Post-Quantum Crypto
pQCee raises $3.9M seed to move post-quantum cryptography into enterprise procurement
Singapore-based quantum-safe cybersecurity startup pQCee has closed a US$3.9 million seed round co-led by government-backed deep-tech investor SGInnovate and Lotus One Investment, with participation from In Group Holdings, Wavemaker Partners, SUTD Ventures Holdings and Apsara Investments. It is pQCee's second raise, and the company frames the capital as fuel for shifting post-quantum cryptography (PQC) out of academic theory and into practical enterprise and government procurement — so-called crypto-agility deployment. The round was reported independently by The Quantum Insider and Quantum Computing Report.
The Quantum Insider — pQCee Raises US$3.9 Million in Latest Seed Funding Round · Quantum Computing Report — Singapore's pQCee Raises $3.9M Seed Round
AI & ML
US pilots AI for insurance prior-authorization decisions
A U.S. government pilot is testing AI to help make insurance prior-authorization and coverage decisions, raising the open question of whether automation will streamline a notoriously slow process or entrench denials at scale. Ars Technica's coverage is analysis rather than a disclosed deliverable, so treat specifics as unconfirmed.
Ars Technica — Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?