Mecka AI

Gig app, HQ United States, founded 2024. Pays people to record everyday tasks with body sensors, tactile gloves and iPhones; builds its own capture hardware and the 'Egoverse' first-person dataset.

Data it collects

Workers in

CanadaChinaUnited States

Scale

• $60M round led by Framework Ventures; nearing ~$500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal (2026-09-11)
• Raised $60M (Framework Ventures lead); projected $100M annual run rate by end-2026 (2026-06-02)
• Nearing Sequoia-led round at ~$500M valuation (2026-09-11)
• Projected to end 2026 at a $100 million annual revenue run rate (2026-09-11)

Events

• 2026-09-11 Mecka AI nears $500M valuation techcrunch.com ↗ Major outlet

Sources

• The startup pays people to record themselves performing everyday tasks — like making coffee or fixing cars — using body sensors and smartphones.techcrunch.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-09-11
• As of early June, Mecka was projecting that it would end 2026 at an annual run rate of $100 milliontechcrunch.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-09-11
• across thousands of sessions in New York, Toronto, and Shenzhenkindredventures.com ↗ Secondary 2026-06-01
• Mecka now designs and manufactures its own capture hardware, body sensors, tactile gloves, while also utilizing commodity iPhoneskindredventures.com ↗ Secondary 2026-06-01
• nearing a new round led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of about $500 milliontechcrunch.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-09-11
• The Toronto and New York City-based startup wants to build “the data and deployment layer” for physical AI.betakit.com ↗ Secondary 2026-06-02
• raised $60 million in a round led by Framework Venturestechcrunch.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-09-11

Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method