{"id":2314,"date":"2019-06-11T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:34:40","slug":"smart-robotics-investment-round","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/de\/news\/smart-robotics-investment-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Robotics completes successful investment round &#8211; Smart Robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"separator\" style=\"height: 150px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n  \n\n\r\n<section class=\"single-blog \" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                            <div class=\"blog-row col-lg-10 mx-lg-auto\">\r\n                                <h1 class=\"title mb-3 mb-lg-5 \">Smart Robotics completes successful  <strong class=\"title-blue\">investment round<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n                                <p class=\"bigtext\"><strong>Amsterdam, the Netherlands \u2013 6th of November 2019<\/strong> \u2013 Smart Robotics, a leading developer of pick &amp; place solutions has announced today that it has secured a substantial investment to accelerate product roll-out in a round led by Dutch high-tech venture capital fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovationindustries.com\/companies\/\">Innovation Industries<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mirai.sparx.co.jp\/investment\/\">Mirai Creation Fund ||<\/a>\u00a0backed by Toyota Motor Corporation as a key limited partner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"blogmeta\"> | <span class=\"date\">Date: 11-06-2019<\/span> | <span class=\"author\">Written by: \r\n                Laura Schilperoort                    <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <!-- social share -->\r\n                                <div class=\"row blog-social mb-0\">\r\n                    <div class=\"social-share-wrap\">\r\n                        <ul class=\"social-share\">\r\n                            <li class=\"social-share-title\">Share<\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li class=\"social-share-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/de\/news\/smart-robotics-investment-round\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li class=\"social-share-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/de\/news\/smart-robotics-investment-round\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li class=\"social-share-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/?text=https%3A%2F%2Fsmart-robotics.io%2Fde%2Fnews%2Fsmart-robotics-investment-round%2F\"><i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li class=\"social-share-item\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=I wanted you to see this site&amp;body=Check out this site https%3A%2F%2Fsmart-robotics.io%2Fde%2Fnews%2Fsmart-robotics-investment-round%2F\"><i class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\r\n                                                    <\/ul>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                                <!-- end social share -->\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"blog-content\">\r\n                    <p>Smart Robotics\u2019 AI-based software platform enables the rapid deployment of pick &amp; place solutions in markets such as e-Commerce, <a href=\"https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/de\/industries\/pharma\/\">Pharma<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/de\/industries\/food\/\">Food<\/a>. Through Smart Robotics\u2019 software platform, their pick &amp; place solutions can be easily configured and programming is no longer required. As a result, the system can be set-up in a matter of minutes and can be easily reconfigured in the field if required. The investment will be used to accelerate the roll-out of Smart Robotics\u2019 palletizing and item picking applications as well as for the development of new software applications.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are excited to have Innovation Industries and Mirai on board as investors. Both parties bring valuable experience in scaling up a high-tech company to the table,\u201d <\/em>says Mark Menting, Founder and Managing Director of Smart Robotics.<em> \u201cThis investment enables Smart Robotics to maintain its leadership position in cobot software.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nard Sintenie, General Partner at Innovation Industries adds: <em>\u201cSmart Robotics is at the forefront of robotics, a field that is developing rapidly. We are pleased with the addition of Smart Robotics to our portfolio and look forward to help the organization further strengthen its position and accelerate its commercial rollout.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Masatoshi Fukami, Representative Director, Executive Deputy President of SPARX Group as General Partner of the Mirai Creation Fund comments: <em>\u201cWe are delighted to be part of Smart Robotics, who is at the forefront of technology with its cobot software platform. We look forward to working together with the management team on scaling up commercially.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                            <\/div>  \r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n    <section class=\"cta-banner py-5\" style=\"background-color:#F5F5F5\">\r\n        <div class=\"container py-5 px-lg-5\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-12 text-center\">\r\n                <blockquote class=\"title mb-4 mb-lg-5\">Learn all about our leading pick &#038; place solutions<\/blockquote>\r\n                                <a href=\"\/contact\" class=\"btn btn-colorful\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\n\n    <div class=\"separator\" style=\"height: 150px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n  \n\n<section class=\"posts post-related \" id=\"\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 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