Tobias Klingler

CARD·IA is an AI-powered tool that automatically transforms learning materials – such as scripts, lecture notes, websites and textbooks – into structured, editable, and ready-to-learn flashcards.  We believe (and evidence supports this) that spaced-repetition and active-recall - both combined in the flashcard learning system - are superior learning methods, compared to passively reading and highlighting text. However, manually rewriting and structuring medical content into flashcards is immensely time consuming.  Our mission: To support the learning process in medical education and beyond – through smart technology, scientific grounding, full user control and partnerships that strengthen the knowledge acquisition for students. So that modern learning methods finally become practical for everyday use - without additional effort.  What sets us apart: CARD·IA offers transparency instead of black-box AI. Users retain full control over the content-to-card process – they can review, edit, validate, and adapt flashcards to their needs. Trust is a core principle embedded in CARD·IA. For learners, this means confidence in the system’s transparency and reliability: They stay in control of their study materials, benefit from a lossless transformation process, save valuable time, know their feedback is heard and the content is based on validated knowledge and aligned with evidence-based learning methods. For partners, trust means knowing that CARD·IA promotes a scientifically grounded learning approach, proactively addresses legal and regulatory aspects (such as copyright and content rights), and offers an infrastructure for knowledge providers to respond to the evolving and shifting landscape of digital education. As part of the student community at the Medical University of Innsbruck, we maintain close ties to both academic and clinical environments – enabling immediate user feedback, authentic insights, and direct access to our target market. We combine flashcard generation with modern AI - and go further: Planned developments include smart editing tools to support card refinement, partnerships with medical publishers, an integrated user feedback system for feature co-design, and case-based learning modules. Status: Open beta with over 220 users. 43,000+ flashcards generated. Fully bootstrapped – no external funding to date. Core user base from Medical University of Innsbruck (First users from other universities across Austria). Preparing for founding phase and market-ready roadmap in development Vision: We aim to establish CARD·IA as the link between knowledge and competence – integrated with platforms, publishers, universities, and in the long term as a potential tool for continuing medical education (CME) and clinical learning in L&D contexts. Looking for: We’re open to conversations with potential partners in education, tech development (especially AI and platform engineering), legal support (with focus on copyright and content rights), publishing, and marketing.