Rockwell Automation
VC Fund
Milwaukee, United States
Rockwell Automation is a VC fund in Milwaukee focused on Internet of Things and Manufacturing. Rockwell Automation specializes in industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive. Rockwell Automation is dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Throughout the world, their flagship Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Software product brands arerecognized for innovation and excellence.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries Rockwell Automation invests in
Stages Rockwell Automation invests in
Countries Rockwell Automation invests in
Contacts
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Christopher Nardecchia
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Cyril Perducat
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Jim Huff
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Kurt Helfrich
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Luca De Ferrari
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet of Things 4 (31%)
- Manufacturing 3 (23%)
- Industrial Automation 3 (23%)
- Security 2 (15%)
- Software 2 (15%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (15%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Series D 2 (15%)
- Series E 2 (15%)
- Corporate Round 2 (15%)
Country
- United States 8 (62%)
- Switzerland 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Christopher Nardecchia
SVP, IT & CIO
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SVP, IT & CIO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Cyril Perducat
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
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SVP & Chief Technology Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Jim Huff
Regional Vice President of Sales
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Regional Vice President of Sales | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Kurt Helfrich
Sr. Business Systems Analyst
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Sr. Business Systems Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Luca De Ferrari
Senior Sales Executive
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Senior Sales Executive | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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C-Motive Technologies
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C-Motive Technologies focuses on reinventing the electric motor. Its motors run on the principle of electrostatic forces, also known as "static cling," and stands to change the machines that shape and run people's lives. Founded by Dan Ludois and Justin Reed in 2012, C-Motive Technologies is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. | $13.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 04, 2025 | |
DataHow
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DataHow AG is a spin-off company from ETH Zurich specialized in data analytics and process modeling for the process industry with a particular focus on the biopharmaceutical and chemical domains.They offer digital solutions and consulting for process screening, monitoring, optimization, control and scale-up. Their goal is to reduce the effort,risks and costs in process development and manufacturing as well as to gain deep understanding of the complex processes. | Series A / May 28, 2024 | |
Elementary
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Elementary helps Fortune 500 manufacturers automate inspection, increase production yield, and achieve measurable ROI in less than 6 months.Our industrial-grade inspection stations and QA platform deliver high-speed inspection, advanced defect detection, and real-time root cause analysis—empowering manufacturers to reduce downtime and drivedigital transformation on the factory floor. | Corporate Round / May 07, 2024 | |
Claroty
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Claroty is a cybersecurity company that develops a platform to secure cyber-physical systems and connected operational technology across industrial, healthcare, commercial, and public sector environments. Its platform offers capabilities for asset inventory, exposure and risk management, network protection, secure access controls, and continuousthreat detection to help organizations identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and anomalous activity. Claroty products are designed for deployment both in the cloud through its xDome offering and on-premises with solutions like continuous monitoring tools. It integrates with existing security infrastructure and provides contextualized visibility into devices and network behavior to support risk reduction and operational continuity. | $100M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 06, 2024 | |
ZEDEDA
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ZEDEDA is a provider of distributed edge orchestration and virtualization software. It focused on edge virtualization to deliver visibility, control, and protection for distributed edge gateways, applications, and networks at the enterprise edge as a cloud-based service. It was founded in 2016 and is based in San Jose, California, United States. | $72M / Series C / Feb 07, 2024 | |
Infinitum
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Infinitum Electric is a motor technology company delivering lightweight and IoT-enabled electric motors. It is at the forefront of making electric motors more efficient, more durable, lighter weight, and less expensive. Their disruptive motor and control products utilize their patent-pending Printed Circuit Board (PCB) stator technology and providebroad application across multiple industries. They work with global manufacturers and industrial OEMs to customize their technology for specific applications and market segments. | $221M / Series E / Nov 01, 2023 | |
READY Robotics
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READY Robotics builds ForgeOS: the industrial operating system for robotics and automation. Based on patented technology, ForgeOS enables manufacturers to deploy and manage robots and automation systems with a standardized set of low-code apps. Perfect for the type of high-mix/low-volume manufacturing that has historically been challengingto automate.READY Robotics was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. | Corporate Round / Mar 08, 2023 | |
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ZEDEDA
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ZEDEDA is a provider of distributed edge orchestration and virtualization software. It focused on edge virtualization to deliver visibility, control, and protection for distributed edge gateways, applications, and networks at the enterprise edge as a cloud-based service. It was founded in 2016 and is based in San Jose, California, United States. | $26M / Series B / Jul 21, 2022 | |
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Claroty
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Claroty is a cybersecurity company that develops a platform to secure cyber-physical systems and connected operational technology across industrial, healthcare, commercial, and public sector environments. Its platform offers capabilities for asset inventory, exposure and risk management, network protection, secure access controls, and continuousthreat detection to help organizations identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and anomalous activity. Claroty products are designed for deployment both in the cloud through its xDome offering and on-premises with solutions like continuous monitoring tools. It integrates with existing security infrastructure and provides contextualized visibility into devices and network behavior to support risk reduction and operational continuity. | $400M / Series E / Dec 08, 2021 | |
Dragos
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Dragos is an industrial cybersecurity company on a mission to safeguard civilization by protecting the world’s critical infrastructure. Dragos codifies the knowledge of our cybersecurity experts into an integrated software platform that provides customers critical visibility into ICS and OT networks so that threats are identified and can beaddressed before they become significant events. Our solutions protect organizations across a range of industries, including power and water utilities, energy, and manufacturing, and are optimized for emerging applications like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with a regional presence around the world, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East. | $200M / Series D / Oct 28, 2021 | |
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FAQ
What does Rockwell Automation invest in?
Rockwell Automation invests primarily in Internet of Things, Manufacturing and Industrial Automation startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Rockwell Automation includes Christopher Nardecchia (SVP, IT & CIO), Cyril Perducat (SVP & Chief Technology Officer) and Jim Huff (Regional Vice President of Sales), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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