Tether to lead $1.4B Series C for NEURA Robotics

Tether will lead a Series C financing of up to $1.4 billion for NEURA Robotics and will integrate two software components into the company’s Neuraverse platform, the firms announced. The investment and software tie Tether’s wallet technology and an on-device AI runtime directly to NEURA’s robots.

The round attracted participation from Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm, Bosch, Schaeffler and the European Investment Bank. NEURA is based in Metzingen, Germany, and produces humanoid robots, precision robotic arms, autonomous mobile robots and service robots. NEURA said the capital will support product development and industrial deployments.

Tether will add an open-source Wallet Development Kit that enables machines to create and manage self-custodial wallets. The kit would allow robots to receive payments for tasks and execute transactions without human intervention. The company will also deploy an edge-first AI runtime, marketed as QVAC, intended to run AI models directly on devices so robots can process data and make decisions locally.

Running models on-device means robots can operate with limited or intermittent connectivity while keeping data processing on the machine. Tether noted the combination of wallet functions and local AI is intended to allow higher autonomy for robots performing tasks in factories, warehouses or homes.

The investor mix includes chipmakers, cloud providers and industrial firms, and the European Investment Bank labeled robotics a strategic industrial area when joining the round. Tether has previously invested in robotics and neurotechnology firms including Blackrock Neurotech and Generative Bionics. The company reported a $1.04 billion profit in the first quarter of 2026.

NEURA will handle software integration and must demonstrate the commercial performance of wallet-equipped robots. No robotics company has shipped self-custodial wallet-enabled machines at scale, so NEURA will need to show that the systems can operate reliably and deliver measurable business value to customers.

The funding covers equity and partnership terms that NEURA says will accelerate development and deployment across industrial and service applications. Details on the timing and final closing of the Series C were not provided in the announcement.