Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, October 27, 2025

📌 Musings and Readings

Real Estate Is Entering Its AI Slop Era (Link)

Sora app’s hyperreal AI videos ignite online trust crisis as downloads surge (Link)

Australia Explores Copyright Law Changes to Meet AI Challenges (Link)

Google launching vibe coding in Google AI Studio (Google)

This AI-imaging tech from Columbia researchers is solving male infertility (Link)

👏 Deals

Dialogue AI, a CA-based company providing an AI-powered customer research platform, has raised $6m in seed financing.

Fourier Health, a FL-based healthtech startup leveraging AI and clinician oversight to convert unstructured clinical data into actionable insights, has raised $8.4m in seed financing.

Chatfuel, a CA-based company offering a no-code AI chatbot platform, has raised $1.5m in seed financing.

Lette AI, a Dublin, Ireland-based company developing an AI-powered SaaS platform for property managers, has raised $1.4m in pre-seed financing.

Logic, a WA-based company offering a decision automation platform without writing code, has raised $4.3m in seed financing.

Avid, a TX-based company providing a fundraising platform for nonprofits, has raised $6.5m in seed financing.

Finster AI, a London, UK-based company developing an AI solution for finance teams, has raised $15m in early-stage financing.

Armstrong, a CA-based robotics startup automating dishwashing in restaurant kitchens, has raised $12m in financing.

Moonshot AI, a NYC-based company building a solution to autonomously analyze, test, and optimize e-commerce websites, has raised $10m in seed financing.

Streetbeat, a CA-based company providing an investment platform for retail investors and financial professionals, has raised $15m in series A financing.

Arbor Energy, a CA–based climate tech company developing modular carbon-negative power systems that convert waste biomass into clean electricity, has raised $55m in series A financing.

Bronto, a Dublin, Ireland-based company offering a log data platform, has raised $14m in seed financing.

Acoru, a Madrid, Spain-based cybersecurity startup helping banks predict and prevent financial fraud and scams, has raised €10m in Series A financing. 

Pila Energy, a CA-based company developing a plug-in home battery system that provides backup power and energy independence, has raised $4m in seed financing.

Janta Power, a TX-based company building 3D vertical solar towers that generate more energy in less space, has raised $5.5m in seed financing.

Paygentic, a CA-based startup providing a fintech infrastructure solution that unifies billing and payments for AI-native and agent-driven applications, has raised $2m in pre-seed financing.

Tensormesh, a CA–based AI infrastructure startup developing caching technology that accelerates large language models, has raised $4.5m in seed financing.

VitVio, a MA-based health-tech startup leveraging AI-powered computer vision and ambient sensing to optimize operating room efficiency, has raised $8m in seed financing.