Sereact is a physical-AI company that provides universal intelligence software for autonomous robotics, turning static industrial robots into adaptable operators. Its Cortex platform enables robots to handle dynamic warehouse and manufacturing conditions — picking, placing, sorting, packing, kitting, and inspection — without per-task retraining or manual tuning.
Cortex combines a vision-language-action model with a world model, allowing a robot to simulate multiple possible actions before physically moving. This planning step improves precision and lets robots respond to plain-language instructions and unfamiliar objects, rather than following rigid, pre-programmed routines. The result is robotic autonomy that adapts to changing conditions on the warehouse floor.
Sereact was founded in 2021 by Ralf Gulde (CEO) and Marc Tuscher (Co-Founder and CTO), and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. The company has deployed more than 200 systems across Europe and works with major industrial partners, including reported relationships with companies such as BMW and PepsiCo.
In April 2026, Sereact raised a $110 million Series B led by Headline, with participation from Bullhound Capital, Daphni, Felix Capital, and existing investors Air Street Capital, Creandum, and Point Nine. The round brought total funding to more than $140 million. The capital is earmarked for scaling Cortex 2.0 and opening the company's first U.S. office in Boston to support commercial, engineering, and application teams.
Sereact's differentiation is software-defined, model-driven autonomy that generalizes across tasks and objects without retraining, in contrast to traditional industrial automation that requires extensive per-deployment programming. This positions it within the fast-growing physical-AI and robotics-foundation-model space, targeting logistics and manufacturing operators who need flexible automation at scale.