AI wellbeing technology company Elomia Health has acquired Earkick, an AI companion platform used by more than 250,000 people, expanding its technology for emotional and wellbeing support. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, as Vestbee was informed.
About Elomia Health
- Founded in 2019 by Taras Pohrebniak, Elomia Health develops AI-powered technology for emotional and wellbeing support.
- The company provides an LLM-powered API that allows healthcare providers, employers, universities, and other care-focused organisations to integrate AI chatbots into their services.
- Its technology includes safety and overreliance-prevention features designed to support responsible AI use. The company's work has also been examined in independent studies, including a randomised controlled trial conducted with the University of Pennsylvania.
About Earkick
- Founded in 2021 by Dr. Herbert Bay and Karin Andrea Stephan, Earkick developed an AI companion that helps users track patterns in their mood, sleep, activity, and daily habits.
- The platform combines AI models with data-informed insights to deliver personalised suggestions and content. According to the company, it has more than 250,000 users.
- Earkick also developed Mia21, a memory engine designed to help AI systems understand users' emotional states and context over time.
Details of the acquisition
- The deal brings Earkick's AI models into Elomia Health's technology stack and gives the company ongoing early access to new versions of the Mia21 memory engine.
- With the acquisition, Elomia Health aims to strengthen its API offering and expand its infrastructure for organisations seeking to provide AI-powered wellbeing support. Earkick's technology will be combined with Elomia's own models and safety features to support more personalised and context-aware interactions.
