Key Highlights
- If the deal is completed, it could value Neura at €8–10 billion, making it one of Europe’s most valuable robotics companies.
- Tether is expanding beyond crypto into AI, robotics, energy, and communication technologies.
- New projects like Tether AI and the Wallet Development Kit (WDK) will enable decentralized payments and peer-to-peer AI networks.
Tether, the company behind the world’s biggest stablecoin USDT, is considering a very large investment in Neura Robotics, a fast-growing German startup building humanoid robots.
According to a Financial Times report, Tether has been in early discussions to lead a roughly €1 billion, around $1.16 billion, funding round.
Neura is raising funds as it prepares to sell its humanoid robots, starting with industrial clients and later expanding to homes. The company aims to mass-produce robots at a scale rarely seen in the industry, targeting 5 million units by 2030, putting it in competition with Tesla’s Optimus robot.
In January, Neura raised nearly €120 million ($140 million) from investors, including Volvo’s tech fund and BlueCrest, and it has hired Morgan Stanley to help structure the latest round.
If the deal with Tether goes ahead, it could value the six-year-old Neura Robotics at €8–10 billion, up to ten times higher than its previous fundraising round.
However, Tether noted that it is exploring multiple opportunities across frontier technologies but is not ready to reveal specifics. The company said it will only disclose details once any deals are fully finalized, emphasizing that discussions are ongoing and may evolve.
Tether’s move beyond crypto
Tether has been expanding its focus into areas such as communication, energy, robotics, and AI, a broader portfolio beyond digital currencies.
CEO Paolo Ardoino recently signaled this broader vision, saying he believes the future will be shaped by “trillions of AI agents, billions of robots, and billions of humans” working together across an increasingly connected digital and physical world.
Strong profits are also fueling this expansion. Tether’s Q3 2025 report shows that the company earned more than $10 billion in profit during the first three quarters of the year.
With significant cash reserves, the company has been building a wide portfolio beyond stablecoins, and its interest in Neura reflects a deeper push into next-generation technologies.
Tether AI Project
Tether is stepping further into AI with the upcoming launch of Tether AI. In May, Paolo posted on X about the project, sharing that tether.ai is “coming soon. Tether AI is a fully open-source AI platform designed to run on any device or hardware without API keys or a central control point.
Tether AI will integrate the Wallet Development Kit (WDK) to enable USD and Bitcoin payments and aims to create a peer-to-peer network of billions of AI agents capable of evolving independently. Last month, it launched WDK, which lets humans, machines, and AI create self-custodial wallets for Bitcoin, Lightning, USDT, and other digital assets.
Tether’s interest in potential deals like the one with Neura Robotics reflects its push to expand beyond stablecoins and invest in technologies shaping the future of digital and industrial infrastructure.
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