Pickmybrain raises $2.1M pre-seed

This article was published on April 1, 2026 The Tallinn-based platform, formerly WOIS.io, hosts over 1,000 professionals including Rovio co-founder Peter Vesterbacka and ex-Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John. AI handles routine questions; high-value queries go to the expert via 1:1 asynchronous video. Pickmybrain, the Tallinn-based platform that turns professionals’ expertise into AI-powered “Digital Brains,” has raised a $2.1 million pre-seed round from a group of business angels, including Garri Zmudze, an early investor in drug discovery company Insilico Medicine, and Raison.app, an investment platform with $250 million in assets under management. Pickmybrain was founded by Sergei Verbitski, a serial entrepreneur with a background in AdTech, iGaming, and digital marketing. The company was formerly called WOIS.io before rebranding. The platform works by training AI models on a specific expert’s structured knowledge: interviews, articles, books, and recorded responses they upload and consent to. The AI handles routine questions instantly, in any language, while high-value or personal queries go directly to the real expert via 1:1 asynchronous video, a combination the company says no ot

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