Munich-based Filics secures  €13.5M to bring space-saving robotics to more warehouses across Europe

Munich-based Filics, a robotic startup, has secured €13.5M in the latest financing round.

The investment round was backed by a group of international and strategic backers, including Sandwater, Alven, F-LOG Ventures, and the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, as well as existing investors Capnamic and 10x Founders.

Additional support came from Bayern Kapital and notable business angels such as Andrei Danescu (founder and CEO of Dexory) and Helmut Schmid (CCO of Filics and former CEO of Agilox).

Fund utilisation

The German company will use the funds to accelerate the expansion of the Filics Unit, a double-runner system for automated pallet transport.

By the end of 2025, Filics plans to make its platform available for floor block storage systems and prepare for entry into other European markets in 2026.

The Filics Unit will be further developed for use in floor block warehouses by the end of 2025, enabling up to 66 per cent space savings to be achieved.

In the medium term, the company plans to develop the technology further to enable fully autonomous truck loading in under five minutes.

“With the new financing round, we are taking the next big step in our growth strategy. Thanks to the strong support, we can further optimise and scale the technology. The trust of our investors is both a tailwind and an obligation,” declares Gregor Kolls, co-founder and CEO of Filics.

Filics: In-house pallet transportation

Founded by a team of engineers from the Technical University of Munich, Filics has been developing its platform since 2021, with early support from a respected network of logistics and automation experts like DHL Group and Nagel Group.

Filics has developed an innovative solution for transporting pallets within facilities.

Their product — the Filics Unit– features two independent robots that can move to Euro pallets or pallet cages, lift them, and transport them directly.

It can safely move weights of up to 1.2 tons, encompassing all standard weights, in intralogistics.

The robots also operate autonomously and can flexibly drive under a wide variety of load carriers.  

The system moves autonomously through the warehouse, travelling under pallets and transporting them, thereby minimising the space required for manoeuvring.

The technology enables space savings of up to 30 per cent and addresses key challenges in the logistics sector, including space constraints, capacity bottlenecks, and a shortage of skilled workers.

The Filics Unit is the first solution in the world that can completely drive under and through pallets and load, carriers standing on the floor, allowing it to transport load carriers behind them.

The compact design of the Filics Unit makes it the most space-efficient option for pallet transport, using minimal space, only the area of the pallet itself.

Filics is backed by investors such as Capnamic, 10x Founders, and Bayern Kapital, who support its growth and technology development. Since 2021, the Filics Unit has been tested and improved with the help of partners.

“Our goal is to redefine pallet handling and transform the logistics industry with comprehensive automation solutions. The strong demand for our technology confirms that we have hit the nerve of the times with our solution”, says Helmut Schmid, CCO at Filics.