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German cognitive robotics firm. Raising ~EUR1B backed by Tether at EUR4B valuation. Robots that see, hear, and learn. Partners: Hyundai, Schaeffler. Founded 2019.
Neura Robotics was founded in 2019 in Germany with the mission of creating cognitive collaborative robots — machines capable not just of executing predefined tasks but of perceiving their environment, learning from experience, and adapting to unstructured real-world conditions. The company's founder, David Reger, built Neura with the conviction that truly useful humanoid robots required a fusion of advanced perception systems, embodied AI, and hardware designed for safe human-robot collaboration. Germany's engineering depth and industrial base provided both talent and a natural first market for cognitive industrial robotics.\n\nNeura Robotics' robots are designed around a cognitive architecture that integrates vision, hearing, and machine learning to enable robots to understand and respond to their environments dynamically. This is in contrast to traditional industrial robots that execute fixed motion sequences and require structured environments. Neura's robots are built for deployment alongside human workers in manufacturing and logistics settings, where flexibility and safety are paramount. The company has established strategic partnerships with Hyundai and Schaeffler, two major industrial and automotive companies, for co-development and deployment programs that provide both validation and near-term revenue pathways.\n\nNeura Robotics is raising approximately EUR 1 billion in its latest funding round at a EUR 4 billion valuation, with Tether — the stablecoin operator — as a key backer. This capital raise would rank among the largest in European deep tech history and reflects the surge of investor interest in humanoid and cognitive robotics. Neura's European base, industrial partnerships, and cognitive differentiation position it as a leading challenger to US-based humanoid robotics companies in the race to commercialize general-purpose robots at industrial scale.
Indoor vertical farming company using AI-optimized growing systems. San Francisco, CA. Raised $940M+ including $400M from SoftBank. Partners with Walmart for US farms.
Plenty is a San Francisco-based indoor vertical farming company that uses AI, machine learning, and robotics to grow leafy greens and other produce in controlled indoor environments. The company has raised over $940 million from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund, which invested $200 million in 2017, and has positioned itself as the technology leader in data-driven indoor agriculture.\n\nPlenty's farms use precisely controlled light, temperature, humidity, and nutrient conditions to grow crops that are free from pesticides, use 99% less land, and consume significantly less water than conventional field agriculture. The company's AI systems continuously optimize growing conditions based on sensor data, learning to improve yields and quality across crops and growing cycles.\n\nIn 2022, Plenty announced a landmark partnership with Walmart to supply leafy greens from a new large-scale facility in Compton, California. This partnership provided both a major commercial anchor and significant additional funding from Walmart, validating Plenty's technology and business model at scale. The company also operates a dedicated strawberry R&D partnership with Driscoll's, the world's largest berry company, demonstrating the platform's potential beyond leafy greens.
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