Josip Cesic, Founder of Gideon

About Josip Cesic

Josip Cesic is a co-founder of Gideon, a Zagreb, Croatia-based company specializing in AI and 3D vision-based autonomous mobile robots. Founded in 2017, Gideon focuses on flexible automation for material handling in logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, and retail. The company raised a $31 million Series A investment led by Koch Disruptive Technologies in 2021.

Josip Cesic at a glance

• Company: Gideon
• Total raised: $31M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Koch Disruptive Technologies, DB Schenker, Prologis Ventures, Rite-Hite, Taavet Hinrikus, Pentland Ventures
• Location: Zagreb, Croatia

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