GIMBHI’s daily mental health update - 10/10/25

🤰 Seven Starling raises $8M to expand maternal mental health care (Ana Lucía Murillo, Washington Business Journal) — 10/3/25
TL;DR: Funding supports virtual maternal mental health expansion to 12 more U.S. states by 2026

🧩 Moneta Health raises $4.5M, partners with Benefis for AI rehab (Business Wire) — 9/23/25
TL;DR: Funding supports expansion of AI-powered cognitive therapy in rural U.S. regions with limited neurology access

🧘‍♀️ Otsuka Precision Health acquires maternal wellness app Mindful Mamas (Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, Endpoints News) — 10/9/25
TL;DR: Otsuka expands digital health portfolio with maternal meditation and mental wellness platform acquisition

🤖 Wysa acquires Kins to integrate AI with physical therapy (Business Wire) — 9/25/25
TL;DR: Wysa expands into U.S. healthcare, linking mental and physical care through AI-led services

💶 Serenis raises €12M led by Angelini Ventures for growth (Editorial Staff, Startupbusiness.it) — 9/25/25
TL;DR: Funding supports AI tools, in-person therapy, and expansion of mental health services in Italy

💻 Blossom Health raises $18M for in-network virtual psychiatry (Chris Larson, Behavioral Health Business) — 10/3/25
TL;DR: Funding supports AI-assisted virtual psychiatry platform partnering with independent providers nationwide

🧬 Dublin biotech Aerska raises €18M to develop RNA drugs (Charlie Taylor, Business Post) — 10/1/25
TL;DR: Funding will advance RNA-based treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

🧠 J&J backs Prazer’s ₩29B raise for Alzheimer’s platform (Kim Ji-hye, Korea Biomedical Review) — 10/8/25
TL;DR: Funding supports Prazer’s brain-penetrant protein degradation tech, targeting global Alzheimer’s deal by 2026

🎶 Two Bridge launches Future Friends music and mental wellness tour (That Eric Alper) — 9/25/25
TL;DR: National college initiative combines live music events with mental health education and community support

🧬 Aerska launches with $21M to deliver RNAi drugs to brain (James Waldron, Fierce Biotech) — 10/1/25
TL;DR: Dublin biotech developing RNA-based therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s using brain shuttle technology

🧓 LifeBio secures $2.9M NIH grant to expand AI therapy app (Nicole Kinsey, StartUp Health) — 10/7/25
TL;DR: Grant supports multilingual AI reminiscence therapy app to reduce loneliness and cognitive decline in older adults

🍄 Eywa Biotech raises $2.5M led by Tim Draper for psilocybin (Latam Republic) — 10/8/25
TL;DR: Argentine startup scaling sustainable biotech to produce clinical-grade psychedelics for mental health treatments

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