way, most recently a Series C in January 2026.
About
RobCo provides modular hardware kits and a no-code software platform for automating industrial tasks like machine tending, palletizing, and welding. Its products aim to make automation more accessible and affordable for companies of all sizes, requiring minimal upfront investment or specialized expertise.
The company has raised $161M, most recently in a Series C round in early 2026. It employs 204 people, with a strong engineering focus that makes up nearly 30% of its workforce.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is RobCo's largest function, accounting for 60 of its 204 employees. The company is led by founders from the Technical University of Munich, where it was originally spun out from in 2020.
The RobCo org chart
Roman Hölzl (CEO & Co-founder) leads 48 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 77 (+60% YoY), Sales 42 (+45% YoY), Operations 15 (+88% YoY), Business Development 15 (+15% YoY), Entrepreneurship 11 (+22% YoY), Human Resources 7 (+133% YoY).
Talent flow
RobCo recruits heavily from the Technical University of Munich, which accounts for 14% of its workforce. Other top talent sources include BMW, Snowflake, and Amazon. Alumni most often move to Celonis, atmio, and Franka Robotics.
Most common previous employers of RobCo staff: Technical University of Munich (14), BMW (10), Snowflake (10), Amazon (6), Mercedes-Benz (6), Siemens (5). Former RobCo employees most often moved to Celonis (2), atmio (2), Franka Robotics (2), Murrelektronik (2), Technical University of Munich (2), RX-WATERTEC (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The RobCo mafia
RobCo alumni have founded at least 9 companies, including Tacto (160 staff), mimic (79 staff), and Alago (19 staff). These startups span industries from industrial automation to AI and water technology.
9Nico Bentenrieder, was Software Engineer - Modular Robot Interface until 2019Stefan Weirich, was Product Design until 2021Vinzenz Trimborn, was First Employee | Software Engineer & Product Manager Robotics until 2022Erik Krauter, was Software Engineer until 2025Benjamin Eichinger, was Vice President Revenue Partnermangement & International until 2025Milan Abel, was Solution Engineer until 2023
Johannes Drexler, was Research until 2021
Vincent Jeltsch, was Bachelor Thesis until 2021
Ricardo Miguéis, was Senior Production Technician until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 36% direct, 28% search, 22% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at RobCo: Project Management (81), Microsoft Office (67), Python (Programming Language) (60), Microsoft Excel (51), English (46), Robotics (44), Management (43), Sales (41).
Where the team actually sits
RobCo people are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (84), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (16), Germany (10), Texas, United States (5).
Search footprint
RobCo attracts about 766 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $5K a month if bought through ads. It gained 133 ranking keywords and lost 67 in the last period.
Frequently asked
RobCo has 204 employees as of September 2026.
RobCo has raised $161M in total, most recently a Series C round in January 2026.
RobCo was founded in 2020 by Roman Hölzl, Constantin Dresel, Paul Maroldt.
Roman Hölzl (CEO & Co-founder) sits at the top of RobCo's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current RobCo staff are Technical University of Munich (14 people), BMW (10 people), Snowflake (10 people).
Former RobCo employees most often move to Celonis (2), atmio (2), Franka Robotics (2).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at RobCo, including Tacto, mimic, Alago.
RobCo attracts about 766 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $5K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among RobCo staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Excel, English.
RobCo staff are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (84), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (16), Germany (10).
RobCo has about 77 people in Engineering, up 60% over the past year, as of September 2026.
RobCo has about 42 people in Sales, up 45% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 158 current and 135 former RobCo profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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