According to reports, stablecoin issuer Tether is considering investing $1.15 billion in German robotics startup Neura, a move that would expand its footprint in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence sector.
According to a report by the Financial Times on Friday, the deal could value Neura between $9.3 billion and $11.6 billion, citing sources "directly familiar" with the matter.
While the Financial Times reported that Tether and Neura are in discussions, neither party has confirmed whether the €1 billion ($1.15 billion) deal is underway.
Reportedly, as the stablecoin issuer expands from Bitcoin mining into AI, energy, finance, and even soccer teams, this deal would increase the number of companies supported by Tether to 140.
The investment in Neura will support the development of "smarter automation" robotics technology.
Neura's robots are designed to assist humans and AI in completing a variety of tasks, from streamlining manufacturing site production and other business operations to performing household chores, with plans to produce 5 million robots by 2030 to carry out these tasks.
AI robots may soon be able to help with taking out the trash and any other mundane chores you can think of. NEURA Robotics CEO David Reger says robot 4NE-1 'should be able to do things which we don't like to do' pic.twitter.com/ZVdGovL3h5
According to a third-quarter verification report released on October 31, Tether's net profit exceeded $10 billion in the first three quarters of 2025.
This builds on a profit of $13.4 billion in 2024, making it one of the most profitable companies in the world on a per capita basis. It primarily generates income through interest on U.S. Treasury bonds that support its Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which has a market capitalization of approximately $184 billion.
Last week, Tether also confirmed its expansion into the commodity trade finance sector, with CEO Paolo Ardoino telling Bloomberg that the company has invested about $1.5 billion in this area to gain exposure to agricultural products and oil.
Tether has launched a tokenized gold product, Tether Gold (XAUT), which has seen its market capitalization grow by 70% over the past three months amid a recent surge in gold prices, exceeding $2.1 billion.
Reportedly, Tether was exploring a $20 billion funding round in late September, which could raise its valuation to $500 billion, roughly on par with OpenAI.
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