Robolution Capital
French VC fund founded 2013, the first dedicated to service robotics globally, with an EUR 80M mandate backing European robotics startups.
Robolution Capital is a Paris-based venture capital fund founded in 2013, widely recognized as the first private equity fund in the world dedicated exclusively to service robotics. The fund was co-founded by Bruno Bonnell, a serial entrepreneur best known as the founder of video game publisher Infogrames (later rebranded Atari), and Renaud Champion. Initial fund management was provided by Orkos Capital, a French private equity firm.
The fund achieved a first close at approximately EUR 80 million, deploying capital from seed stage through expansion rounds into companies developing service robots and the enabling technology stack surrounding them. The investment mandate spans integrated robotic products, embedded software, control algorithms, sensor systems, vision modules, and robotics-as-a-service business models, covering both professional and personal service robotics markets. Geographically, Robolution Capital focused primarily on European companies, seeking outstanding entrepreneurs capable of scaling in a capital-intensive, technically demanding sector.
Portfolio highlights include an investment in Neurala, the deep learning and AI company specializing in autonomous robotics capabilities, and Balyo, a developer of autonomous warehouse robots that subsequently completed an IPO — the fund's one realized public market exit as of available records. Other portfolio activity spanned logistics automation, collaborative robots, and service robot platforms for healthcare and hospitality environments.
In 2016, 360 Capital Partners took over management of the Robolution Capital fund from Orkos Capital, continuing active portfolio stewardship through the remaining investment period. Bruno Bonnell subsequently became a significant public advocate for robotics and AI policy in France, serving in government advisory capacities.
The fund's macro thesis centered on structural tailwinds: labor shortages in developed economies, aging populations requiring care automation, rising logistics volumes demanding warehouse robotics, and growing consumer acceptance of robot-assisted services across retail, hospitality, and domestic settings. As of 2026, the robolutioncapital.com domain hosts general commentary on service robotics investment rather than fund-specific materials. The Paris office is located at 2 rue Fléchier.
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France
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2013
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RaaS
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