Tether is expanding its investment reach from the crypto industry into physical AI. Tether Investments led a $1.4 billion funding round for German robotics company Neura Robotics, with participation from Qualcomm Technologies, Amazon, and NVIDIA.
Valuation points to the range of tens of billions of dollars.
Neura announced this funding on Wednesday. According to its initial disclosure in November last year, this round values the company at approximately $9 billion to nearly $12 billion. CoinDesk reported that Tether and Neura have not yet responded to further details.
Neura, founded by CEO David Reger, specializes in AI-powered humanoid robots. The company previously stated its goal is to produce 5 million robots by 2030 and has already secured approximately $1.2 billion in orders.
The bot will be equipped with a dedicated wallet.
According to the report, Tether is integrating its proprietary technology into Neura’s robotic system. Each robot will be equipped with a dedicated digital wallet to automatically receive payments upon task completion and to initiate electronic payments to other robots.
This design means that the robots are not only execution endpoints but are also configured to independently participate in the payment process. The report notes that this arrangement aims to reduce manual management, paper-based processes, and bank settlement delays.
Tether expands its cross-industry investments
This transaction also shows that Tether is accelerating its expansion into businesses beyond the cryptocurrency industry. The report notes that under CEO Paolo Ardoino, Tether has invested in areas such as agriculture, brain-computer interfaces, and sports.
As the issuer of USDT, Tether has generated substantial profits in recent years through investments in its reserve assets. Reports indicate that the company earned over $10 billion in profit during the first nine months of 2025, providing a financial foundation for its continued cross-industry investments.
Additional information: The report described this transaction as one of the largest investments in the physical AI sector; if Neura proceeds to mass production, Tether’s role could expand from a financial investor to a provider of robotic payment infrastructure.