German robotics startup Neura Robotics is raising approximately €1 billion in a new funding round, with stablecoin giant Tether leading the investment. The funding round made the Metzingen-based company hit a €4B valuation, making it one of Europe’s most valuable robotics companies overnight.
Furthermore, sources say the deal could be followed by additional fundraising rounds, signaling that Neura is just getting started.
Meet the Company Behind Neura Robotics
David Reger founded Neura Robotics in 2019 with one clear goal: build cognitive robot machines that can see, hear, and sense their surroundings while learning from experience.
Today, the company sells a range of products. Its lineup includes robotic arms, wheeled logistics robots that carry up to 1.5 tons of goods, and the 4NE-1 Mini, a 52-inch-tall humanoid robot that understands natural language instructions.
Beyond hardware, Neura launched Neuraverse in 2025 as the world’s first scalable robotics app store, connecting robots, developers, partners, and data for shared learning and skill updates.
The Numbers That Made Investors Say Yes
Their track record backs up the valuation. In fact, Neura already holds nearly $1 billion worth of orders, including major customers like Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Omron.
On top of that, Neura formed partnerships with GFT Technologies, HD Hyundai Robotics, and Schaeffler over the past year to advance software, industrial deployment, and actuator technology.
Most recently, Neura announced a strategic partnership with Qualcomm to integrate Dragonwing processors, creating a “Brain + Nervous System” architecture that lets robots handle AI reasoning and real-time motor control on a single chip.
Why Tether Is Writing Big Checks Into Neura Robotics
Tether is best known for running USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin. However, the company now moves well beyond crypto. Tether posted a $13.4 billion profit in 2024 and has been actively deploying that cash into AI, data startups, and brain-computer interface companies like Blackrock Neurotech.
As a result, analysts point to a potential trillion-dollar market for AI robots by 2035 Humanoids Daily and Tether clearly wants a seat at that table.
What Happens Next for Neura Robotics
For a start, Neura robotics moved its humanoid R&D to Switzerland in late 2025, positioning itself near ETH Zurich to focus on Physical AI and cognitive capabilities.
Meanwhile, the company partnered with Sona Comstar in India and established a €45 million subsidiary in China to scale manufacturing and tackle its growing order book.
Simply put, Neura is building the infrastructure to produce robots at scale and now it has the capital to do it.
