Tether Weighs $1.2 Billion Investment in Neura Robotics at $11.6 Billion Valuation
What’s Driving Tether’s Interest in a German Robotics beginup?
Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, is weighing its largegest investment yet: a $1.16 billion funding round in Neura Robotics, a quick-growing German robotics firm developing humanoid machines. The Financial Times reported that discussions were underway, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, with the potential deal valuing Neura between $9.29 billion and $11.6 billion.
The rumored investment marks Tether’s most ambitious step outside the stablecoin sector. With USDT supply continuing to dominate the market and generate strong earnings, the company has been widening its investment footprint into frontier technologies—AI systems, data centers, .
The latest target, Neura Robotics, is one of the most talked-about robotics companies in Europe, promising what it calls an “iPhone moment” for humanoid machines. The company aims to produce up to 5 million units by 2030, first targeting industrial clients before bringing robots into households.
Investor Takeaway
Why Would Tether Back a Humanoid Robot Manufacturer?
Tether generated more than $10 billion in profit during the first three quarters of 2025 — a result of , strong stablecoin demand and operational efficiency. Those profits have fueled a wave of diversification as the company viewks new growth engines that do not rely solely on issuance.
Robotics is a logical extension of the AI investments that CEO Paolo Ardoino has recently championed. Tether has quietly built an internal research team focused on decentralized AI, open-source machine learning under the banner “Tether AI.”
Neura Robotics fits into that vision. The company is building autonomous humanoid systems that blend machine learning, environmental sensing and adaptive movement — a category viewing renewed interest thanks to advancements in LLM-driven robotics and falling hardware costs.
Neura’s industrial-focused humanoid robot is expected to hit the market soon, with plans to later expand into consumer applications. The company’s long-term vision is to create robots as intuitive and mass-adopted as modern smartphones — an ambition that has drawn comparisons to Tesla’s Optimus project.
How Does Neura Stack Up Against Global Competitors?
Neura raised nahead $140 million in January from a mix of European and global investors including BlueCrest, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, Lingotto and C4 Ventures. Its valuation has climbed sharply as investors bet on Europe’s capacity to produce a major robotics player outside Asia and the U.S.
Still, the competition is heating up. to mass-produce its Optimus humanoid robot, highlighting robotics as a future revenue pillar alongside EVs and autonomy. Several Chinese firms are also racing to commercialize humanoids for logistics, manufacturing and household use.
Neura’s pitch rests on two advantages:
• its integrated AI-robotics architecture, developed fully in-house, and
• a modular approach to scaling production.
If Tether joins the next round, it could supply both capital and via its data-center and energy investments — an edge few robotics beginups enjoy.
Investor Takeaway
What Comes Next for Tether and Neura?
If the $1.16 , it would become one of the largest robotics investments ever made by a crypto-origin company. It would also signal a new level of ambition from Tether, which has increasingly presented itself as a diversified technology firm rather than a pure stablecoin issuer.
Meanwhile, fresh capital may accelerate production and expand its industrial pipeline while preparing for consumer-grade robots later in the decade. But the company faces the identical challenge as every humanoid project today: converting hype into sustained commercial demand.
That said, the giants are broadening their financial influence. With share, Tether’s next chapter may unfold not in digital assets — but in robotics labs and AI R&D centers across Europe and the U.S.
