Home / TechnologyTechnologyTechCrunchTechnologyTechCrunch·Sep 11, 2026·1 min readMecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training dataThe round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.View original source — TechCrunch ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 2, 2026 · 1 minAI Startup Cognition Set to Raise Around $1 Billion at a $47 Billion ValueBloombergBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 8, 2026 · 1 minAI Startup Cognition Raises $2 Billion at a $48 Billion ValueBloombergBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 2, 2026 · 1 minLyte Closes $165 Million Round, Bringing AI Startup's Valuation to $1.6 BillionBloombergBusinessCNABusinessSep 11, 2026 · 1 minAI startup Discovery Loop seeks around $50 billion valuation, Business Insider reportsCNA
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