Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, June 22, 2026
📌 Musings and Readings
“As Anthropic heads to Wall Street, China builds an AI Nasdaq” (Link)
“Estonia to become first country to create digital identities for AI agents” (Link)
“Europe races to close AI gap with the US” (Link)
“DeepSeek Becomes China’s Most Valuable AI Startup After $7.4 Billion Fundraise” (Link)
“States are embracing AI to help manage safety-net programs” (Link)
“New Law Would Give Artists Sweeping Protections Against AI Stealing Their Work” (Link)
👏 Deals
Tenet Security, a NYC-based enterprise cybersecurity company building the security infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, has raised $6m in seed funding.
Mantle Energy, a Dallas, TX-based climate tech startup developing geothermal systems, has raised $5m in seed funding.
Limitless Labs, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based consumer AI company building AI-powered wearable and software systems, has raised $20m in series A funding.
Intellectible, an Austin, TX-based AI company building revenue operations platform, has raised $3m in seed funding.
Vali Health, a CA-based healthcare company providing intelligence for the home care industry, has raised $6m in funding.
HighGround, a Washington, DC-based company developing an AI-native data and intelligence platform, has raised $6.5m in seed funding.
Flagright, a CA-based company offering financial crime compliance solution, has raised $12.5m in series A funding.
NeuralTrust, a NYC-based cybersecurity company focusing on securing and governing generative AI systems, has raised $6.5m in seed funding.
Conduct, a London, UK-based company building an AI orchestration platform, has raised $60m in series A funding.
Gero, a Singapore-based company developing machine learning models to decode human biological aging, has raised $17m in new funding.
TurboLaw, a CA-based company developing AI solutions for litigators, has raised $3.8m in seed funding.
Cortea, a Berlin, Germany-based company helping accounting firms automate core audit workflows, has raised €12m in seed funding.
Channel Robotics, a CA-based company building AI-enabled surgical robotics, has raised $2.5m in funding.