Inbolt raises €11M to bring real-time vision and intelligence to industrial robots

French industrial robotics firm Inbolt has secured €11 million in funding to expand its operations and enter new markets. The investment round was spearheaded by Shift4Good, with backing from Bridges Climate Transition Partners and existing backers BNP Paribas Développement and Ora Global. This brings Inbolt's total financing to €30 million.

Founded in 2019 by CEO Rudy Cohen, COO Albane Dersy, and CTO Louis Dumas, Inbolt's solution enables industrial robots to perceive their surroundings and modify their movements in real time. The technology addresses a key challenge in industrial automation: robots in highly automated factories can encounter issues when conditions change, such as misaligned parts or tooling wear. These variations can cause robots to stall, generate errors, or produce defective components, leading to significant production downtime.

Inbolt's approach combines 3D vision with a hardware-agnostic AI software layer, allowing robots to adapt to environmental changes without requiring new equipment. The system is compatible with major robot platforms and is already in use on over 200 robots across 100 factories in three continents, serving customers like Bosch, Beko, Flex, Ford, Stellantis, and Toyota.

The new funding will enable Inbolt to expand its presence in the US, where it opened a Detroit office in 2026, and to venture into the data center and electronics manufacturing sectors. CEO Rudy Cohen emphasized that the company aims to bring real-time vision and intelligence to manufacturers of all sizes, not just those with deep integration budgets.