Stablecoin issuer Tether is leading a $1.4 billion funding round for German startup Neura Robotics to develop AI-powered humanoid robots. The deal, one of the largest in physical AI, will see investors like Nvidia and Amazon back Neura's plan to produce 5 million robots by 2030. Tether will integrate its crypto wallet and QVAC edge AI technology, allowing the robots to transact autonomously.
Tether NEURA Robotics funding round
- ▪Tether led a Series C funding round of up to $1.4 billion for German startup Neura Robotics
- ▪The investment is described as one of the largest on record for physical AI and humanoid robotics
- ▪In January 2025, Neura Robotics raised nearly $140 million from investors including BlueCrest and the Volvo Cars Tech Fund
- ▪Investors in the Neura Robotics funding round included Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm Technologies, Robert Bosch, and Schaeffler AG
- ▪The funding round was projected to value Neura Robotics between $9 billion and $12 billion
Tether robotics expansion strategy
- ▪Tether's investment arm deploys capital in sectors including AI, energy, digital infrastructure, agriculture, and brain tech
- ▪Tether is leading the investment through its venture arm, which deploys capital from the company's profits and excess reserves
- ▪Tether has become a prolific venture capital investor due to its profitable USDT stablecoin business
NEURA Robotics technology ecosystem
- ▪Neura Robotics plans to produce 5 million AI-powered humanoid robots by 2030 and has approximately $1.2 billion in existing orders
- ▪Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Metzingen, Germany, Neura Robotics develops humanoid robots, robotic arms, and autonomous mobile robots
- ▪Neura Robotics is building a software platform called Neuraverse to connect its robots, AI models, data, and services
- ▪Neura Robotics will integrate Tether's Wallet Development Kit (WDK) to give its robots digital wallets for autonomous payments
Tether financial performance reserves
- ▪Tether issues the USDT stablecoin, which has a market capitalization of $187 billion and controls roughly 59% of the global stablecoin market
- ▪Tether reported a net profit of $1.04 billion in the first quarter of 2026
- ▪Tether's excess reserves reached a record $8.23 billion at the end of Q1 2026
QVAC AI platform development
- ▪Tether's QVAC platform enables AI models to run locally on devices, reducing reliance on cloud infrastructure
- ▪Tether will integrate its QVAC edge AI runtime into Neura's Neuraverse software platform
- ▪In March 2026, Tether introduced a QVAC framework for training and running AI models on consumer hardware like smartphones
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