Inbolt has raised $12.5 million in funding to expand its industrial robot vision technology in the US and Asia-Pacific and move into data centers and electronics manufacturing. Inbolt plans to use the capital to expand its US operations, including its Detroit office opened in 2026, and increase its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The company also plans to expand into data centers and electronics manufacturing.
Founded in 2019 by CEO Rudy Cohen, COO Albane Dersy and CTO Louis Dumas, Inbolt develops 3D vision and artificial intelligence software designed to allow industrial robots to perceive changes in their surroundings and adjust their movements in real time. The technology is intended to address variations that can affect automated production processes, including changes in part positioning and tooling. Inbolt says its software can be installed on new or existing production lines without requiring manufacturers to replace their existing robots.
The system supports industrial robots from FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, Comau and Universal Robots. According to Inbolt, its technology has been deployed on more than 200 robots across more than 100 factories on three continents. Customers include Bosch, Beko, Flex, Ford, Stellantis and Toyota.
The company cited a 2025 ABB survey of 3,600 industrial executives that found unplanned downtime could cost as much as $500,000 per hour, while 44% of respondents reported equipment-related production stoppages at least once a month. The funding round was led by Shift4Good, with participation from Bridges Climate Transition Partners, BNP Paribas Développement and Ora Global. The financing brings the Paris-based company’s total funding to $34 million.
Julien Baumont, partner at Shift4Good, said the investor had been impressed by Inbolt’s ability to turn its technology into a system deployed by manufacturers in the automotive sector and other industries.
“There are nearly 5 million industrial robots in factories across the world, mostly running blind,” said Christophe Defert, partner at Bridges Climate Transition Partners. “Inbolt’s physical AI has solved this problem in difficult production environments, not just in lab demos.”
Cohen said the financing would support wider deployment of the company’s technology across different robot manufacturers and production environments.
“This round lets us bring that to manufacturers everywhere, not just the ones with the deepest integration budgets,” Cohen said.
