Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, June 1, 2026
📌 Musings and Readings
“Extending Human Intelligence Through AI” (Microsoft)
“Deep learning approach for art style recognition and colour restoration in visual art images” (Link)
“The radical network redesign that led AWS to forge a more resilient cloud” (Amazon)
“How Venture Capital Benefits From Zombie Bankruptcies” (Link)
“Workday and Google Cloud Expand Strategic Partnership to Bring AI Agents for HR and Finance Into Employees' Daily Workflows” (Link)
“US trails peer nations on life expectancy, primary care access: 8 findings” (Link)
👏 Deals
Catena Labs, a Boston-based company building regulated banking infrastructure for AI agents to autonomously manage and move money, has raised $30m in series A funding.
Stilta, a Stockholm, Sweden-based company automating patent litigation and IP analysis workflows, has raised $10.5m in funding.
NanoCo, an Israel–based company building an enterprise AI agent platform for workflow automation, has raised $12m in seed funding.
Lucis Life, a Paris, France-based company developing an AI-driven preventive health platform, has raised $20m in series A funding.
ClearOps, a Munich, Germany-based company building an AI-powered aftersales intelligence solution, has raised €8.6m in series A funding.
CasaPerks Technologies, an Austin, TX-based company providing a resident engagement and rewards solution for multifamily apartment communities, has raised $15.8m in seed funding.
NavigateAI, a CA-based company offering an AI-powered field operations solution that helps construction and property teams, has raised $25m in funding.
Cypher AI, a Cambridge, MA-based company building an AI-native research infrastructure solution for biotech and life sciences, has raised $2m in seed funding.
Certo, a Paris, France–based company building an AI-native compliance solution that helps consumer brands automate regulatory review and labeling workflows, has raised $4m in seed funding.
Modiqo, a CA-based company offering infrastructure for enterprise AI agents, has raised $3m in pre-seed funding.
Pax, a Sao Paulo, Brazil-based company developing an AI-native public safety solution that helps law enforcement agencies, has raised $40m in seed funding.
Crimson, a London, UK-based company building an AI-native litigation solution for law firms, has raised $2.5m in seed funding.
Invertix, a Munich, Germany–based company building an AI-native energy operations solution for the renewable energy sector, has raised €1.7m in pre-seed funding.
DeepTree, a Milan, Italy–based company building an AI-native private markets intelligence platform, has raised €2m in funding.