The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies THEKER Robotics: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region, $106.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Barcelona-based AI robotics company building AI-native Generalist robots for industrial production environments. Its full-stack manipulation platform combines proprietary AI software, electronics, grippers, and in-house manufacturing, deployed under a Robot-as-a-Service model for manufacturing, logistics, and retail customers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
Investorssee investors →
Co-founder
Business model
Customers
Total fundingsee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →THEKER Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where THEKER Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full THEKER Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Carla Gómez Cano CEO & Co-founderSEC-verified
- Jiaqiang Ye Zhu Co-founderSEC-verified
Founders (2)
- Carla Gómez Canocofounder
- Jiaqiang Ye Zhucofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for THEKER Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- THEKER Robotics2 deployments
Recent coverage
THEKER Robotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every THEKER Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(101)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- Astribotdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Holiday Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Humanoiddirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Humanoiddirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Persona AIdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- RoboForcedirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $106.0M
- Reporting period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
THEKER Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $106M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series A2026-06-11
$85M(reported) · $510M post
Investors: CRV (lead), Samsung Ventures, Aglaé Ventures (LVMH), Sonae (Bright Pixel), Kfund, Itnig, Cathay Innovation, 20VC, Korelya Capital, Henkel Ventures, Mercadona, Inditex, Kibo Ventures, Mission Ventures
- Seed2025-07-01
$21M(reported) · $84M post
Investors: Kfund, JME Ventures, Itnig, Inditex, Mission Ventures, S16VC, Kibo Ventures (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in THEKER Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2026-06-11Series A raising $85000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2025-07-01Seed raising $21000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 12, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
THEKER Generalist Robot at Spain, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
THEKER Generalist Robot at Germany, Europe
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for THEKER Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning THEKER Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Behind the Term Sheet: Theker Robotics' $85M Series A
Cathay Innovation's investment thesis on Theker: full-stack manipulation robotics platform with proprietary AI, electronics, grippers, and RaaS deployment model for industrial…
Theker just raised 5M to build the factory robot that doesn't specialize in anything
Barcelona-based THEKER raised 5M Series A led by CRV with Samsung, LVMH, and Cathay Innovation, claiming Europe's largest robotics Series A; robots already deployed in live…
THEKER raises $85M in Europe’s largest ever robotics Series A, led by CRV with backing from Samsung and LVMH
Founded by Carla Gómez Cano and Jiaqiang Ye Zhu, THEKER Builds AI-native generalist robots designed to operate in real production environments today THEKER, the Barcelona-based AI…
Barcelona's Theker just raised Spain's largest-ever seed round to build adaptive AI-powered robots
Theker raised €18M ($21M) in Spain's largest seed round, led by Kibo Ventures with strategic investment from Inditex, building adaptive AI robots for retail and manufacturing.
THEKER Robotics: Funding, Team & Investors
Overview of THEKER Robotics: Barcelona-based deep tech startup developing adaptive AI-driven robots with RaaS model, serving logistics, retail, waste management, and manufacturing.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/theker-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/theker-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/972355c8-ce12-4b73-bea6-b74b6ee3283b
- Revision history: /companies/theker-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
THEKER Robotics draws attention at the 44th percentile but verifies reality at the 35th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +8.9, 129th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $106M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 27, 2026