Billionaire Qatar Sheikh, Amazon Back Robotics Startup Neura (1)

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, a billionaire member of the Qatari royal family, and Amazon.com Inc. have joined the latest funding round for German startup Neura Robotics.

HBJ, as the former Qatari premier is known, recently became a shareholder in Neura Robotics through a unit of his holding company Prime Capital SA, according to corporate registry filings.

Qualcomm Ventures, stablecoin issuer Tether and German industrial group Robert Bosch GmbH also invested in the company as part of the same March capital hike, the filings show.

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

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