LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB | View firm profile
Munich, June 2026
LUTZ | ABEL has advised NEURA Robotics GmbH on its Series C funding round. The transaction represents one of the largest venture capital financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Metzingen, NEURA Robotics is a technology company developing cognitive robots and humanoid robotic systems for industrial and other applications. The company’s ambition is to build a leading platform for “Physical AI”, combining robotics, artificial intelligence, sensors and software within an integrated system architecture.
The financing round attracted international investors from the technology, semiconductor, cloud infrastructure and industrial sectors, including Tether, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Amazon, NVIDIA, imec.xpand, Bosch, Schaeffler, the European Investment Bank, Lingotto, Giano Capital and InterAlpen Partners.
The proceeds will primarily be used to support the global rollout of cognitive robots and humanoid robotic systems, further develop the Neuraverse platform and scale production capacity. NEURA also plans to establish a global network of so-called NEURA Gyms, large-scale training environments designed to collect movement and interaction data under real-world conditions.
LUTZ | ABEL’s interdisciplinary team covered venture capital and M&A, finance, commercial, intellectual property and regulatory matters. The team was led by Philipp Hoene (lead, VC/M&A, Munich) and included Constanze Hachmann (VC/M&A, Hamburg), Roman Krug (VC/M&A, Munich), Dr Sebastian Sumalvico (Finance, Frankfurt am Main), Ute Schenn (Commercial, Stuttgart), Dr Cornelius Renner (IP, Berlin) and Dr Daniel Petzold (Antitrust / FDI, Munich).
Other advisers (amongst others):
• Tether: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flo; Lorenzo Corte (lead, M&A, London), Dr Matthias Schudlo (lead), Dr Xianrui Wang, Christopher Schenk (all PE/M&A, Frankfurt am Main); in-house legal: Sarah Kang, Sean Sawyer
• Qualcomm: DLA Piper; Simon Vogel (lead), Maria Uhlig (both Corporate/Private Equity, Munich)
• Lingotto: Taylor Wessing; Maria Weiers, Lukas Beermann (both VC/M&A, Düsseldorf)
• NVIDIA: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Dr Johannes Rüberg (VC/M&A, Munich), Dr Sven Greulich (VC/M&A, Düsseldorf)
• Primepulse / Vsquared: GvW Graf von Westphalen; Titus Walek (VC/M&A, Frankfurt am Main)
• L-Bank: PwC; Gerhard Wacker (Berlin / Nuremberg), Dr. Minkus Fischer (Stuttgart), Stephan Söbbeke (Berlin; all Deals Legal), Dr. Georg Queisner (State aid law, Berlin)
• Schaeffler: Raue; Prof. Dr Andreas Nelle, Dr Aron Heidtke, Hinnerk Clausen, Dr Nadine Hartung (all VC/M&A, Berlin)
• EIB: Noerr; Michael Schuhmacher, Ana-Maria Mirceta (both Finance, Frankfurt am Main), Felix Blobel, Asina Roth (both PE/VC, Berlin),
Notary: Dr Jan-Christoph Stephan (Reutlingen)
About LUTZ | ABEL
LUTZ | ABEL is a commercial law firm with approximately 110 lawyers and offices in Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Berlin and Frankfurt am Main. The firm advises clients on all aspects of business law.
Further information is available at www.lutzabel.com.
LUTZ | ABEL contacts
Philipp Hoene
Partner
+49 89 544147-0
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Anne Hofmann
Head of Marketing & Business Development
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