# Gitte Bedford

> Gitte Bedford is a Series A investor at Bosch Ventures (Stuttgart) backing Security and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bosch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-bosch-venture-capital)
- Location: Stuttgart, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://de.linkedin.com/in/gittebedford/en
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/GitteBedford

Gitte Bedford is a Series A investor at Bosch Ventures in Stuttgart focused on Security and Software. Based in RBVC’s Stuttgart office, Gitte Bedford is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities and for all stages of the investment process. Her main area of focus has been software, specifically the Internet of Things, cloud and mobile computing, security and data analytics. Gitte is an experienced professional with a strong financialbackground. After starting her career in the treasury department at Robert Bosch, she progressed to positions as Managing Director of Robert Bosch Finance Plc near London, UK, Director Finance for Bosch’s Asia-Pacific operations in Shanghai, China, and joined Bosch’s VC group in 2009.Gitte holds a degree in Business Informatics from HTW Berlin and a Masters degree in Finance from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, U.K.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 2 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 50% |
| Embedded Systems | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SecurityMatters | SecurityMatters is an international company that develops and brings to the market cutting-edge network monitoring, intelligence and protection technology to make its customers more secure and in control. SecurityMatters product line approaches the problem of securing computer networks in a totally new and innovative manner called self-configuring,deep-protocol, network whitelisting. This approach is the result of more than 20 years of research and experience in the field of network intrusion detection. | $5M | Series A | Sep 21, 2016 |  |
| Intrinsic ID | Intrinsic ID is the world’s leading digital authentication company for the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded applications. It is the inventor of SRAM Physical Unclonable Function, or SRAM PUF, leveraging manufacturing variations in semiconductors to create unique IDs and keys to authenticate chips, data, devices and systems.Because a uniqueID can be extracted easily from SRAM with Intrinsic ID’s technology, adding authentication and key provisioning is much less expensive than with current methods; no additional hardware is needed. Due to the low cost of implementing SRAM PUF and the critical need for security, Intrinsic ID’s authentication technology is ideally positioned to address the needs of the fast-growing IoT market.Through its flexibility, scalability and low implementation cost, Intrinsic ID products address the security needs of the fast-growing IoT market. Its solutions are used to validate payment systems, secure connectivity, authenticate sensors, and protect sensitive government and military data and systems. Intrinsic ID’s award recognition includes the EU 2016 Innovation Radar Prize, which honors high-potential innovations and innovators in EU-funded research. Intrinsic ID’s SRAM PUF technology has been proven in millions of devices and in products that have passed certification by Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL6+), EMVCo, Visa and multiple governments. | $5.3M |  | Apr 04, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerald-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KPN Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kpn-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phoenix-contact-innovation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prime-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bosch Ventures

VC Fund · Stuttgart, Germany

Bosch Ventures (Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH) is the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. Bosch Ventures invests worldwide in innovative start-up companies at all stages of their development. Its investment activities focus on technology companies working in areas ofbusiness of current and future relevance for Bosch, above all, automation and electrification, energy efficiency, enabling technologies, and healthcare systems. Bosch Ventures also invests in services and business models as well as new materials that are relevant to the above-mentioned areas of business.Bosch Ventures invests from EUR 500k for a seed funding to more than EUR 15m per company for usually 10% to 25% equity position. Bosch Ventures prefers to syndicate their investments with existing or new investors in the company and can take the lead as necessary.

5 contacts available at Bosch Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ayelet Edrey | Investment Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayelet-edrey-0310 |
| Baha Berse | Manager Finance & Controlling, Fund Administration | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baha-berse |
| Chris Ferle | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-ferle |
| Gadi Toren | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gadi-toren |
| Gitte Bedford | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gitte-bedford |

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## FAQ

### What does Gitte Bedford invest in?

Gitte Bedford invests primarily in Security, Software and Cyber Security startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gitte Bedford last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gitte Bedford closed in Sep 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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