Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia
Robot data startup Mecka AI has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia. The company aims to collect human motion data to train humanoid robots, mirroring the data-labeling model used for large language models.
Why it matters
This investment highlights the growing importance of high-quality human-generated data in the race to advance physical robotics and embodied AI.
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots, announced it has raised a $60 million Series B round led by Sequoia, with participation from Nvidia, Microsoft’s venture fund M12, and others. TechCrunch had previously reported that the startup was nearing a new funding round at a $500 million valuation.
Founded in 2024, the startup intends to do for robotics what Scale AI, Mercor, Surge, and other data-labeling companies have done for LLMs. Those companies supply the human-generated data these systems learn from. Mecka pays people to record themselves doing everyday tasks, like making coffee or fixing cars, while wearing body sensors and using smartphones.
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