Company details

HEADCOUNT

25-99

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Manufacturing & Industrials

WEBSITE

http://www.sewts.com/

About the company

Sewts is a robotics company focused on automated handling of soft, deformable materials like textiles. The company builds “physical AI” technology that combines computer vision, deep learning, and hardware so robots can perceive and manipulate items that are tricky to grip. Sewts positions its work around closing automation gaps in industries such as industrial laundries and textile processing, including systems like VELUM and the JUPITER technology stack. Sewts was founded in 2019 and is based in Munich.

Locations and presence

Sewts is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, and current roles are primarily listed in Munich. Sewts also advertises flexible hours and remote work options as part of the working model.

Palpable Score

62.7

/ 100

Sewts offers a credible early-career entry point through a student Operations Intern role and has multiple role descriptions that clearly spell out responsibilities, senior touchpoints, and learning budget perks. The score is held back by limited public evidence on pay bands and early-career outcomes, plus employee feedback that flags overtime pressure and HR or benefits transparency gaps.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

12.7

/ 20

The company hires students directly through an Operations Intern (m/f/d) role with defined operational responsibilities (ERP and warehousing, procurement support, inventory and order fulfilment).
Sewts posts a small number of early-career-accessible permanent roles, including Financial Accountant with “first accounting experience” language and AI Developer with a 2–4 years requirement rather than senior-only expectations.
The company’s overall open-role count is limited at any one time, and the open application route (“Future Employee of the Month”) leans toward people who already have startup experience rather than first-job candidates.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

12.0

/ 20

The company publishes unusually detailed role pages (mission, impact list, working environment, and “Why us?” benefits) that help early-career candidates understand what day-to-day work looks like before applying.
Sewts assigns a named Talent Partner with direct contact channels (email and WhatsApp) and explicitly frames the goal as a smooth recruitment process, but Sewts does not publish interview stages, timelines, or assessment expectations.
The company has employee feedback describing HR information as hard to obtain and advertised benefits not matching reality in some cases, which is a practical transparency risk for junior candidates.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

15.5

/ 20

The company ties multiple roles to structured development perks, including an annual learning budget, “growth days,” and access to learning platforms.
Sewts builds coaching signals into role design, such as the Operations Intern working directly with the COO and the AI Developer role listing direct collaboration with the Head of Software and a Scrum team.
The company has working-student feedback that supervisors support personal development and juniors can own meaningful topics early, but other employee feedback about overtime can reduce how sustainable that learning feels week to week.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

12.0

/ 20

The company positions compensation as “competitive” and pairs it with concrete stability signals like permanent contracts, VSOP participation, and recurring benefits (Deutschland Ticket and subsidised fitness membership mentioned in role ads).
Sewts does not publish salary ranges for the roles currently visible, including the internship listing, which limits pay fairness verification for early-career candidates comparing offers.
The company’s external pay sentiment is mixed, with employee feedback noting that overtime can make compensation feel less fair in practice.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

10.5

/ 20

The company has employee feedback that juniors can take responsibility early and see a direct link between their work and company outcomes, plus working-student comments that describe strong learning and supervisor support.
Sewts has a small visible employee base on LinkedIn and does not publish early-career progression signals like time-to-promotion, intern conversion rates, or retention after 12–24 months.
The company has employee feedback pointing to overtime expectations and “you will lose them” retention concerns, and there are no public outcome metrics to offset or contextualise those risks.

Useful links & resources

Sewts Career page Sewts jobs board (Personio)Operations Intern (m/f/d)