Company:Casablanca.AI

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Short description: Head and gaze correction product


Casablanca.AI (or Casablanca.AI GmbH) is an AI startup based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany in Europe that offers a virtual camera for real-time head and gaze optimization to establish face-to-face connection in video conferencing tools without the need for any additional hardware. [1] [2]The company was founded in 2020 in Pforzheim by Carsten Kraus who is a serial entrepreneur. [3][4] Casablanca.AI has been awarded the "AI-Champions of Baden-Württemberg" Award 2022 by the Economics Minister of Baden-Württemberg. [5][6]

The core technology of the Casablanca software is based on GAN, and the software can also be used as a standalone application and is primarily integrated as a virtual camera in video applications like Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, and WebX, etc. [7] This allows the user to enjoy the seamless feeling of face-to-face contact even in video conferencing.

References

  1. Zeitung, Saarbrücker (2023-02-23). "casablanca.ai GmbH: Realistische Mimik statt stures Starren - KI-Software Casablanca sorgt für wirklich authentische Videocalls" (in de). https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/pr/presseportal/realistische-mimik-statt-stures-starren-ki-software-casablanca-sorgt-fuer-wirklich-authentische-videocalls_aid-85495191. 
  2. "Wirtschaft digital Baden-Württemberg" (in de). 2022-08-01. https://www.wirtschaft-digital-bw.de/ki-made-in-bw/wettbewerb-ki-champions-bw/wettbewerb-ki-champions-baden-wuerttemberg/casablancaai-gmbh. 
  3. "Casablanca: Schau mir in die Augen, Kleines" (in de). https://www.starting-up.de/geschaeftsideen/gruenderstorys/casablanca-schau-mir-in-die-augen-kleines.html. 
  4. Meckler, Tanja (2023-08-29). "16+ im Gespräch mit Carsten Kraus, Seriengründer, KI-Vordenker, Pforzheimer IT-Urgestein, Business Angel". https://wirtschaftskraft.de/artikel/16-im-gespraech-mit-carsten-kraus-seriengruender-ki-vordenker-pforzheimer-it-urgestein-business-angel. 
  5. "„KI-Champions Baden-Württemberg 2022“: Pforzheim und Karlsruhe vertreten". 2023-08-29. https://wirtschaftskraft.de/artikel/ausgezeichnet-ki-champions-baden-wuerttemberg. 
  6. "Wirtschaftsministerium fördert 44 Innovationsprojekte für mehr „KI - made in Baden-Württemberg“" (in de). 2021-01-10. https://wm.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse-und-oeffentlichkeitsarbeit/pressemitteilung/pid/wirtschaftsministerium-foerdert-44-innovationsprojekte-fuer-mehr-ki-made-in-baden-wuerttemberg. 
  7. Meckler, Tanja (2023-08-29). "Die Gründungsstory von Casablanca.AI". https://wirtschaftskraft.de/artikel/die-gruendungsstory-von-casablanca-ai.