# Enact Intelligence raises $30M pre-seed for force-and-touch robots

Digest AI · Robotics & Physical AI · published 2026-10-22T13:14:10Z

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## Summary

Enact Intelligence, a Zurich-based physical AI startup, emerged from stealth on October 22, 2026, with $30 million in pre-seed funding. The company is developing robots that use force and touch sensing in addition to vision to improve dexterity and reliability in real-world tasks. Enact argues that current robots rely too heavily on vision, which limits their ability to manipulate objects effectively. Its approach involves capturing force data directly within actuators, creating a "proprioceptive nervous system" for robots without needing expensive external sensors.

The funding round was backed by venture firms redalpine, Notion Capital, and firstminute capital. Angel investors include Arthur Mensch of Mistral, Yann LeCun of AMI Labs, and Andrew Lonsberry of Path Robotics. Enact described the round as one of the largest pre-seed rounds in Europe to date. The company, founded in March 2026 by Manuel Yves Galliker, has a twelve-person team with experience from DeepMind, 1X, and Physical Intelligence.

Enact plans to use the funds to grow its team fivefold by the end of 2027 and accelerate hardware development. It is currently in discussions with major European industrial partners in manufacturing, infrastructure, retail, and food processing. The company chose to base itself in Zurich to leverage local robotics talent while bringing AI expertise from Silicon Valley.

## Key points

- Enact Intelligence raised $30M pre-seed from redalpine, Notion Capital, and firstminute capital.
- The company builds robots using force-and-touch sensing inside actuators to improve dexterity.
- Angel investors include Arthur Mensch, Yann LeCun, and Andrew Lonsberry.

## Why it matters

This funding highlights a shift in robotics toward tactile sensing for better dexterity. Enact's approach aims to make robots more reliable in variable industrial environments, potentially reducing reliance on expensive external sensors.

## Sources

1. [Enact Intelligence Raises $30M Pre-Seed for Force-and-Touch Robot Dexterity](https://unite.ai/enact-intelligence-raises-30m-pre-seed-for-force-and-touch-robot-dexterity) (Unite.AI, 2026-10-22)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Enact Intelligence raises $30M pre-seed for force-and-touch robots", 22 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/enact-intelligence-raises-30m-pre-seed-for-force-and-touch-robots

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