Ukrainian startup Elomia Health has signed an agreement to acquire American Earkick, an AI-based emotional support service used by over 250,000 people. The application allows you to track mood changes, sleep quality, physical activity levels, and daily habits.
Ukrainian startup Elomia Health has signed an agreement to acquire American Earkick, an AI-based emotional support service used by over 250,000 people. The application allows you to track mood changes, sleep quality, physical activity levels, and daily habits.
As part of the agreement, Elomia Health will gain access to Earkick's AI models, as well as updated versions of the Mia21 memory technology developed by the American startup's team, according to a press release.
Currently, Elomia Health is focusing on B2B development and provides an API with which healthcare facilities, employers, and educational institutions can integrate AI chatbots for emotional support into their own products.
“We are committed to helping organizations launch safe AI solutions for emotional support that people will actually use. The Earkick team has already developed technology that takes into account a person’s state and its changes over time. We combine it with our models and safety mechanisms to reduce the risk of over-reliance on AI,” Taras Pogrebnyak, founder and CEO of Elomia Health, commented on the deal.
Earkick was founded in 2021 by Herbert Bay (one of the developers of the SURF computer vision algorithm) and Karin Andrea Stefan. The service gives users personalized tips based on analysis of their daily habits.
“Our mission is to make psychological support more personalized and accessible. Taras was one of the first to use large language models in this area. He built a company that shares our vision and pays attention to safety,” said Herbert Bay, co-founder and CEO of Earkick.
Taras Pogrebnyak founded Elomia Health in 2019 as an R&D lab to explore the potential of large language models (LLMs) in mental health. The company's technology has been tested for effectiveness and safety in several scientific studies, including with the participation of the University of Pennsylvania. The startup later transformed from a B2C application into an API platform for organizations.
