Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

# Mecka AI Raises Big Money for Robot Training A startup called Mecka AI is getting close to being worth half a billion dollars after raising a new round of funding led by Sequoia, a top venture capital firm. The company trains robots to perform tasks by feeding them data about how to move and interact with objects. This funding rush reflects how valuable robot training data has become as companies race to build better AI-powered robots.