Corvus Robotics, a developer of physical AI robotic systems for logistics and warehouse operations, has announced a leadership transition and a $20 million funding round led by Catalyst Investors. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Mohammed Kabir has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds co-founder Jackie Wu, who is stepping down from the CEO position for health reasons. Wu will remain on the company’s Board of Directors.
Mr Kabir has led Corvus Robotics’ technology and product development since the company was founded. He has been closely involved in building the company’s robotic systems and software platform and will now lead the company’s next phase of growth. “Corvus Robotics was founded on the conviction that the physical world generates enormous amounts of data and almost none of it gets captured or acted on,” said Mohammed Kabir, Co-Founder and CEO, Corvus Robotics. “Stepping into this role is a privilege, and I am glad Jackie is staying on our board.”
The new investment was led by Catalyst Investors, with existing investors S2G Investments, Spero Ventures and F7 Ventures also participating. Cibus Capital joined the company as a new investor. Sidney Kullar of Catalyst Investors has joined the Corvus Robotics Board of Directors.
The latest funding brings Corvus Robotics’ total capital raised to $38 million. Jackie Wu, who co-founded the company with Mr Kabir, said he was leaving the CEO role solely for health reasons. Wu and Kabir have worked together since 2017, beginning development of the first Corvus prototype while Kabir was at MIT.
The leadership transition comes after the company’s largest product expansion to date. Corvus Robotics launched Corvus One for Cold Chain in February 2026. The autonomous inventory robot is designed to operate continuously in environments ranging from ambient conditions to deep-freeze temperatures of -20°F without requiring localization infrastructure.
In April, the company introduced Corvus Trident, an AI system designed to mount on forklifts and reach trucks and capture pallet movements during normal warehouse operations. Together with Corvus One, the system provides visibility into both stationary and moving inventory through the company’s AIMS software platform. Corvus Robotics currently has more than 300 devices deployed across 26 US states, Canada and Mexico. Customers include Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, GNC, Dermalogica and MSI Surfaces.
Southern Glazer’s has expanded deployments to nine distribution centers with more than 40 drones and identified over 35,000 verified inventory discrepancies. Dermalogica increased inventory imaging frequency by 600% at its global headquarters, while GNC increased counting frequency to approximately four times its previous level and shifted 35% of inventory control labor to other work.
“Corvus Robotics is capturing a layer of data that has never existed, real-time ground-truth visibility into what is actually happening inside a warehouse,” said Sidney Kullar of Catalyst Investors. Corvus Robotics develops physical AI solutions for warehouses and manufacturing environments, with a focus on autonomous inventory tracking and real-time visibility. Its Corvus One® drones are designed to operate independently inside active facilities without human pilots or additional localisation infrastructure such as stickers, beacons or markers.
The drones can function across a wide range of conditions, including freezer environments as cold as -20°F. The company’s Corvus Trident™ system can be mounted on material-handling equipment to monitor pallet movements in real time. Together, these technologies provide visibility into both stationary and moving inventory across a facility. Corvus Robotics develops and manufactures its technology stack in the United States, covering sensors, computing hardware and the AI models that power its devices. Its customer base includes Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, GNC, Dermalogica and MSI Surfaces.
