Mecka

Mecka is the data and deployment layer for physical AI — capturing, structuring, and evaluating real-world activity into datasets robotics and AI teams can train on.

OpenAI tells investors it has $18 billion less revenue than the $68 billion figure it reported the previous month, prompting declines in shares of Nvidia, CoreWeave, Oracle and Nebius. The roundup notes growing investor scrutiny of AI revenue expectations even as Google launches an autonomous Gemini assistant and companies release new models. It also highlights large quantum-computing fundraises and a federal bar on Microsoft and other firms sponsoring employee green-card applications.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

Sequoia-backed Catalyst raises $30 million to build AI trading agents for everyday investors. The article opens with Justin Zheng recalling a 2019 poker game with Dylan Iskandar at a conference run by economist Tyler Cowen.

Oct 2026 · FortuneNews article

Mecka AI raises a $60 million Series B led by Sequoia, with participation from Nvidia, Microsoft’s venture fund M12, and others. Founded in 2024, the startup pays people to record everyday tasks, such as making coffee or fixing cars, using body sensors and smartphones to produce data for training robots. The company aims to provide robotics with human-generated training data, similar to data-labeling firms serving large language models.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Mecka AI raises $60 million to train robots using human movement data collected through body sensors and iPhones. The startup aims to tap gestures, walking gaits, and other physical motions as training data, drawing on a broad range of human movement.

Jun 2026 · FortuneNews article