6thSense develops a tactile robotics AI data platform that pairs proprietary tactile gloves with egocentric camera sensors to capture synchronized visual and tactile information from real human work processes. Its platform automates the data production pipeline including sensor synchronization, calibration, quality control, and labeling. The company was founded by four co-founders with backgrounds in hardware, robotics, and large-scale AI data pipelines; CEO Jong Jin Baek is a Georgia Tech graduate and co-founder Matthew Wulff previously led a 20-person vision robotics team at Tesla. The team also includes hires from Amazon, DoorDash, and Tesla. After providing one hour of sample data to a design partner, 6thSense received a contract request worth at least $1 million and is currently conducting a proof of concept. The company recently joined Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch and completed a pre-seed raise of roughly $700K led by Krew Capital.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2026