NEURA Robotics announces Series C of up to $1.4 billion

NEURA Robotics, the German cognitive robotics company and creator of the Neuraverse, announced Series C financing with a total round size of up to $1.4 billion.

The company said that the funding round will accelerate its mission of building the world’s leading physical AI platform.

NEURA Series C details

NEURA Robotics said that the financing brings together global leaders across AI, robotics, compute, manufacturing and industrial infrastructure, including

• Tether
• Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
• Amazon
• NVIDIA
• imec.xpand
• Bosch
• Schaeffler
• European Investment Bank
• Lingotto Horizon
• InterAlpen Partners and others.

“As robotics moves beyond scripted automation and into true autonomy, the infrastructure behind it must evolve as well,” said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. “Autonomous machines need the ability to process information locally, make decisions, and transact without relying on centralized intermediaries. QVAC brings that edge-first intelligence to the platform while WDK handles the secure financial layer, together enabling machines to execute tasks, account for outcomes, and operate independently. NEURA Robotics shares that vision, and this investment reflects our confidence in what autonomous robotics can become.”

NEURA said that its strategic collaborations span leading industrial and AI players, including Schaeffler, Bosch, Kawasaki, Delta Electronics, Qualcomm Technologies, Amazon and NVIDIA. The company added that its collaborations position itself at the intersection of robotics, industrial automation and artificial intelligence.

“In addition to the traditional core business, Schaeffler is strategically focusing on new growth areas, including the field of humanoid robotics,” said Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG. “Our eight product families and our decades of manufacturing excellence position us exceptionally well in this space. We are proud to support NEURA as a technology partner and investor on their successful journey. Together with a strong ecosystem of partners, we will fundamentally revolutionize the development and deployment of humanoid robots in the industry of tomorrow.”

NEURA said that its latest funding will accelerate: 

• Global deployment of cognitive robots and humanoids
• Expansion of the Neuraverse platform
• Rollout of NEURA Gyms, large-scale real-world training environments for cognitive robots
• Scaling of manufacturing and deployment infrastructure
• Development of next-generation physical AI systems.

Physical AI: From vision to global deployment

NEURA said that it is building a new category of AI infrastructure where cognitive robots continuously learn, collaborate and operate across real-world environments through a shared intelligence ecosystem called the Neuraverse.

Unlike traditional robotics companies focused on isolated machines or narrow industrial automation, NEURA said that it combines robotics, AI, sensors, edge computing and large-scale learning infrastructure into one unified platform architecture designed for global deployment.

“The future of AI will not only live on screens,” said David Reger, founder and CEO of NEURA Robotics. “It will move, interact, learn and work beside us in the real world. We believe physical AI and cognitive robotics will become one of the largest technology shifts of the coming decades, transforming industries ranging from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare, services and household robotics.”

The company said that its existing orderbook and strategic deployment pipeline exceed $1 billion.

As AI moves from digital systems into the physical world, NEURA believes the next major competitive advantage will come from combining intelligence with real-world interaction, sensing and scalable deployment infrastructure.

“In the future, people will not only ask what AI can say,” Reger said. “They will ask what AI can physically do.”

As part of its long-term strategy, NEURA said that it is also shaping decentralized AI architectures, edge intelligence and machine-native economic systems together with strategic infrastructure partners. The company believes trusted, open and interoperable robotics ecosystems will become increasingly important as AI systems move into factories, logistics centers, healthcare environments and homes.

“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 & distinguished engineer, Amazon. “Amazon brings the global cloud infrastructure and AI tech stack that Physical AI demands at scale - including Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, AI purpose-built chips like AWS Trainium and its Neuron stack. We are proud to support NEURA’s mission with both capital and the infrastructure technology to bring it to life.”