Tether Eyes $1.15B Investment in AI Robotics Startup Neura
Stablecoin giant’s mega-deal would supercharge its AI push as profits and commodity bets soar
Tether is reportedly weighing a $1.15 billion investment in German AI robotics startup Neura, a move that would mark its most aggressive push yet beyond stablecoins and Bitcoin mining into artificial intelligence and automation.
According to people familiar with the talks cited by the Financial Times, the proposed 1 billion euro investment could value Neura between $9.3 billion and $11.6 billion. Tether and Neura have not publicly confirmed the negotiations, and the deal remains at the discussion stage.
If completed, the Neura stake would join a portfolio of about 140 companies backed by Tether as it expands into AI, energy, finance and even professional football clubs. Neura is developing robots aimed at “smarter automation,” from factory floors and logistics operations to household tasks, with an ambition to deploy up to 5 million robots by 2030.
The potential deal comes as Tether posts record profits. The company reported more than $10 billion in net income over the first three quarters of 2025 in its Q3 attestation released on Oct. 31, after earning $13.4 billion in profit in 2024.
Most of Tether’s income comes from interest on US Treasury bills backing its USDT stablecoin, which has a market capitalization of roughly $184 billion.
Beyond AI, Tether is pushing deeper into hard assets. CEO Paolo Ardoino said the firm has already deployed about $1.5 billion into commodity-trade financing to gain exposure to agricultural goods and oil. Its tokenized gold product, Tether Gold, has seen its market value jump 70% over the last three months to more than $2.1 billion, as the company reportedly explores a $20 billion capital raise that could lift its valuation toward $500 billion.
