Who are Photoneo's investors?

Photoneo's investors include Alpha Intelligence Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme, Taiwania Capital, AI Capital, Bek Ventures, Credo Ventures, Venture to Future Fund.

Photoneo

Founded 2013 · 134 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors

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Photoneo, now part of Zebra Technologies, develops 3D vision sensors and AI-driven robotic intelligence software for industrial automation tasks such as bin picking and depalletization. It serves businesses in automotive, logistics, e-commerce and other sectors seeking vision-guided robotics.

Advanced Manufacturing AI & Machine Learning Hardware Robotics

Founders & leadership

Photoneo was founded in 2013 by Jozef Veres, Jan Zizka, Tomas Kovacovsky, Michal Maly, and Branislav Pulis.

Jozef Veres Co-founder · VP of Sales2023–2025Jozef Veres is founder of Photoneo, which develops 3D vision sensors and AI-driven robotics software for industrial automation including bin picking and depalletization. He has over 15 years of experience in IT, automation engineering, and scaling hardware and machine vision systems globally.

Jan Zizka Co-Founder2013–2024Co-founder and former CEO of Photoneo, a 3D vision company acquired by Zebra Technologies in 2025, Jan Zizka holds a PhD in Computer Vision from Comenius University and conducted research at MIT. He has filed over 20 patents in 3D sensing, mobile robotics, and AI technologies.

Tomas Kovacovsky FounderCo-founder and CTO of Photoneo, Tomas Kovacovsky has developed multiple 3D vision systems using computational photography techniques for industrial inspection and quality control. He has expertise in computer vision and C++.

Michal Maly FounderCo-founder of Photoneo, which develops 3D vision sensors and AI-driven software for industrial robotic automation. Maly has expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and reinforcement learning.

Branislav Pulis Co-founder & VP of Sales & MarketingBranislav Pulis co-founded Photoneo, a developer of 3D vision sensors and AI-driven robotic intelligence software for industrial automation, before becoming Chief Revenue Officer at Brightpick, an AI robotics company serving warehouse automation and order fulfillment.

Investors · 9

Alpha Intelligence Capitallisted by Alpha Intelligence CapitalSan Francisco

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Earlybird Venture Capitallisted by Earlybird Venture CapitalBerlin · $540K – $12M

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EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programmelisted by EBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeLondon · $2.2M – $27M

Taiwania Capitallisted by Taiwania CapitalTaipei

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AI CapitalreportedDenver

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Bek VenturesreportedNew York

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Credo VenturesreportedPrague · $1M – $5M

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Venture to Future FundreportedBratislava · $400K – $7M

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Also in the syndicate · 1

IPM Grouplead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeries BDec 2021
IPM Group (lead), AI Capital, Credo Ventures, Earlybird, Venture to Future Fund
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Undisclosed amountseed roundSep 2015
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Founder mafia

5 people who came through Photoneo went on to found or lead other companies.

Andrej KiskaBoard MemberFounded Kontext Jan ZizkaFounderFounded Brightpick Tomas KovacovskyFounderFounded Brightpick Michal MalyFounderFounded Brightpick Branislav PulisCo-founder & VP of Sales & MarketingFounded Brightpick

In the news

Photoneo raises one of the largest seed rounds in Central Europe - Photoneo Focused on 3Dphotoneo.com · Sep 2015

About us | Photoneo Focused on 3Dphotoneo.com · Mar 2012

Frequently asked questions

What does Photoneo do?: Photoneo, now part of Zebra Technologies, develops 3D vision sensors and AI-driven robotic intelligence software for industrial automation tasks such as bin picking and depalletization. It serves businesses in automotive, logistics, e-commerce and other sectors seeking vision-guided robotics.
Who founded Photoneo?: Photoneo was founded by Jozef Veres, Jan Zizka, Tomas Kovacovsky, Michal Maly, Branislav Pulis in 2013.
Who are Photoneo's investors?: Photoneo's investors include Alpha Intelligence Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme, Taiwania Capital, AI Capital, Bek Ventures, Credo Ventures, Venture to Future Fund.