What elv.ai does

elv.ai is a Bratislava-headquartered SaaS company that provides AI-powered content moderation for social media discussions, combining proprietary machine learning models with native-speaking human moderators. Originating as the Elfovia.sk CSR project under digital agency New School Communications in March 2022 and spun off as an independent startup in May 2023, the company serves media organizations, public institutions, brands, fact-checking NGOs, and academic researchers. The platform automatically detects and hides hateful, vulgar, scam, disinformation, and hoax content across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Disqus using a 95% AI confidence threshold, with lower-confidence items flagged for human review. The product surface spans three integrated modules — Protect (auto-moderation), Engage (auto-likes and AI-generated suggested replies), and Analyze (social listening and CulturePulse-powered emotion analytics) — supported across six languages (English, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, and Polish).

The company monetizes through SaaS subscriptions on a freemium-to-paid model with self-serve onboarding via app.elv.ai, supplemented by direct enterprise sales to media groups and government clients. Pricing is tiered by service plan limits with monthly or annual billing and annual HICP-linked price escalators. Named customers include CNN Prima News, TV Markíza (CME), TV JOJ, Forbes, News and Media Holding, the European Commission Representation in Slovakia, the Slovak Police, Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa, Demagog.cz, the University of North Texas, and Comenius University. As of January 2024 the company had served more than 60 monitored profiles, captured more than one-third of the Slovak media market, and processed 33 million+ comments (with 6 million+ hidden or deleted and 5,000+ fake accounts identified). The company is GDPR-compliant, aligned with EU Digital Services Act requirements and Meta Community Standards, and maintains Google API User Data Policy compliance.

Name

elv.ai

Legal name

elv.ai, j. s. a.

Website

https://elv.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

elv.ai is a Bratislava-based SaaS platform that combines proprietary AI models with native-speaking human moderators to automatically detect and hide hate speech, disinformation, and toxic comments on social media for media companies, public institutions, brands, and fact-checking organizations across Central Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Content Moderation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Oversight, Review & Content Moderation Tooling (HDAAAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spam, Fake Engagement & Content Abuse Prevention (HDADALAG), Model Monitoring, Accountability & Incident Management (HDAAAMAF), AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA)

Keywords

• AI content moderation
• Social media moderation
• Hate speech detection
• Disinformation monitoring
• Brand reputation protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Monthly or annual subscription-based pricing for content moderation services. Customers select from various Service Plans with different limits and features. Additional services available for exceeded limits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

elv.ai operates a SaaS content moderation platform that combines a custom-trained AI model with native-speaking human moderators to detect and hide hateful, vulgar, scam, disinformation, and hoax comments on social media channels. The platform monitors Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Disqus pages and supports six languages (English, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Polish), offering automated 24/7 filtering with a 95% confidence threshold and human review for ambiguous cases. Customers also receive sentiment and emotion analytics and engagement tools such as auto-likes and AI-generated suggested replies.

Product overview

elv.ai is a unified content moderation SaaS platform that combines AI technology with human moderators to protect brands' online reputation. The core product is the elv.ai Content Moderation Platform, which includes three integrated modules: Auto-moderation (automated 24/7 comment filtering with 95% accuracy), Social Media Engagement Tool (auto-likes and suggested replies), and Social Listening Tools (analytics and sentiment analysis). The platform operates across 6 social networks (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Disqus) in 6 languages (EN, ES, DE, CZ, SK, PL), offering a complete cycle from automated detection to human review and engagement enhancement. Pricing is available via subscription plans with a free trial period.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• elv.ai Content Moderation Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% accuracy in automatically hiding hateful comments with AI confidence threshold
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Demagog.czcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Leading Czech fact-checking portal partnered with elv.ai to strengthen content moderation on social networks. The collaboration brings technological tools and know-how for more efficient moderation on Demagog.cz's Facebook and Instagram profiles, creating a safer environment for public dialogue.
• New School CommunicationsminorOthersDigital agency that originally created the Elfovia.sk CSR project, which later evolved into elv.ai as an independent technology startup in May 2023.
• University of North TexasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration to identify the prevalence and content of misinformation on Slovak Facebook, as well as the type of content that causes misinformation in the first place.
• Comenius University (Faculty of Journalism)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for incorporating innovative technologies into research and education on communication in online spaces. Joint goal is to participate in research on online communication and combat misinformation and hate speech.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Besedo: Sweden-based content moderation SaaS provider combining AI and human reviewers for marketplaces, dating, and online communities. Directly comparable to elv.ai in hybrid AI+human moderation model and B2B SaaS delivery, though serving broader verticals beyond media.
• WebPurify: US-based content moderation service offering AI and human moderation for user-generated content across social platforms. Comparable to elv.ai in AI+human hybrid delivery and platform coverage, with multi-language support.
• Hive: AI-powered content moderation API provider offering text, image, and video moderation models to enterprises and platforms. Directly comparable on AI-driven moderation capability, though more API-first and less reliant on human reviewers than elv.ai.
• ActiveFence: Trust & safety platform serving major platforms with AI-powered detection of harmful content, disinformation, and fraud. Closely comparable in mission and enterprise/government customer orientation, though at much larger scale and broader threat coverage.
• CleanSpeak: Profanity and content moderation platform combining automated filtering with human review for online communities. Comparable in SaaS delivery and AI+human hybrid architecture, with strong focus on chat and community platforms.
• Lasso Moderation: AI-powered content moderation platform for enterprises and platforms, offering customizable moderation workflows. Directly comparable in B2B SaaS moderation delivery and configurability for brand-specific needs.
• Netino by Webhelp: European content moderation service combining AI and human moderators for social media and UGC platforms. Highly comparable in hybrid AI+human approach and European customer base, including media and public-sector clients.

Emerging players

• Unitary: European AI content moderation startup using computer vision and NLP to detect harmful content at scale. Comparable on AI-driven moderation and European base, but pure-AI rather than hybrid and focused on video/image rather than comment text.
• Cinder: Trust & safety platform providing policy enforcement, moderation, and compliance tooling for online platforms. Comparable in serving trust & safety operations for platforms and enterprises, though broader in scope than elv.ai's media-focused proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Jigsaw (Perspective API): Google/Alphabet-owned initiative providing the Perspective API for toxicity detection in online comments. Comparable on AI-driven comment moderation for publishers and platforms, but free/API-first rather than full-service SaaS with human oversight.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/ai.elv
• Facebookfacebook.com/elvaitechnology
• LinkedInsk.linkedin.com/company/elv-ai
• Instagraminstagram.com/ai.elv

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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