
Earkick is an AI-powered mental health platform that offers a free, personal AI therapist chatbot, "Panda," designed to measure and improve mental health in real time. The platform provides 24/7 availability, radical privacy with no sign-up or personal data collection, and daily insights. Earkick works by tracking mental readiness, mood, and stability through user interactions, including voice memos and breathing exercises. The company leverages machine learning models to decode emotional states and recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) based exercises. Founded in 2021 by Karin Andrea Stephan and Dr. Herbert Bay, Earkick aims to revolutionize mental health support by making it accessible, private, and effective.

Earkick is an AI-powered mental health platform that offers a free, personal AI therapist chatbot, "Panda," designed to measure and improve mental health in real time. The platform provides 24/7 availability, radical privacy with no sign-up or personal data collection, and daily insights. Earkick works by tracking mental readiness, mood, and stability through user interactions, including voice memos and breathing exercises. The company leverages machine learning models to decode emotional states and recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) based exercises. Founded in 2021 by Karin Andrea Stephan and Dr. Herbert Bay, Earkick aims to revolutionize mental health support by making it accessible, private, and effective.
What: AI-powered, privacy-first mental health app with a chatbot named Panda
Founded: 2021
Founders: Karin Andrea Stephan; Dr. Herbert Bay
Tech focus: Multimodal sentiment analysis (voice/physiology) with on-device processing
Recent funding signal: Seed / SAFE activity through 2023
Personal mental health monitoring and self-care support
2021
Mental health / Digital health
1000000.00
Dealroom records a $1.0M pre-seed in 2021 led by LDV Capital.
470000.00
Dealroom lists a $470k SAFE note in 2023 that included the Duke Impact Investing Group.
Crunchbase lists a seed round dated Jul 27, 2023 with LDV Capital and Duke Impact Investing Group named as investors.
“Includes LDV Capital, WestTech Ventures, Duke Impact Investing Group, and Swissnex”