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Startup · United States

Cartken

HQ OaklandFounded 201911-50 employees

Cartken autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) automate material movement and interbuilding logistics across factories, labs, and warehouses. Our AMRs transport tools, parts, and samples autonomously, navigate rough terrain and elevators, and require no infrastructure changes.

Website

Funding1 round · $10.0M

Equity raised
$10.0M
Latest
$10.0MStage undisclosed · Jul 9, 2024

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems4

Cartken Courier

A lightweight autonomous mobile robot for agile, secured deliveries.

Maturity not rated

Cartken Hauler

A heavy‑duty outdoor autonomous mobile robot for rough terrain with flexible compartment options.

Maturity not rated

Cartken Hauler (Temperature Control)

A temperature‑controlled version of the Hauler designed to keep samples, compounds, and reagents stable.

Maturity not rated

Cartken Mover

An autonomous outdoor pallet truck that automates pick‑and‑putaway material handling for heavy loads.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

  • Christian Bersch

    CEO and Co-Founder

Hiring Observations3 observed listings

  • Electrical Engineer ↗

    Phoenix, AZ · Onsite · Engineering

    Open when checked · Company careers page

    Checked Oct 13, 2026

  • Mechanical Engineer ↗

    Phoenix, AZ · Onsite · Engineering

    Open when checked · Company careers page

    Checked Oct 13, 2026

  • Sales Manager ↗

    Munich, Germany · Hybrid · Commercial

    Open when checked · Company careers page

    Checked Oct 13, 2026

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Sources7

Profile3

  1. 1

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 48)”
  2. 2

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "e3a070a1-2615-4a76-9b9e-c5b533790d32"}”
  3. 3

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems1

  1. 4

    Cartken · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “Cartken autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) automate material movement and interbuilding logistics across factories, labs, and warehouses. Our AMRs transport tools, parts, and samples autonomously, navigate rough terrain and elevators, and require no infrastructure changes.”

Funding1

  1. 5

    Munich Startup · Jul 9, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “468 Capital is leading Cartken’s funding round”

People1

  1. 6

    Cartken · Supports Role

    ““We’re proud to deepen our partnership with Melco Mobility Solutions, a Group Company of Mitsubishi Electric, and bring Cartken Haulers into industrial environments in Japan at scale,” said Christian Bersch, CEO and Co-Founder of Cartken.”

Other1

  1. 7

    Supports Job posting

    “Sales Manager Hybrid Location: Munich, Germany”

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