Bosch buys rather than invests. Open Bosch is a venture client unit, so a successful match ends in a paid pilot contract with a Bosch business rather than a place on a programme or a term sheet. The outcome to expect is revenue, not funding.
Investment from Bosch Ventures can follow, but it is a separate decision and no part of the arrangement. The venture client relationship itself takes no shareholding.
Scouting covers Germany and the wider European market, runs continuously, and is weighted towards mobility and robotics.
What it actually costs you
Open Bosch is a venture client unit rather than an accelerator: Bosch scouts across Germany and the wider European market and buys, turning a match into a paid pilot contract. Follow-on investment from Bosch Ventures is possible but not automatic, and the venture client relationship itself takes no equity. Mobility and robotics companies are the usual fit, and scouting is continuous.