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Backed by Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch, Swiss Physical AI startup Enact Intelligence exits stealth with €26.68 million

Source: EU-StartupsRahul RajOctober 22, 2026
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The Zurich-based startup exited stealth with backing from institutional investors redalpine, Notion Capital and firstminute capital, plus notable angel investors including Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch. Enact focuses on dexterity in robotics by integrating high-precision force data from custom actuators into the entire hardware-software stack. The founder previously led software at 1X's humanoid robot NEO and worked on Physical Intelligence's robotics lab.

Key points

  • €26.68 million pre-Seed round, one of Europe's largest pre-Seed raises
  • Backed by Yann LeCun, Mistral founder Arthur Mensch, and leading roboticists
  • Novel approach using force-sensing actuators to improve robot manipulation and learning
  • Founded by Manuel Yves Galliker, ex-1X and Physical Intelligence

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