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Robot AI training data startup Mecka AI completes $60 million funding round, led by Framework Ventures
Mecka AI, a startup specializing in robot AI training data, has announced the completion of a total of $60 million in funding. This includes a $25 million Series A round in November last year and a subsequent $35 million top-up investment. Both rounds were led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Menlo Ventures, SV Angel, and other investors.Founded in 2025, the company currently employs around 40 people. It leverages sensors, smartphones, and custom hardware to collect human motion data—such as gestures and gait—for robot training. Differentiating itself from traditional teleoperation-based training methods, this approach enhances robots' ability to adapt to real-world environments. The company currently has a strong order backlog and an estimated annualized revenue run rate that could reach $100 million.Investors noted that Mecka AI is one of the fastest-growing companies in their portfolio by revenue. Going forward, the company plans to extend its business chain into robot model training and deployment, accelerating the commercialization of related technologies. (Fortune)
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Liquid, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced the completion of its $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital.
According to Fortune, cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Liquid has announced the completion of an $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital. This comes less than six months after its $7.6 million seed round, which was led by Paradigm.
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Former OpenAI Engineer Founds Blackstar, Completes $12 Million Seed Funding Round
Odaily News: Daniel Edrisian, a former engineer from the OpenAI Codex team, has announced his departure to found AI hardware company Blackstar Computers. The company has completed a $12 million seed funding round led by Abstract, with participation from SV Angel, Naval Ravikant, Chapter One, and Timeless.Blackstar positions itself as a new type of computing device, aiming to redefine the computing experience from the hardware, software, and interaction levels. Edrisian stated that while current software development is mature, further enhancement of human-AI interaction requires innovation at the operating system level. The company currently has a team of about 8 people, distributed between San Francisco and Shenzhen, and has not yet launched a public product.
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OpenGradient Raises $9.5M, with Participation from a16z crypto
OpenGradient, a verifiable AI computation layer, has announced the completion of a $9.5 million funding round. Investors include a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, Foresight Ventures, Pragma, SALT, Symbolic Capital, Canonical Crypto, Black Dragon, NEAR, Celestia, Thanefield Capital, and angel investors including Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO of Coinbase. The new funds will support the development and expansion of a decentralized infrastructure network for hosting, executing, and verifying AI models—enabling open and auditable model execution.
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