Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, September 15, 2025

📌 Musings and Readings

Nvidia and OpenAI to back major investment in UK AI infrastructure (Link)

Regulators Are Digging Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety (Link)

Publishers fear AI summaries are hitting online traffic (Link)

The Venado supercomputer is now running the latest OpenAI reasoning models on its NVIDIA Grace Hopper GPUs (Link)

Flexynesis: A deep learning toolkit for bulk multi-omics data integration for precision oncology and beyond (Link)

Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction (Link)

Rice-Houston Methodist partnership uses machine learning to reveal hidden patient groups in common heart valve disease (Link)

👏 Deals

SCOREalytics, a UT–based startup developing a legal intelligence solution that helps global organizations monitor, assess, and manage legal and ESG-related risks, has raised $3m+ in seed financing. 

Supersonik, a CA-based multilingual AI sales agent that joins live video calls to deliver personalized, real-time software demos instantly, has raised $5m in seed financing. 

Cassidy AI, a NYC-based company providing an AI platform that builds context‑aware assistants and workflows, has raised $10m in Series A financing.

Astrus AI, a Toronto, Canada–based startup building a physics-aware foundation model for analog chip design, has raised $8m in financing.

Geordie, a London, UK-based company providing an agent-native security platform that enables safe AI scaling through real-time visibility and continuous risk assessment, has raised $6.5m in seed financing. 

Aurva, a CA-based company offering an identity-aware data security platform that helps organizations govern access, enforce least privilege, and protect sensitive data and AI agents, has raised $2.2m in seed financing. 

Local Express, a CA-based company building an AI-native unified commerce platform that helps grocery retailers launch and scale branded online stores, has raised $6.2m in financing. 

Metal, a NYC-based company providing an AI-driven investment intelligence platform that empowers private equity firms to accelerate deal sourcing, automate due diligence, and gain actionable insights, has raised $5m in financing. 

Sphinx, a NYC-based company building an AI solution that transforms complex data into actionable insights, automates error correction, and enhances decision-making, has raised $9.5m in seed financing. 

Runware, a CA-based company developing an AI platform that delivers affordable generative media—images, video, and audio, has raised $13m in seed financing. 

Solenery, a Toronto, Canada-based company providing an AI platform that makes solar and net-zero adoption simple and transparent, has raised pre-seed financing. 

Enersee, a Brussels, Belgium-based company developng an AI-powered virtual energy solution that helps enterprises monitor, optimize, and reduce utility waste, has raised €4M in late-seed financing. 

Procense, a CA-based industrial automation startup providing an AI-powered industrial automation solution that combines IoT sensors and software to help process manufacturers digitize operations, has raised $1.5m in seed financing. 

TrueMeter, a CA-based logistics company offering a solution that helps multi‑location, brick‑and‑mortar businesses automatically optimize utility rates, consolidate billing, has raised $4m in seed financing. 

Meela, a NYC-based startup developing a personalized AI voice companion for seniors – offering scheduled phone calls for emotional support and health insights, has raised $4m in seed financing. 

RushOwl, a Singapore-based company providing a ride-sharing platform with optimized shared transport solutions to reduce carbon emissions and boost commuter sustainability, has raised $10m in Series A financing.