UNIT AI lands $12 million in funding to scale AI powered e-commerce fulfillment and returns platform
UNIT AI has announced $12 million in funding to accelerate commercial deployments of its AI powered platform for end-to-end e-commerce fulfillment and returns across North America. The round was co-led by Prologis Ventures, Dynamo Ventures, and Ground Up Ventures, with participation from eGateway Capital, Recursive Ventures, Think + Ventures, ZEP Fund, and Crosscourt.
UNIT is working with various retailers and logistics providers, including Barrett, ShipCalm, DaVinci, Carter, as well as apparel brands. The company also lays claim to a growing pipeline of enterprise brands and 3PLs whose fulfillment networks collectively ship billions of inventory units each year.
UNIT was founded by Guy Glass, who previously founded Caja Robotics (acquired by Fives), a specialist in goods to person warehouse automation, and Avihou Barkay, President at Plus One Robotics and GM at Caja Robotics. After decades of designing and deploying robotic fulfillment systems for global warehouse operators, the pair set up UNIT with the aim of removing the cost, complexity, and infrastructure barriers that have historically limited automation adoption.
"After decades of building warehouse automation, we realised the next breakthrough wasn't building bigger systems; it was making automation dramatically more accessible," says Glass. "The world's largest retailers and logistics providers are looking for enterprise grade automation that can be deployed in a week instead of months. This funding allows us to scale our deployment capacity, accelerate product innovation, and meet that growing demand."
"Retailers and 3PLs need automation that solves real operational pain points - improving throughput, labour productivity and returns management without forcing a full facility redesign," says Todd Lewis, Senior Vice President, Prologis Ventures. "UNIT is addressing a clear market need with a modular platform that gives operators flexible automation that can scale and adapt to changing customer demands."
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Supply chain automation will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
