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Big Data Insider, Berk Kustal
Casablanca.AI aims to conquer the enterprise market with a software solution for realistic eye contact in video conferences.
t3n.de, Alisa Pankau
Without the need for additional hardware, the software from the Pforzheim-based start-up is designed to change the direction of participants' gaze in video calls so that it appears as direct eye contact. The aim is to create authenticity and not completely distort the gaze.
Computer Woche, Jürgen Hill
The claim of the company founded in 2020 in Pforzheim, Swabia: It wants to create authentic eye contact in video conferences such as Zoom or Teams in order to make virtual meetings – whether for recruiting or consulting – more efficient.
CRN.de, Martin Fryba
Where eye contact is lacking in virtual meetings and the binding nature of the boss's announcement fizzles out, Casablanca steps in to correct the situation. The eye-to-eye conversation is supposed to be so powerful that the Swabians want to bring more efficiency to many fields of application with an enterprise version of their AI.
Manage IT
Virtual meetings are an essential part of the modern working world. Markus Vollmer, COO and co-founder of Casablanca.AI GmbH, explains how they can be made more efficient and enjoyable.
Startuprad.io, Jörn Menninger
Carsten Kraus is the founder of CASABLANCA.AI , a company developing AI-driven technology to make video calls feel as natural as face-to-face conversations. Their work is not just an incremental improvement; it's a fundamental shift in how we connect virtually.
DUP-Magazin.de
In addition to structural adjustments, modern technology can also help make communication in hybrid meetings more natural. Casablanca, for example, has addressed the issue of unnatural eye contact with its software. Using AI, it establishes genuine eye contact in video conferences without the need for an additional hardware camera.
Versicherungsbote.de
AI tools can influence communication and, as a result, customer conversations and sales results. Carsten Kraus, CEO of Casablanca.AI GmbH, explains how this works.
Fundscene
The Casablanca software establishes eye contact in video conferences by using AI to correct the camera angle as long as the user is looking at the screen. This puts the focus on long-term and sustainable employee health, as well as maintaining human connection from the home office.
Gründer.de, Jana Blümler
Do you feel like you're missing real contact in video meetings? The start-up Casablanca.AI has developed an amazing solution for this. It allows you to make real eye contact in digital meetings, improving communication.
ITWelt.at
With its proprietary artificial intelligence, Casablanca.AI GmbH, founded in 2020 in Pforzheim, enables authentic video calls. The patent-protected product functions as a ‘virtual camera’ in conjunction with all common video conferencing services.
SWR.de, Peter Lauber
Video conferences with direct eye contact: this is what software developed in Pforzheim aims to achieve. Inventor Carsten Kraus now wants to launch ‘Casablanca’ worldwide.
Fundscene
In face-to-face meetings, eye contact enables a direct connection between the people talking and doing business. This builds trust, creates an empathetic atmosphere and allows for subtle, non-verbal communication.
Bild.de, Felina Janine Hasse
CASABLANCA founders Carsten Kraus and Markus Vollmer want to revolutionise video telephony. Their software uses AI to correct the direction of gaze, creating a natural impression.
wiwo.de, Steffen Ermisch
The Pforzheim-based start-up Casablanca, led by AI expert Carsten Kraus, wants to make video conferences more authentic.
Personalwirtschaft, Gesine Wagner
‘Look me in the eyes, little one’: The Casablanca.AI software is designed to enable direct eye contact in online meetings. The founders were looking for funding on the TV show.
Wirtschaftskraft, Tanja Meckler
In five years, no one will remember what video conferences were like without Casablanca – that is the vision of Carsten Kraus and his team. But the idea of developing a simple solution for eye contact in video calls proved to be a major challenge.
SWP, Melanie Baron
‘Over 500 million people use video calls every day. For many of them, the lack of non-verbal communication is a major problem and one of the most frequently cited causes of disruption in video calls,’ explains Carsten Kraus.
Techbook, Woon-Mo Sung
Even before the pandemic, many people were aware of the problem of a lack of eye contact in video calls. The “Casablanca” software from ‘Die Höhle der Löwen’ aims to put an end to this.
Business Insider, Daniel Hüfner and Nicole Plich
Video calls are part of everyday life, but participants almost never make eye contact. The design of laptops is to blame. AI entrepreneur Carsten Kraus shows how it can be done differently on ‘Die Höhle der Löwen’ (The Lion's Den).
Starting Up
With its proprietary AI, the start-up Casablanca.AI, founded in 2020, enables authentic video calls. Using purely software-based technology, real eye contact is created in real time in digital meetings, creating a natural and direct conversation experience.
Startup Valley, Sabine Elsässer
On 8 April, CASABLANCA will unveil groundbreaking software that could transform the world of video conferencing through the use of AI. Its technology enables genuine eye contact, significantly improving the quality of digital communication. The founders will explain how their innovation could permanently change the way we interact digitally.
Fund Scene
Many conversations, especially in a business context, now take place digitally in video conferences. There is never any direct eye contact, and the facial expressions of the person you are talking to disappear from view. The Pforzheim-based AI start-up Casablanca is taking up the challenge and providing a solution.
Digital Business, Heiner Sieger
Eye contact and facial expressions are among the most important factors in building trust in video calls. This is precisely what some software providers have specialised in. The AI software has to work hard to achieve authenticity.
Computerworld, Susanne Gillner
Without eye contact, an important basis for trust is missing. This is also noticeable in digital video conferences. AI is set to remedy this.
Wirtschaftkraft.de
In five years, no one will remember what video conferences were like without Casablanca – that is the vision of Carsten Kraus and his team. But the idea of developing a simple solution for eye contact in video calls proved to be a major challenge.
Technologiebox
93% of our communication is nonverbal, says psychologist Prof. Albert Mehrabian. Eye contact and facial expressions are the most important components. Until now, this eye contact has been lost in video calls. The AI software from start-up Casablanca generates eye contact and realistic facial expressions in real time during video calls. It can be used with all video call systems.
Startup Mag
Whether Zoom, Teams or Google Meet, video calls are now an integral part of everyday working life. For Carsten Kraus, however, they have one weakness: the lack of eye contact. The AI software from Casablanca.ai is designed to automatically establish this eye contact – with realistic and natural facial expressions.
Connect Professional, Martin Fryba
A longing or even just interested look is only possible with eye contact. This is difficult with video calls. A piece of software can do this and much more: simulate real emotions, promises German start-up Casablanca. Even better than Nvidia.
Techtag, Fabienne Garke
How can video conferences be made more personal? The CyberLab team Casablanca.ai has addressed this question and developed an intelligent solution. In an interview, we spoke with Casablanca.ai founder Carsten Kraus and asked him the familiar ten Gründerview questions.
Starting Up
Carsten Kraus wants to make video conferencing more appealing with the help of AI by giving participants a real face-to-face experience.
