---
title: "CRV Leads Theker Robotics €73M Round With LVMH, Samsung"
description: "CRV led Theker Robotics’ €73M round with LVMH and Samsung participating, one of its first Spain investments, and also led Taste’s $18.5M seed."
date: 2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["crv", "robotics", "artificial-intelligence", "startup-funding", "venture-capital"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-crv-theker-robotics-73m-round
---

# CRV Leads Theker Robotics €73M Round With LVMH, Samsung

> CRV led Theker Robotics’ €73M round with LVMH and Samsung participating, one of its first Spain investments, and also led Taste’s $18.5M seed.

**CRV** led **Theker Robotics' €73M round** in June 2026, with LVMH and Samsung participating — one of the firm's first investments in Spain. The same month, CRV also **led Taste's $18.5M seed**.

## Key facts

- **Lead investor:** CRV
- **Theker Robotics:** €73M round (Jun 2026); Samsung, LVMH, Cathay Innovation, 20VC
- **Taste:** $18.5M seed led by CRV (Jun 2026), AI "taste" infrastructure
- **Significance:** CRV's first Spain deal; LVMH's first Spanish startup investment

## Why this matters

The Theker and Taste rounds show CRV deploying its new $750M CRV XX aggressively at the early stage and internationally, backing robotics and AI infrastructure.

## Sources

1. CRV leads Theker €73M round (CB Insights): https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/crv
2. CRV — Leading the $18.5M Seed in Taste (Medium): https://medium.com/crv-insights/leading-the-18-5-million-seed-in-taste-4e4d55dcdd71