Inbolt Raises $12.5M to Bring AI Vision to Industrial Robots

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Inbolt, which gives industrial robots the ability to see, think, and adapt in real time - letting them master any process, part, or station - announced $12.5M in funding. The round was led by new investor Shift4Good, a venture capital firm focused on decarbonizing transportation and energy, and joined by Bridges Climate Transition Partners, a specialist private markets investor focused on the transition to a more sustainable future. Existing investors BNP Paribas Développement and Ora Global also participated, bringing Inbolt’s total funding to $34M.

The capital will fund Inbolt’s expansion in the US, where the company opened a Detroit office in 2026, in APAC, and its entry into two new sectors: data centers and electronics manufacturing.

Blind spots on the factory floor

Even in highly automated factories, most industrial robots are effectively blind. They can't perceive part misalignment, tooling wear, or the small variations that occur naturally on every production line, so when something shifts even slightly out of position, the robot either stalls, throws an error, or produces a defective part. Multiply that across a factory floor and the cost adds up: a 2025 ABB survey of 3,600 industrial leaders found unplanned downtime can cost as much as $500,000 an hour, with 44% reporting equipment-related stoppages at least once a month.

Giving robots sight

Inbolt's answer is a combination of 3D vision and a hardware-agnostic AI software layer that gives robots the ability to perceive their environment and adjust their control loops in real time. The system can be deployed on both new and existing production lines, allowing manufacturers to upgrade automation without replacing installed equipment and it runs natively on major robot platforms including FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, Comau, and Universal Robots.

Inbolt works across industries including automotive, electronics, and data centers, and is already deployed on 200+ robots in 100+ factories across three continents, with clients including Bosch, Beko, Flex, Ford, Stellantis and Toyota.

Founded in 2019 by Rudy Cohen (CEO), Albane Dersy (COO), and Louis Dumas (CTO), Inbolt is headquartered in Paris.

Recent recognition

Inbolt's momentum has drawn recent recognition beyond the factory floor. The company was ranked #3 on the Sifted 100: France & Benelux, the Financial Times-backed publication's annual ranking of the region's 100 fastest-growing startups, on the strength of a two-year revenue CAGR of over 500%.