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Brightpick

Corporate marketamrlogisticsCurated record

AI-powered warehouse fulfillment vendor (a Photoneo spin-off with Slovak R&D roots, now US-headquartered in Austin) whose Autopicker AMRs and Gridpicker grid system pick, buffer, consolidate and dispatch e-commerce orders in-aisle, orchestrated by the Brightpick Intuition warehouse-execution software for lights-out fulfillment.

HeadquartersBratislava, SK

Founded2021

Corporate funding$65M

Team201-500

Deployments6

Open roles0

Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker

Market segmentCorporate

StageSeries A

FoundersJan Zizka (CEO), Tomas Kovacovsky (CTO), Michal Maly (Head of AI), Branislav Pulis (CRO)

Regions servedNorth America, Europe

Countries deployedUS, CZ, DE

Service footprintUS HQ in Austin TX; R&D in Bratislava SK; support offices across Europe; 250+ employees

Last reviewed2026-07-05

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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineamr

Autopicker

Autopicker 2.0 (June 2025): 70–80 picks/hour per robot, 50% higher throughput vs. v1, 40% faster picking and 20% faster travel; 40% more compact than v1
vendor-defined per-robot picking rate and throughput improvement over first-generation Autopicker
Claim source
12-hour battery life on single charge (doubled vs. v1); tactile sensors for dexterity; supports goods-to-person, assisted pallet picking, order buffering/sortation, and stock replenishment
vendor-defined battery runtime and multi-purpose capability modes for Autopicker 2.0
Claim source

Machineamr

Autopicker 2.0

No specifications on file.

Machineamr

Giraffe

Reaches shelving up to 6 meters (approx. 20 feet) high; delivers 3x more storage density vs. standard AMR picking
vendor-defined maximum vertical reach and storage density uplift for the tall-mast picking robot
Claim source

Machineamr

Gridpicker

Throughput 2x higher than typical shuttle systems and 5x higher than AMR-based solutions; compatible with standard aisle-based shelving up to 40 feet (12 m) tall
vendor-defined fulfillment throughput and storage height ceiling versus competing automation
Claim source

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

Announced	Customer	Site	Country	Count	Evidence
2026-02-18	NAPA Auto Parts	automotive parts distribution center	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2025-11-18	The Feed	fulfillment center	US	48	Announcement
2025-04-01	Superior Communications	mobile accessories distribution center	US	50	Announcement
2025-02-11	McGuff Company	Not listed	Not listed	Not disclosed	Announcement
2024-01-30	Dr. Max	pharmacy fulfillment	CZ	Not disclosed	Announcement
2023-06-20	Rohlik Group	e-grocery fulfillment center	CZ	Not disclosed	Announcement

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2024-11-12$12M

Venture

EBRD Venture Capital, Eduard Kucera, Juraj Duris, Maximilian Kolowrat-Krakowsky, Miroslav Trnka, Pavel Baudis

Round source

2023-01-18$19M

Series B

Alpha Intelligence Capital, H&D Asset Management, IPM Group, Kolowrat Group, Taiwania Capital, Venture to Future Fund

Round source

2021-12-07$21M

Series B

Alpha Intelligence Capital, Credo Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, IPM Group, Venture to Future Fund

Round source

2018-12-01$10M

Series A

Investors undisclosed

Round source

2015-09-15$2M

Seed

Investors undisclosed

Round source

Investors on recordTaiwania CapitalIPM GroupAlpha Intelligence CapitalEBRD Venture CapitalH&D Asset Management

Network neighbours

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TrewAnnounced partnership · Integrator Thistle SystemsAnnounced partnership · Integrator

Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-02-18Announced strategic partnership with NAPA Auto Parts: 100+ robots at NAPA DC: Brightpick's first automotive sector customer and largest US customer to dateGlobeNewswire

2026-02-18Brightpick Enters Automotive Market in Strategic Partnership with NAPA ↗GlobeNewswire

2025-11-18Achieved lights-out overnight autonomous fulfillment with The Feed as first customer (48 Autopickers, zero human intervention during night shifts)GlobeNewswire

2025-11-18Brightpick Unlocks Lights-Out Fulfillment with Autopicker ↗GlobeNewswire

2025-06-24Launched Autopicker 2.0: 50% throughput boost, 12h battery (2x v1), 40% more compact, Physical AI picking-in-motion; RaaS pricing $1,900/robot/monthGlobeNewswire

2025-06-24Brightpick Launches Autopicker 2.0, the First Multi-Purpose Warehouse Robot to Match Human-Level Performance ↗GlobeNewswire

2025-03-03Zebra Technologies closed Photoneo acquisition (€60M); Photoneo Brightpick Group rebranded to Brightpick as independent warehouse robotics companyBrightpick

2025-03-03Zebra Technologies Closes Photoneo Acquisition with Photoneo Brightpick Group ↗Brightpick

2024-11-12Raised $12M led by EBRD Venture Capital to scale manufacturing and US deploymentBrightpick

2024-11-12Brightpick Raises $12 Million to Accelerate Rollout in the US ↗Brightpick

2023-01-18Completed $40M Series B led by Taiwania Capital (adding $19M to initial $21M tranche)Robotics and Automation News