Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data
Startup Mecka AI is nearing a $500 million valuation in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The company focuses on collecting human motion data to train humanoid robots, aiming to solve the physical-world data bottleneck in robotics.
Why it matters
As robotics development accelerates, the demand for high-quality human interaction data is becoming a critical infrastructure requirement for the industry.
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other robotics, is nearing a new round led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of about $500 million, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.
The new financing comes just three months after Mecka announced that it raised $60 million in a round led by Framework Ventures that included participation from Menlo Ventures, SV Angel, and Kindred Ventures.
TechCrunch has not learned the precise size of the new round. The terms of the deal are not final and could still change.
Mecka AI didn’t respond to a request for comment. Sequoia declined to comment.
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