Nomagic

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Metric	Value
Name	Nomagic
Tagline	AI-powered robotic picking systems for warehouses, focused on pick-and-place tasks in logistics operations.
Headquarters	Warsaw, Poland
Founded	2017
Stage	Series B
Business Model	Hardware + Software (Robotics-as-a-Service)
Industry	Logistics / Supply Chain
Technology	AI / Machine Learning, Robotics
Geography	Western Europe (Poland HQ)
Growth Profile	Venture Scale
Founding Team	Co-Founders (2)
Funding Label	$50M+ (total disclosed ~$84.9M)

Links

• Website: https://nomagic.ai/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nomagic

The Short Version

Nomagic builds AI-powered robotic picking systems for logistics warehouses, a startup that has secured over $84 million in capital by focusing on the hardest part of the operation. The company, founded in Warsaw in 2017, targets the costly and labor-intensive process of picking, scanning, and placing individual items within fulfillment centers [TechCrunch, Feb 2025]. Its differentiation lies in a software-heavy, Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, layering advanced vision and machine learning algorithms onto standard industrial arms to handle millions of different SKUs, which allows for deployment into existing warehouse infrastructure without a complete rebuild [Nomagic LinkedIn], [StartupIntros].

Leadership combines commercial and deep technical expertise. Co-founder and CEO Kacper Nowicki is a former Google director, while co-founder and Chief AI Officer Marek Cygan is a professor at the University of Warsaw [Crunchbase, Kacper Nowicki], [Marek Cygan LinkedIn]. A significant recent hire, Markus Wulfmeier from Google DeepMind as Chief Scientist, signals a push into next-generation visual language action models for robotics [Aithority, Apr 2026].

The funding history shows consistent institutional support, progressing from a $9 million Seed in 2020 led by Hoxton Ventures to a $44 million Series B in 2025 led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with Khosla Ventures as a recurring investor [StartupIntros, Feb 2020], [TechCrunch, Feb 2025]. The RaaS business model aligns customer costs with operational throughput, a structure aimed at reducing adoption barriers for large e-commerce and retail players like Zalando, which has selected Nomagic to install up to 50 robots across its European fulfillment centers [Nomagic, Oct 2025].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Core claims on product, funding, team, and customer traction are confirmed by multiple independent sources including TechCrunch, Crunchbase, and company announcements.

The People Building It

Nomagic was founded in 2017 in Warsaw, Poland, with the specific aim of applying advanced AI to the physical world of warehouse logistics. The founding team, led by CEO Kacper Nowicki, a former Google director and CTO of GoEuro, sought to address what is widely considered the hardest part of warehouse automation: the robotic picking of diverse items [Crunchbase, Kacper Nowicki]. Co-founder Marek Cygan, who serves as Chief AI Officer and is a professor at the University of Warsaw, brought deep academic and technical expertise in machine learning to the venture [Marek Cygan LinkedIn]. The third co-founder, Tristan d'Orgeval, as Chief Strategy Officer, contributed experience from roles at The Climate Corporation and Premise Data [Crunchbase, Tristan d'Orgeval].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Founders and key milestones confirmed by multiple independent sources including Crunchbase and company announcements.

The Company in Brief

The company's evolution has been marked by consistent capital support, beginning with a $9 million Seed round in early 2020 led by Hoxton Ventures and Khosla Ventures [StartupIntros, Feb 2020]. This was followed by a $22 million Series A in 2022 and a significant $44 million Series B in early 2025, which was led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) [TechCrunch, Feb 2025]. Two subsequent extensions in early 2026 brought the total disclosed capital raised to approximately $84.9 million [StartupIntros, Jan 2026].

A key operational milestone was the 2025 selection by European fashion retailer Zalando to deploy up to 50 of Nomagic's AI-powered robots across its fulfillment centers [Nomagic, Oct 2025]. The company further strengthened its technical leadership in 2026 with the appointment of Markus Wulfmeier, formerly of Google DeepMind, as Chief Scientist to lead development of foundational Visual Language Action (VLA) models for robotics [Aithority, Apr 2026].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Funding rounds and key milestones confirmed by multiple independent sources including Crunchbase, TechCrunch, and company announcements.

What They Have Built

Nomagic’s product is a software-defined automation service for the most labor-intensive part of a warehouse. The company focuses exclusively on robotic picking, a task that involves identifying, grasping, and placing individual items from bins or conveyor belts [TechCrunch, Feb 2025]. The core offering is a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, which bundles AI software, standard industrial robotic arms, and 24/7 remote monitoring into a single operational subscription [StartupIntros].

The system’s intelligence is built on a proprietary vision language model (VLM) that enables robots to handle a wide variety of products without pre-programming for each one [Bruno Lusic LinkedIn, retrieved 2026]. This software-heavy approach allows the company to deploy its systems into existing warehouse infrastructures, using a tool-changer system that lets a single robot select between multiple specialist grippers in real-time to achieve over 95% SKU coverage for packing tasks [Nomagic, Packing]. A key deployment example is with European fashion retailer Zalando, where robots named "Richard" perform single-item picking, scanning, and induction into automated sorters [Fotoshoe Magazine, Oct 2025].

