Mecka AI secures 60 million dollars in Series B funding

Robotics data firm Mecka AI announced on October 7, 2026, that it secured a 60 million dollar Series B funding round. TechCrunch, Crypto Briefing, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, and BetaKit all reported that Sequoia Capital led the investment round, which also included participation from Nvidia and Microsoft venture fund M12. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

TechCrunch reported that the startup was previously nearing a funding deal at a 500 million dollar valuation. Mecka AI pays individuals to wear motion-tracking bodies and record themselves doing daily tasks, including making coffee and repairing vehicles, to collect human motion data that trains humanoid and other robotic systems. [1]

Founded in 2024, Mecka AI aims to replicate for the robotics industry what data labeling firms like Scale AI, Mercor, and Surge did for large language models, according to TechCrunch. Those platforms supply the foundational human data that machine learning models rely on to learn actions. [1]

Robots are classified into categories that include industrial manipulators, service robots, mobile platforms, and humanoid forms designed for human-like interaction. Key applications of these machines include factory assembly, surgical assistance, and hazardous tasks like bomb disposal. [8]