German humanoid robotics startup raises $1.4 billion from Amazon, Nvidia, and Tether
Neura Robotics announced a Series C financing of up to $1.4 billion on Wednesday, drawing backing from Amazon, Nvidia, Tether, Qualcomm Technologies, Bosch, Schaeffler, the European Investment Bank, and others to accelerate what the company calls a Physical AI platform.
Round structure
The Metzingen, Germany-based company said the round is the largest ever for a full-stack robotics company and that its existing orders and strategic deployment pipeline exceed $1 billion. The funding will be used to scale manufacturing toward production of several million robots by 2030, expand its Neuraverse software platform, and build out a global network of training environments for cognitive robots called NEURA Gyms.
People familiar with the deal put the company’s valuation at approximately $7 billion, Bloomberg reported, though Neura did not address the figure when asked. Not all of the capital is guaranteed upfront; CNBC reported that disbursement of the full amount depends on Neura meeting specified performance benchmarks.
Tether technology crossover
Tether, the stablecoin issuer, is the lead investor in the round. Beyond the capital, Tether said it will integrate two of its technologies into Neura’s platform: a Wallet Development Kit that would embed payment functionality directly into robotic systems, and an edge AI runtime called QVAC that allows AI models to run locally on devices rather than relying on cloud infrastructure.
Amazon strategic participation
“This investment is a natural extension of our strategic partnership with NEURA Robotics and our shared conviction in the transformative potential of Physical AI,” said Nafea Bshara, vice president and distinguished engineer at Amazon, citing Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and AWS Trainium chips as infrastructure supporting Physical AI at scale.
Robotics companies have raised $55.8 billion so far in 2026, according to Dealroom, a record figure nearly double the previous year.