Recent leadership hires signal a deepening investment in core AI research. In April 2026, Nomagic appointed Markus Wulfmeier, formerly of Google DeepMind, as its Chief Scientist to lead the development of foundational Visual Language Action (VLA) models for robotics [Aithority, Apr 2026].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Product claims and technology descriptions are confirmed by company sources and multiple press reports.

Market Size and Demand

The warehouse automation market is expanding toward flexible, AI-driven systems that can adapt to unpredictable SKU mixes and labor constraints. According to a 2025 report from Interact Analysis cited by TechCrunch, the global warehouse automation market was valued at $45.6 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to $90.6 billion by 2028 [TechCrunch, Feb 2025].

Metric	Value
Warehouse Automation Market 2024	$45.6B
Projected Market 2028	$90.6B

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Market sizing is drawn from a single cited third-party report; the specific robotic picking segment size is not independently verified.

Who Else Is Fighting for This

Nomagic enters a competitive field defined by hardware incumbents, software-first challengers, and a growing list of startups targeting warehouse picking.

Company	Positioning	Stage / Funding	Notable Differentiator
Nomagic	Software-centric RaaS for pick-and-place; uses standard arms with proprietary AI vision.	Series B; $84.9M total raised.	Focus on pure picking as a service; leverages remote ops and a tool-changer system.
Covariant	Generalist AI robotics platform applied to warehouse picking and sorting.	Series C; $222M total raised.	Unified AI model (RFM) trained on massive real-world dataset.
RightHand Robotics	Piece-picking robotics with integrated perception, motion planning, and gripper hardware.	Series C; $99M total raised.	Proprietary gripper and suction-cup hardware designed in-house.
Berkshire Grey	End-to-end robotic automation systems for retail, e-commerce, and logistics fulfillment.	Public via SPAC (2021).	Full-system solutions targeting large-scale, greenfield deployments.
Plus One Robotics	Vision software for parcel handling and depalletizing, paired with various robot arms.	Series B; $50M total raised.	Focus on parcel logistics; software-centric approach with human-in-the-loop oversight.

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Competitor funding and positioning drawn from Crunchbase and company sources.

Opportunity

Nomagic targets the automation of one of the most labor-intensive and costly bottlenecks in global logistics. The company has targeted the picking of diverse, unpredictable items with a software-heavy approach that runs on standard industrial arms [TechCrunch, Feb 2025]. The selection by Zalando to install up to 50 AI-powered robots across its fulfillment centers validates the technology's ability to meet industry-leading operational standards [Nomagic, Oct 2025].

Scenario	What happens	Catalyst
North American Expansion	Nomagic replicates its European success in the U.S. logistics market.	The $44 million Series B round in 2025 was earmarked for expansion in North America [TechCrunch, Feb 2025].
Platformization via VLA Models	Proprietary VLA models become a foundational technology licensed to other robotics OEMs.	The April 2026 appointment of Markus Wulfmeier as Chief Scientist signals investment in this frontier [Aithority, Apr 2026].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Scenario catalysts and market context are confirmed by named publisher reports.

Sources

1. [TechCrunch, Feb 2025] Nomagic picks up $44M for its AI-powered robotic arms | https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/nomagic-picks-up-44m-for-its-ai-powered-robotic-arms/
2. [Nomagic LinkedIn] Nomagic LinkedIn About | https://www.linkedin.com/company/nomagic
3. [StartupIntros] Nomagic company profile | https://startupintros.com/orgs/nomagic
4. [Crunchbase, Kacper Nowicki] Kacper Nowicki | https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kacper-nowicki
5. [Marek Cygan LinkedIn, retrieved 2026] Marek Cygan LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/marekcygan
6. [Crunchbase, Tristan d'Orgeval, retrieved 2026] Tristan d'Orgeval | https://www.crunchbase.com/person/tristan-dorgeval
7. [StartupIntros, Feb 2020] Nomagic Seed Round | https://startupintros.com/orgs/nomagic
8. [StartupIntros, Jan 2026] Nomagic Series B Plus Round | https://startupintros.com/orgs/nomagic
9. [Nomagic, Oct 2025] Nomagic selected by Zalando | https://nomagic.ai/news/nomagic-selected-by-zalando
10. [Aithority, Apr 2026] Markus Wulfmeier joins Nomagic as Chief Scientist | https://aithority.com/robots/nomagic-appoints-markus-wulfmeier-as-chief-scientist
11. [Bruno Lusic LinkedIn, retrieved 2026] Bruno Lusic LinkedIn Post | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunolusic
12. [Nomagic, Packing] Nomagic Packing Solution | https://nomagic.ai/solution/packing/
13. [Fotoshoe Magazine, Oct 2025] Zalando deploys Nomagic robots | https://fotoshoe.com/zalando-deploys-nomagic-robots
14. [Crunchbase] Covariant Crunchbase Profile | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/covariant
15. [Crunchbase] RightHand Robotics Crunchbase Profile | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/righthand-robotics
16. [Crunchbase] Berkshire Grey Crunchbase Profile | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/berkshire-grey
17. [Company Website] Smart Robotics | https://www.smart-robotics.nl/
18. [Crunchbase] Plus One Robotics Crunchbase Profile | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/plus-one-robotics