Amazon and Nvidia Bet Big on German Robot Maker in $1.4 Billion Round

A German robotics startup just scored a massive vote of confidence from some of the biggest names in American tech. Neura Robotics has closed a Series C funding round worth up to $1.4 billion, with participation from Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm, and investment firm Tether, alongside European industrial giants Bosch and Schaeffler and the European Investment Bank.

The company is now valued at roughly $7 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. Neura declined to comment on that figure. The full payout depends on the startup hitting specific performance milestones, which it also declined to detail.

Neura builds humanoid robots designed to work alongside people in factories, warehouses, and other real-world settings. "The future of AI will not only live on screens," founder and CEO David Reger said in a statement. "It will move, interact, learn and work beside us."

The investment wave comes as the industry shifts focus from software-only AI to physical systems that can sense and act on the environment. So far in 2026, robotics companies have raised $55.8 billion globally - nearly double last year's record, according to Dealroom. While most of that capital has flowed to U.S. and Chinese firms, European startups like Neura, Agile Robots, and UK-based Humanoid are gaining traction.

Reger pushed back on the idea that only Silicon Valley can produce world-class AI infrastructure companies. "We believe the next generation of AI leaders can emerge anywhere in the world where there is enough vision, engineering talent and execution speed," he said. "With this financing, Neura is firmly among the global leaders in the robotics race."

Source: CNBC