# Josh Gao: CEO, Mecka

Canonical ID: `d87ffb75-d5f9-472f-bb6f-64196ccab0f1`

Co-founder and CEO of [Mecka AI](/companies/mecka.md), the [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) data and deployment company. In 2023 he and Mecka co-founder [Mogen Cheng](/people/mogen-cheng-mecka-ai.md) sold their prior restaurant payments startup. Industry-partner co-author on the EgoVerse egocentric robot-learning dataset paper.

- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Mecka](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/mecka.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Mecka](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/mecka.md) (cofounder)

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Co-founders (3)

- [Jason Chong](https://registry.deploy.report/people/jason-chong-mecka-ai.md) co-founded [Mecka](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/mecka.md)
- [Mogen Cheng](https://registry.deploy.report/people/mogen-cheng-mecka-ai.md) co-founded [Mecka](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/mecka.md)
- [Duy Nguyen](https://registry.deploy.report/people/duy-nguyen-mecka-ai.md) co-founded [Mecka](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/mecka.md)

## Sources (2)

1. https://fortune.com/2026/06/01/mecka-ai-series-a-60-million-robotics-data-training/
2. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07607


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