Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, February 24, 2025
📌 Musings and Readings
OpenAI Bans Accounts Misusing ChatGPT for Surveillance and Influence Campaigns (Hacker News)
Japan may ease privacy rules to aid AI development (The Japan Times)
AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years (BBC)
Categorizing robots by performance fitness into the tree of robots (Nature)
👏 Deals
MirrorTab, a CA-based startup using AI to create a protective isolation layer for web applications, preventing threats like hacking, malware, and bots while ensuring a seamless user experience, has raised $8.5m in seed financing.
DiligentIQ, a New York-based company building an AI platform to streamline private equity due diligence by automating analysis, refining queries, and enhancing data insights, has raised up to $12m in series A financing.
Vema Hydrogen, a Delaware-based climate tech startup specializing in stimulated geologic hydrogen production through catalysts and subsurface stimulation to generate low-cost, clean hydrogen for large-scale decarbonization, has raised $13m in seed financing.
FullEnrich, a CA-based startup focused on enhancing lead data for B2B sales and marketing teams through sourcing and verifying emails and phone numbers from multiple providers to ensure precise contact information, has raised $2m in seed financing.
Everstar, a New York-based startup focused on using AI to streamline regulatory compliance, accelerate licensing, improve safety and cut costs in the nuclear energy sector, has raised $4m in pre-seed financing.
Keebler Health, a NC-based company building an AI platform to enhance risk adjustment processes for healthcare providers and payers, improving accuracy and clinical decision support, has raised $6m in seed financing.
Incept AI, a New York-based startup providing voice AI solutions for the restaurant industry, automating orders, reservations, and catering intakes, has raised $3m in pre-seed financing.
Singulr AI, a CA-based company building an AI platform for governance and security to enable enterprises to identify and manage AI services, assess risks and prevent data leakage and unauthorized use, has raised $10m in seed financing.
Frontera Health, a Denver-based health tech startup using AI to streamline clinical documentation for diagnosing and treating autism and related disorders, automating report writing and data analysis to improve efficiency and patient care, has raised $32m in seed financing.
Ignis H2 Energy, a TX-based company focused on providing affordable and sustainable clean baseload power by optimizing geothermal energy exploration and production with oil and gas industry expertise, has raised $12.5m in series A financing.
Gomboc AI, a New York-based startup leveraging deterministic AI to automate cloud security by detecting misconfigurations and providing context-aware fixes to streamline cloud management and ensure compliance, has raised $13m in seed financing.
COVU, a CA-based company developing an AI platform to automate insurance operations to enhance workflow efficiency and minimize risks for insurance agencies and their clients, has raised $10 in series A financing.
Guidde, a CA-based startup building a generative AI platform to automate video documentation by capturing workflows, generating step-by-step guides, and offering AI-powered voiceovers in over 100 languages, has raised $15m in series A financing.
Mavvrik, a Texas-based startup creating an AI-powered IT financial control platform designed to optimize cost management, improve financial transparency and automate budgeting, forecasting, and IT spending, has raised $6.2m in seed financing.
Lingo.dev, a CA-based startup developing an AI localization engine to automate real-time, context-aware software translation, seamlessly integrating into developer workflows to ensure accuracy and efficiency, has raised $4.2m in seed financing.