Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, March 24, 2025

📌 Musings and Readings 

“Google is rolling out Gemini’s real-time AI video features” (Verge)

 “AI’s real revolution is just beginning” (The Globe and Mail)

“With AI, leaders need to re-engineer the workforce” (Fast Company)

“Knowledge Graph AI” (Link)

“Nvidia GTC 2025 – Top Takeaways on AI Infrastructure, GPUs, and Robotics” (Link)

👏 Deals

Nimblemind.ai, a Chicago-based company focused on transforming unstructured clinical data into organized and analysis-ready formats, has raised $2.5m in financing.

Gradial, a CA-based startup utilizing AI agents to automate and optimize business workflows across industries, has raised $13m in series A financing.

Arcade.dev, a CA-based startup that provides developers with tools to build custom assistants using pre-built connectors and SDKs has raised $12m in seed financing.

Featherless.ai, a CA-based company offering serverless hosting for AI models to allow easy access to over 4,100 models and integration without the need for server management, has raised $5m in seed financing.  

Augment, a CA-based startup focused on automating logistics tasks such as load booking, delivery tracking, and proof of delivery, has raised $25m in seed financing.

Equipt.ai, a TX-based company applying AI to optimize asset management and field service operations by reducing downtime, improving scheduling, and enabling predictive maintenance, has raised $3.2m in seed financing.

Tera AI, a CA-based startup leveraging spatial reasoning to enhance robotic navigation for precise movement in complex environments without hardware modifications, has raised $7.8m in seed financing. 

Blueshift, an MA-based climate technology startup extracting critical minerals from industrial waste and reducing carbon emissions through electrochemical processes to create a sustainable and efficient resource recovery system, has raised $2m in pre-seed financing.

Hunted Labs, a VA-based company building an AI platform to enhance software supply chain security by detecting threats, analyzing vulnerabilities, and offering real-time insights to help mitigate risks and improve software integrity, has raised $3m in pre-seed financing. 

Inspiren, a New York-based health tech company focused on enhancing senior living by delivering real-time data and insights that improve staffing, care plans, and decision-making for caregivers, has raised $35m in series A financing.

Silicon Data, a New York-based startup providing tools for the GPU market, focusing on price transparency, performance evaluation and environmental impact analysis to help optimize hardware decisions and resource usage, has raised $4.7m in seed financing. 

Olio Labs, a CA-based health tech company using AI and computational models to design optimized combination therapies with the goal of improving treatment effectiveness while minimizing side effects through data-driven drug pairing and dosing strategies, has raised $4.5m in financing. 

Camber, a CA-based startup developing a cloud platform for high-performance computing, providing scalable CPU and GPU resources to run simulations and analyze complex data, has raised $4m in seed financing.

AtmoCooling, a WA-based climate technology startup using patented technology to create microclimates in desert regions, cooling areas by up to 15°C without fresh water, enabling sustainable agriculture and energy production on land, has raised $2.6m in pre-seed financing. 

Vouchsafe, a London-based startup creating an identity verification platform that uses methods like biometric vouching and document validation, enabling businesses to verify individuals without photo IDs, has raised pre-seed financing.