Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, September 21, 2026
📌 Musings and Readings
“New Data Suggests That Empathy Drives AI Adoption” (Link)
“Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI” (Link)
“Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar” (Link)
“Nvidia's Jensen Huang on artificial intelligence” (Link)
“Coast Guard debuts new collaboration and research hub on artificial intelligence” (Link)
“Counter-terrorism operation leverages artificial intelligence to identify 126 terrorism suspects” (Link)
“The HydroGym reinforcement learning platform for fluid dynamics” (Link)
“Artificial intelligence and machine learning in nanoparticle drug delivery systems” (Link)
👏 Deals
ArcSpace, a Toulouse, France-based company developing in-orbit welding and manufacturing technology to enable assembly, servicing, and construction of space infrastructure, has raised €2m in funding.
Warpify Technology, a Shenzhen, China-based robotics company providing integrated robotic systems, AI software, and Robotics-as-a-Service solutions, has raised an undisclosed amount in funding.
INLEAP Photonics, a Hanover, Germany-based startup developing laser beam-steering technology for industrial manufacturing and counter-drone defence systems, has raised €20m in seed funding.
Reframe Systems, a Boston, MA-based physical AI company for residential construction with AI, robotics, and modular manufacturing, has raised $40m in additional funding.
Eve Security, an Austin, TX-based cybersecurity startup helping enterprises monitor, govern, and enforce policies around autonomous AI agents in real time, has raised $4.5m in seed extension funding.
Rebuild, a NYC-based company building a software solution that automates job-site documentation and insurance estimation, has raised $13m in funding.
G5 Labs, a Boston, MA-based company building an AI software development solution that enables enterprises to build and modernize applications with autonomous coding agents, has raised $14m in seed funding.
Scaffold, an Austin, TX-based company providing an AI-powered operating layer for residential construction, automating workflows and connecting builders, contractors, and suppliers, has raised $15m in seed funding.
Liquid Compute, a NYC-based company building a financial marketplace for AI compute that enables buyers and sellers to trade, finance, and hedge GPU capacity through standardized contracts, has raised $15m in seed funding.
Complir, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based company offering an AI-powered compliance solution for consumer brands that automates regulatory monitoring, product risk assessments, and documentation across global markets, has raised $11m in seed funding.
Keewano, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based company building an AI-native database that captures and organizes event histories to provide AI agents with real-time, contextual information, has raised new financing.
BynarIo, a Milan, Italy-based cybersecurity company analyzing software to identify, validate, prioritize, and remediate exploitable vulnerabilities across closed-source and third-party software, has raised €2.1m in pre-seed funding.
Embra AI, a CA-based AI data-infrastructure company that helps robotics and Physical AI developers collect, process, and generate real-world training data for autonomous systems, has raised $1m in pre-seed funding.