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October 22, 2026

Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed

Enact Intelligence, cofounded by a 1X and Physical Intelligence alum, has raised Switzerland’s largest ever pre-seed round

Tom Nugent

4 min read

Zurich-based Enact Intelligence has raised a $30m pre-seed round from Redalpine, Notion Capital and Firstminute Capital to take on one the biggest bottlenecks in robotics. 

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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