Spanish robotics start-up Theker Robotics has confirmed the completion of an $85 million (€73 million) financing round. The company specializes in the development, production and marketing of robots for automating industrial processes. The funds come from various existing and new investors. These include the Spanish clothing group Inditex and an investment company owned by the Arnault family, which is the main shareholder in the French luxury group LVMH.
According to Theker’s management, the $85 million is the largest Series A financing round for a robotics company in Europe to date. The round was led by US venture capital firm CRV, for which it is one of the first investments in a Spanish company. It was also supported by the South Korean technology group Samsung, which is investing in a Spanish company for the first time. Aglaé Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Paris, New York and San Francisco, was also involved. This is supported by Groupe Arnault, the family holding company through which the Arnault family controls its shares in the French luxury group LVMH.
The robotics company also highlighted the participation of other existing and new investors. In addition to venture capital firms and investment companies such as Cathay Innovation, 20VC, Henkel Ventures, Korelya, Bright Pixel Capital, Carles Reina, Itnig, Kfund, Kibo Ventures and Mission, this also includes the clothing group Inditex. The parent company of brands such as Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti is reaffirming its support for the robotics start-up. Inditex’s entry was announced almost a year ago at the 2025 general meeting.
Theker develops robotics solutions for the automation of industrial processes
Theker Robotics was founded in Barcelona in 2022 by Carla Gómez Cano and Jiaqiang Ye Zhu. The company develops, produces and markets robots for automating industrial processes. The development of such solutions is now to be accelerated with the funds from the latest round of financing. The company also wants to accelerate the introduction of its high-performance robots in large industrial groups, strengthen its technology platform for AI and robotics and expand its teams in the areas of software, electronics, mechanical engineering and operations.
The company underlined its ambitions in a statement. “We are building AI-native generalist robots that adapt to changing environments in real time,” explained Theker. “Our goal is to take on 100 percent of the physical industrial work and build the largest company in the world from Barcelona.”
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