Takt, a warehouse intelligence platform connecting labor, automation, and robotics data, raised $9.25 million in Series A funding led by Ballast Point Partners. The first institutional round will support development of Takt as a real-time operating layer for modern warehouses and accelerate international expansion.
Building a Unified Warehouse Operating Layer
More than 100 warehouses use Takt across North America and international markets, including operations for Fortune 500 retailers, global brands, and major third-party logistics providers. The platform integrates warehouse management systems, time clocks, robotics, material handling controls, and internal applications into a unified model of warehouse operations.
Takt measures direct and indirect work against engineered labor standards and supports labor planning, incentives, coaching, cost analysis, and operational decision-making. TaktAI analyzes combined operational data to identify performance changes and potential causes during active shifts.
Growing Enterprise Adoption
Kenco deployed Takt across 19 distribution centers and plans expansion to another 30 locations. At one CPG facility, average cost per pallet declined 15%, representing approximately $229,000 in annual savings.
"Partnering with Takt elevates labor performance intelligence from reporting to real-time operational control." — Jason Minghini, SVP of Supply Chain Solutions, Kenco
ODW Logistics also reported a 29% improvement in workforce performance and a 39% increase in employee retention after replacing a legacy labor management system with Takt.
Expanding Automation and AI Capabilities
Series A funding will support intraday order orchestration, resource scheduling, agentic decision-making, industrial engineering tools, and deeper integrations with warehouse and robotics systems. Expansion across the UK, EU, and Asia-Pacific is also planned.
"The way warehouses run has changed faster than the technology used to measure them, and that gap is what drew us to this category," said Barkman. "What stood out about Takt was the evidence. Kenco standardized 19 distribution centers on the platform, plans to extend it to 30 more, and can point to results site by site. Enterprise operators do not expand a deployment at that pace unless the product is working."