Theker Robotics

THEKER builds AI-native generalist robots that operate inside real industrial production environments. Solving 100% of physical work.

Theker builds AI-native generalist robots that work inside real industrial production environments, handling tasks that have historically been considered too variable to automate. The Barcelona company designs robots capable of adapting in real time to changing environments, mixed SKUs, irregular shapes and operational variability without manual reprogramming , targeting operators in sectors like logistics, manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail. Instead of building robots for narrow, predefined tasks, the team focuses on adaptability, fast deployment and consistent performance under real conditions. Their systems are designed to learn, generalise and integrate with minimal custom engineering. This launch marks a $85 million Series A, which the company says is the largest robotics Series A round ever raised in Europe . The round was led by CRV, with participation from Samsung, LVMH, Cathay Innovation, 20VC, Henkel Ventures, Korelya and Bright Pixel Capital , alongside existing backers Inditex and Kibo Ventures. The capital will go toward accelerating deployments with tier-one industrial operators, deepening the proprietary AI and robotics stack , and growing the team, and it lands less than a year after the company's seed round. Theker was founded by Carla Gómez Cano and Jiaqiang Ye Zhu , robotics and AI engineers who met at Barcelona's Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Their roots trace back to PUCRA, the robotics association at UPC , where they competed before formalizing the company. Robots are already deployed with clients including Inditex , giving the team an unusually concrete commercial foothold for a company at this stage and positioning Barcelona as a credible European center for industrial robotics talent.

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