Weekly funding picks, 19–25 October: banking AI, machine monitoring and code validation

NAiSE coordinates robots, forklifts and material movement through software for warehouses and factories.

Cygrid builds identity security software that controls what employees, applications and AI agents can do inside enterprise systems.

Chapter Home builds consumer brands for home furnishings, cookware and other household categories.

Industrial asset monitoring company combining sensors and AI to diagnose equipment problems and guide maintenance.

RhymeQ builds software that lets developers write quantum-computing programmes using familiar Python code.

Arke Telekom develops communications systems for unmanned vehicles and other defence and civilian applications.

hansetherm plans, installs and maintains heat pumps for homeowners in Germany, combining digital project planning with its own installation teams and a network of trade partners.

CureBay operates a hybrid healthcare network for rural and underserved communities in India.

Nikon spinout developing sensors and cloud software to measure steel-column movement and support construction quality control.

Hakuba tourism company that develops, restores and operates accommodation, restaurants, saunas and other regional visitor businesses.

Huixi Technology builds chips, computing modules and software that help robot makers deploy embodied AI. Its R1 processor, RISE platform and RhinoVLA model support perception, reasoning and real-time control on physical machines.

Slingshot Insurance builds software infrastructure for embedded insurance programs sold through business platforms.

Reduck provides browser automation tools that let AI agents work with websites lacking dedicated APIs.

SEGNOS develops magnetic-particle materials and diagnostic technologies for blood testing.

RawData provides software for agricultural producers to manage field workers, operations and productivity.

Warp Sciences combines chemistry, AI and robotics to help drug discovery teams make and test molecules in the United States.

INVE helps organisations manage invitations, RSVPs and guest relationships across successive events.

Beyond Vision manufactures drones and develops software for civilian and defence customers.

Cognitive Credit provides corporate credit data, financial models and AI analysis tools for investment banks and asset managers.

DeepSeek develops language and reasoning models, a consumer AI assistant and developer APIs. Its models also power coding and agent tools.

QuantrolOx builds software that automates the calibration and operation of quantum computers.

Xona builds Pulsar, a satellite navigation system for precise and resilient positioning and timing.

Indurex develops software that connects industrial engineering, safety and cybersecurity data.

Hausum combines professional home inspections with digital tools that document defects and estimate repair costs.

Huixi Technology builds chips, computing modules and software that help robot makers deploy embodied AI. Its R1 processor, RISE platform and RhinoVLA model support perception, reasoning and real-time control on physical machines.

BioStack builds clinical data pipelines and realistic training environments for healthcare and drug-discovery AI.

PreScalar helps manufacturers test hardware, deploy firmware and trace individual devices through production using connected test stations and factory software.

Reexen Technology develops compute-in-memory chips and systems for AI inference.

Investigational implants and bioelectronic systems for monitoring and treating cancer.

AI-ready hotel data and distribution infrastructure for travel companies.