The artificial vision technology developer has closed the first tranche of a series B round backed by Intel, Renault and Robert Bosch.

France-based vision technology developer Prophesee closed the $19m first tranche of its series B round yesterday, securing capital from investors including carmaker Renault, industrial product manufacturer Robert Bosch and chipmaker Intel.

The tranche was led by an undisclosed strategic investor from the electronics sector and included 360 Capital Partners, Supernova Invest and iBionext Growth Fund, while Intel and Bosch took part through their Intel Capital and Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) units.

Founded as Chronocam, Prophesee has created an artificial…