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Robovision is a technology company.
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Robovision has raised $42.0M across 1 funding round.
Robovision has raised $42.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Robovision has raised $42.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $42.0M Series A in March 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2024 | $42M Series A | Astanor Ventures, Target Global | SVG Ventures THRIVE, RED River West | Announced |
Robovision is a Belgium-based technology company specializing in a computer vision AI platform that enables non-experts to build, deploy, and manage AI models for industrial automation. The platform serves machine builders, system integrators, and enterprises in sectors like manufacturing, agriculture, semiconductors, recycling, healthcare, and retail, solving complex visual inspection and quality control challenges to reduce defects, operational costs, and enable scalable automation.[1][4][5] With over 1,000 machine deployments across six continents and 133 employees, Robovision has shown strong growth, including a U.S. office launch in 2024 to tap North American demand in a computer vision market projected to reach $48.6 billion by 2025.[1][2]
Robovision was founded in 2009 in Ghent, Belgium, by Jonathan Berte as a consultancy focused on vision and robotics.[1][4] A pivotal moment came in 2013 with a collaboration on an innovative robotic cutting planter using computer vision, followed by Tim Waegeman joining as CTO in 2014 to develop the scalable Robovision AI platform powered by machine learning.[4] The platform matured into a market-ready product by 2015, driving first-of-its-kind projects, and the company expanded into AgTech with 3D vision solutions in 2019 while entering manufacturing, healthcare, and retail.[4] Key milestones include the 2020 EY Scale-up of the Year Award, €10M funding in 2022, leadership change with Thomas Van den Driessche as CEO, new headquarters in 2023, and $42M raised in 2024 from investors like Target Global, Astanor Ventures, and Red River West to fuel global expansion.[4]
(Note: A separate Greek firm named Robovision, founded in 2004 as a Cognex partner for machine vision services, operates regionally and is distinct from this AI platform company.[3])
Robovision rides the industrial AI and computer vision wave, automating quality control in high-stakes sectors amid labor shortages and rising demand for defect-free production. Timing aligns with Gartner's $48.6B market forecast by 2025 (40% North America), fueled by Industry 4.0, AgTech precision farming, and semiconductor booms.[1] Market forces like dynamic environments needing adaptive AI (vs. static models) favor its platform, influencing the ecosystem by empowering system integrators and machine builders to scale vision intelligence globally, disrupting traditional automation with user-friendly deep learning.[1][2][4][5]
Robovision is poised for accelerated U.S. and Asia expansion post-$42M funding and office launch, targeting manufacturing, agriculture, semiconductors, and recycling with platform enhancements for edge deployment and generative AI integration.[1][4] Trends like real-time visual analytics, 3D sensing, and sustainable automation will shape its path, potentially growing deployments to thousands amid a maturing vision AI market. Its influence may evolve from AgTech pioneer to broad industrial leader, compounding value as enterprises prioritize reliable, scalable AI—turning vision challenges into competitive edges, much like its early robotic breakthroughs set the stage for global impact.[1][4][5]
Robovision has raised $42.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Robovision's investors include Astanor Ventures, Target Global, SVG Ventures-THRIVE, Red River West.