FUNDING
Recent changes
- Sep 11, 2026Sep 11, 2026Raised an undisclosed amount at a ~$500M valuationRumored TechCrunch
- Sep 11, 2026Sep 11, 2026First reported valuation: ~$500MRumored TechCrunch
- Sep 11, 2026Sep 11, 2026New investor: Sequoia CapitalRumored TechCrunch
- Sep 11, 2026Sep 11, 2026Mecka AI Nears $500M On Robot Data Rush Pulse story
- Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 2026Mecka AI Raises $60M to Train Robots With Human Data From Body Sensors and iPhones Pulse story
Funding History
1 event · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | funding roundRumored | — | ~$500M | outlined = lead | TechCrunch |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Sep 11, 2026Mecka AI Nears $500M On Robot Data RushMecka AI, which pays crowdsourced workers to record everyday tasks for training humanoid robots, is nearing a Sequoia-led round at close to a $500 million valuation.→
- Jun 19, 2026Mecka AI Raises $60M to Train Robots With Human Data From Body Sensors and iPhonesMecka AI raised a $60 million Series A to build a data engine that trains robots using human motion captured from wearable body sensors and iPhones. The bet is that the bottleneck in robotics is no longer hardware or models but high-quality real-world training data -- and that crowdsourced human demonstration is the cheapest way to get it.→
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FUNDING~$500M valuation (round in progress)
Mecka AI Nears $500M On Robot Data Rush
Mecka AI, which pays crowdsourced workers to record everyday tasks for training humanoid robots, is nearing a Sequoia-led round at close to a $500 million valuation.
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FUNDING
Mecka AI Raises $60M to Train Robots With Human Data From Body Sensors and iPhones
FUNDING$60M
Mecka AI Raises $60M to Train Robots With Human Data From Body Sensors and iPhones
Mecka AI raised a $60 million Series A to build a data engine that trains robots using human motion captured from wearable body sensors and iPhones. The bet is that the bottleneck in robotics is no longer hardware or models but high-quality real-world training data -- and that crowdsourced human demonstration is the cheapest way to get it.
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