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June 11, 2026

Samsung backs industrial robotics startup Theker in €85m round

The buzzy Barcelona-based startup is building AI-powered robots to automate tasks in industrial environments

Theker, the Spanish startup building AI-powered robots for industrial settings, has raised an €85m Series A.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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