Acting as a magnet for entrepreneurs for Germany-based industrial parent Robert Bosch.

One of the underappreciated benefits of corporate venturing is its role as a lightning rod attracting entrepreneurial attention to the parent that can lead to partnerships and deals even without an equity investment.

Germany-based industrial conglomerate Robert Bosch’s corporate venturing unit has over the past four years developed a successful investment team and helped introduce innovative ideas to its parent.

Markus Thill (pictured), managing director at Robert Bosch Venture Capital’s (RBVC) office in Frankfurt, Germany, said: “Our strategic mandate is…