Sereact

Sereact is a Stuttgart physical-AI company founded in 2021 by CEO Ralf Gulde and co-founder Marc Gulde that builds Cortex, a robotics brain for warehouse and manufacturing automation spanning single-arm picking cells, dual-arm return stations, wheeled humanoid systems and Sereact Lens 3D perception. Vision-language-action models (from early PickGPT through Cortex 2.5) turn camera and sensor input into reliable robotic actions; Sereact cites more than 200 live systems in Europe and over one billion production picks, with customers including Daimler Truck, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ikea, Active Ants, Rohlik Group and Austrian Post. After earlier venture rounds, a Series B originally led by Headline in April 2026 (Bullhound, Daphni, Felix Capital, plus Air Street, Creandum and Point Nine) was expanded when Zalando joined as a strategic investor in July 2026, taking the Series B to $116 million and total capital raised above $145 million. Proceeds scale Cortex 2.0 (plan-and-try world models), returns automation and North American expansion after a Boston office opening. Sources: Tech.eu 20 Jul 2026.