Joyce’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, March 12, 2025

📌 Musings and Readings 

“Hugging Face’s chief science officer worries AI is becoming ‘yes-men on servers’” (TechCrunch)

“WHO announces new collaborating centre on AI for health governance” (WHO)

“Meta begins testing its first in-house AI training chip” (Reuters)

“The Quest for A.I. ‘Scientific Superintelligence’” (NYT)

“Norm Ai Raises $48 Million to Develop Regulatory AI Agents” (Link)

“Agent models: Internalizing Chain-of-Action Generation into Reasoning models” (Paper)

👏 Deals

SimCare AI, a Chicago-based startup using AI to create virtual patients and simulations for healthcare professionals to practice assessments and decision-making, has raised $2M in seed financing.

HeyMilo, a New York-based company deploying AI agents to streamline high-volume recruitment through interactive, two-way interviews that adapt to candidates' responses and provide evaluations, has raised $2 in seed financing.

Subscript, a CA-based fintech company offering AI-driven billing and analytics software for B2B SaaS companies, providing tools for billing, accounts receivable, revenue recognition, and analytics to optimize financial operations and improve revenue management, has raised $15m in series A financing.

Vermillio, a Chicago-based company utilizing AI to protect and manage intellectual property by enabling IP holders to monitor, license, and safeguard their content for approved AI uses, has raised $16m in series A financing.

Myosin Therapeutics, a FL-based biotech company developing novel therapies for neurological and cancer-related diseases by targeting myosin motor proteins to address critical medical needs through innovative approaches, has raised $3m in financing.

Uniti AI, a New York-based startup leveraging AI to automate lead engagement and qualification for real estate businesses, has raised $4m in seed financing.

Mote, a CA-based climate tech company converting wood waste into carbon-negative hydrogen while capturing and storing CO₂ to generate clean energy and lower atmospheric carbon levels, has raised $7m in series A financing.

MaxIQ, a CA-based startup leveraging AI to optimize customer journey management through forecasting, deal qualification, and real-time insights, has raised $7.8m in seed financing.

Nervonik, a CA-based medical tech company developing miniature neuromodulation implants that use wireless power transfer and minimally invasive procedures to treat chronic neuropathic pain, has raised $13m in series A financing.

Ceramic, a CA-based startup building an AI platform to accelerate large-scale model training with faster speeds, lower compute requirements, and long-context processing, has raised $12m in seed financing.

Outmarket AI, a CA-based startup focusing on enhancing the commercial insurance industry through AI-driven insights and automation, has raised $4.7m in seed financing.

Ataraxis AI, a NYC-based company specializing in AI precision medicine by identifying high-and low-risk patients for improved risk assessments and treatment predictions, has raised $20m in series A financing.

MacroCycle Technologies, an MA-based clean tech startup developing a zero-carbon process that upcycles plastic waste into high-value materials, reducing both energy use and emissions, has raised $6.5m in seed financing. 

AIceberg, a New York-based company using AI to help businesses scale AI adoption by providing governance, risk management and compliance tools to ensure the safe, transparent and regulated use of AI, has raised $10m in seed financing.

Momentic, a CA-based startup focusing on AI software testing by automating test creation, adapting to changes in applications, and resolving inconsistent or unreliable tests automatically while improving testing efficiency and reducing manual efforts, has raised $3.7m in seed financing.