Interview

March 30, 2021

RBVC’s Ingo Ramesohl: Europe is an “order of magnitude” behind in investing in AI

But Europe offers great value in other areas of deeptech.


Maija Palmer

7 min read

“If you look at topics like AI and how much the US and China are investing in these, Europe is an order of magnitude behind,” says Ingo Ramesohl, managing director of Robert Bosch Venture Capital, one of Europe’s oldest and most successful corporate venture funds.

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