Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen’s Point72 Private Investments

Recapping this week in startups

View this email online in your browser  October 10, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen's Point72 Private Investments: Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen's Point72 Private Investments. Read More A 19-year-old nabs backing from Google execs for his AI memory startup, Supermemory: 19-year-old Dhravya Shah, who is originally from Mumbai, has built a memory layer for AI applications with Google's AI chief's backing. Read More Reflection AI raises $2B to be America's open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek: Reflection, once focused on autonomous coding agents, has raised $2B at an $8B valuation to expand into both an opensource alternative to closed frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, and a Western equivalent to Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek. Read More A message from J.P. Morgan From vision to venture backed The team at J.P. Morgan can make the connections that matter. J.P. Morgan can help unlock opportunities and provide personalized guidance at every stage of growth.   Get Connected Must-Reads The world is just not quite ready for humanoids yet: Famed roboticist Rodney Brooks recently sounded the alarm on the amount of money going into humanoid startups. He's not the only skeptic. Read More OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device: OpenAI and Jony Ive reportedly face significant technical challenges as they work to develop a screen-less, AI-powered device. Read More Duolingo says it will 'never' open a San Francisco office: "For us, Pittsburgh isn't a 'backup plan' to the Bay Area," the language learning app said. Read More Datacurve raises $15 million to take on Scale AI: Datacurve uses a "bounty hunter" system to attract skilled software engineers to complete the hardest-to-source datasets. Read More Flipkart's Super.money quietly partners with troubled Juspay as it expands its reach: Super.money, the fintech arm of Flipkart, is looking to raise a round of funding at a $1 billion valuation, after securing $50 million from Flipkart to date. Read More A message from TechCrunch Events Disrupt 2025: AI, scaling, IPO, and more on 5 stages Get access to 250+ top tech voices, 200 sessions, 100+ tomorrow's breakthroughs, and 10,000+ attendees over 3 days straight — October 27–29 in San Francisco. Gain key takeaways across 5 industry stages, breakouts, roundtables, and networking. Hear leaders from Microsoft, Google Cloud, Hugging Face, Netflix, Phia, and more at TechCrunch's 20th anniversary. Register now to save up to $444. Register Now Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! Last but Not Least One startup's paper-thin stainless steel could change how bridges are built: By coating regular rebar with a thin layer of stainless steel, Allium Engineering could reduce the amount of concrete needed to build a bridge while also prolonging its life. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107