Mecka AI

Mecka AI is building a data and deployment layer for physical AI, supplying robotics teams with the human movement datasets and infrastructure they need to train and ship real-world systems. The company collects data from humans using custom hardware like body sensors as well as iPhones , then turns that capture into labeled, model-ready material for humanoid and general-purpose robotics developers. The launch matters because the field has shifted from demos to deployment, and teams now need a partner that handles capture devices, annotation, and integration in one stack rather than stitching vendors together. The company was co-founded by CEO Josh Gao, CTO Jason Chong, Duy Nguyen, and Mogen Cheng , and it has grown quickly since coming out of stealth. Mecka AI is headquartered in New York City and has raised a total of $60 million across two rounds , with Framework Ventures leading and Menlo Ventures, SV Angel, and Kindred Ventures among the investors who participated . Early customers include home robotics company 1X Technologies as an early partner , alongside contracts the team has signaled with larger enterprises. This round is aimed at scaling the data engine described in the launch video, including multi-sensor capture devices, an in-house computer vision and machine learning effort focused on scene reconstruction and simulation, and the operational footprint needed to deploy robots into varied environments. Gao has framed the company beyond data alone, with his startup now employing 40 people and aiming to help firms integrate and train robotics models directly rather than acting as a pure data aggregator . For founders and operators watching the embodied AI stack, Mecka is positioning itself as the picks-and-shovels layer underneath the robot companies themselves.