Munich-based Robotic-Startup Filics Bags €13.5M in Financing

Led by Julius Lutzer (CPO), Markus Weber (CTO), Gregor Kolls (CEO), Seyed Behbahani (Chief of Staff), and Helmut Schmid (CCO), robotics startup Filics secures €13.5M in financing to expand and roll out its robotics platform. The round saw participation from new investors, including Sandwater, Alven, F-LOG Ventures, and the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, alongside Bayern Kapital, business angels Andrei Danescu (founder and CEO of Dexory) and Helmut Schmid (CCO of Filics and former CEO of Agilox), and with continued participation from Capnamic and 10x Founders.

Filics has raised €13.5 million to accelerate product development, enhance its robotics platform, and expand its international presence. The company plans to launch its automated pallet handling system, the Filics Unit, for floor block storage by late 2025 and prepare for entry into additional European markets in 2026.

Filics builds autonomous robots for intralogistics, with its flagship system capable of driving under and through pallets to transport them efficiently. The technology boosts warehouse space by up to 30% and tackles key challenges like capacity limits and labor shortages.

Filics aims to adapt its Unit for floor block warehouses by 2025, targeting up to 66% space savings. In the medium term, the company plans to enable fully autonomous truck loading in under five minutes.