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Funding OpenAI acquires Ona, a startup focused on AI infrastructure Chips GigaDevice Introduces GD32E512 and GD32E252 MCUs for Optical Modules Market IPO Window Opens, But Capital Flows Favor Safe Bets Over Venture Moonshots Breaking OpenAI Bans China-Linked ChatGPT Accounts Used to Amplify US Data Center Concerns Chips RISC-V ecosystem targets data centers, edge AI, and space applications Market SpaceX IPO window tests Wall Street's appetite for strategic tech valuations Chips GPU Memory Crunch Forces NVIDIA to Re-release RTX 3060 and 3050 in Asia Funding Samsung Backs Industrial Robotics Startup Theker in €85M Series A Breaking Coinbase Launches AI Agent Tools for Trading and Payment Management Market Elon Musk Pushes SpaceX Chip Manufacturing Ahead of Rumored IPO Funding Base10 Partners Closes $850M in Dual Funds for Real Economy Automation Research Datasette 1.0a33 extends opt-in JSON extras API to row and query endpoints Market OpenAI considers cutting prices as competition from Anthropic intensifies Breaking OpenAI models now accessible through Oracle Cloud commitments Breaking NVIDIA publishes guidance for robotaxi safety systems; 'safety built in, not bolted on' Research Google DeepMind's DiffusionGemma offers 4x faster local text generation Market Oracle beats earnings but stock drops after announcing $20B capital raise Funding London AI startup expansion heats up hiring war; Cursor, Legora, Lovable ramp global teams Funding Google DeepMind Selects Startups for First Robotics Accelerator Program Chips Intel Z790, Z990 Flagship Chipsets Consume 14W at Peak; Nova Lake Motherboards Shrink PCH by 22% Funding OpenAI acquires Ona, a startup focused on AI infrastructure Chips GigaDevice Introduces GD32E512 and GD32E252 MCUs for Optical Modules Market IPO Window Opens, But Capital Flows Favor Safe Bets Over Venture Moonshots Breaking OpenAI Bans China-Linked ChatGPT Accounts Used to Amplify US Data Center Concerns Chips RISC-V ecosystem targets data centers, edge AI, and space applications Market SpaceX IPO window tests Wall Street's appetite for strategic tech valuations Chips GPU Memory Crunch Forces NVIDIA to Re-release RTX 3060 and 3050 in Asia Funding Samsung Backs Industrial Robotics Startup Theker in €85M Series A Breaking Coinbase Launches AI Agent Tools for Trading and Payment Management Market Elon Musk Pushes SpaceX Chip Manufacturing Ahead of Rumored IPO Funding Base10 Partners Closes $850M in Dual Funds for Real Economy Automation Research Datasette 1.0a33 extends opt-in JSON extras API to row and query endpoints Market OpenAI considers cutting prices as competition from Anthropic intensifies Breaking OpenAI models now accessible through Oracle Cloud commitments Breaking NVIDIA publishes guidance for robotaxi safety systems; 'safety built in, not bolted on' Research Google DeepMind's DiffusionGemma offers 4x faster local text generation Market Oracle beats earnings but stock drops after announcing $20B capital raise Funding London AI startup expansion heats up hiring war; Cursor, Legora, Lovable ramp global teams Funding Google DeepMind Selects Startups for First Robotics Accelerator Program Chips Intel Z790, Z990 Flagship Chipsets Consume 14W at Peak; Nova Lake Motherboards Shrink PCH by 22%

Funding Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 06:31 PM

Samsung Backs Industrial Robotics Startup Theker in €85M Series A

Samsung has led a €85 million Series A round in Theker, a European industrial robotics firm. The backing underscores a broader shift among chip and appliance makers toward robotics-as-a-service and automation software.

For enterprise operators, this signals validation that industrial robotics is maturing beyond R&D into production deployment at scale.

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