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# Cota Robotics announces €1.92M pre-seed round, to let robots automate repetitive work in stores
- URL: https://www.swedishtechnews.com/cota-robotics-announces-eur1-92m-pre-seed-round-to-let-robots-automate-repetitive-work-at-stores/
- Published: 2026-08-27T08:15:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T13:04:01.000Z
- Description: Cota Robotics, a Stockholm-based startup which develops a turn-key robot solution to help retail chains automate their stores, announced a €1.92M pre-seed funding round today.
- Author: Martin Weigert
- Tags: Cota Robotics, byFounders, Rethink Ventures, Icebreaker.vc

[Cota Robotics](https://cotarobotics.com/), a Stockholm-based startup which develops a turn-key robot solution to help retail chains automate their stores, [announced](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/teo-rizvanovic%5Ftoday-were-announcing-cota-robotics-192m-activity-7498630682315956224-B4Yz/) a €1.92M ($2.2M) pre-seed funding round today.

The funding was led by byFounders, the Nordic VC firm which also co-led Lovable's pre-seed round [in 2024](https://data.swedishtechnews.com/funding-details/lovable/r/feLbOcAlxmrus8). Rethink Ventures and Icebreaker.vc also participated, as did strategic angels such as Fredrik Hjelm, Mattias Miksche, and Kamyar Espahbodi.

A large part of this funding was raised earlier this year. I covered first details in Swedish Tech News PRO [in March](https://www.swedishtechnews.com/swedish-tech-news-pro-mar-24-2026/#unannounced-funding).

Cota Robotics was founded in late 2025 by Teo Rizvanovic and Kildo Alias, who previously co-founded the drone startup Aerit, and also have wide-ranging operator experience.

When I [first mentioned](https://www.swedishtechnews.com/swedish-tech-news-pro-dec-8-2025/) the startup in PRO in December 2025 (while it was in stealth), the expressed goal was to develop "humanoid robotic workers for *anyone*". since then, the founders have narrowed down the initial scope, to focus on retail first. 

A few days ago, Cota Robotics [announced](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/teo-rizvanovic%5Ftoday-cota-robotics-is-live-in-finland-our-activity-7497554963989159936-RLI6/) its expansion into Finland.

ℹ️ [Company details page](https://data.swedishtechnews.com/startup-details/cota/r/5iEN4q11Ajq4ql)

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