aureka UG
aureka UG provides AI-powered tools and consultancy for research, cataloging, and digital transformation, specializing in media, culture, and scientific sectors.
About
aureka UG is a Berlin-based company specializing in AI-driven digital solutions for knowledge-driven organizations, particularly in culture, media, and science. Founded in 2020 at Freie Universität Berlin, aureka's mission is to help organizations and individuals efficiently process, analyze, and leverage audio-visual and textual data. The company offers an AI research assistant for transcript generation, semantic search, translation, metadata creation, content analysis, and interactive visualizations. aureka champions ethical, secure, and transparent AI, assisting clients like museums, archives, researchers, and journalists to unlock the full potential of their media archives and enhance digital accessibility, collaboration, and impact.
Products & Services
- AI Research Assistant web app for automatic transcription of audio/video
- Semantic and keyword search (including multilingual and concept-based search)
- Automated metadata generation and tagging (including Named Entity Recognition, thesaurus-based and generative AI)
- Subtitling of videos/SRT export
- Annotation and team collaboration features for research projects
- AI-powered content analysis and qualitative coding tools
- Consultancy for digital transformation and AI adoption
- Custom AI solution development (NLP, computer vision, recommender systems, integrations)
- API for AI-powered indexing and metadata extraction
- Capacity-building workshops and training for digital transformation
- Development of websites and web applications
- Support for funding applications for digitalization projects
- Rapid prototyping services
- Lupai: AI platform to support migrants and social impact sectors
Use Cases & Case Studies
- Berlin Wall Foundation: Making audio-visual interview archives searchable and accessible for researchers with transcription and AI search technology.
- Lausitzer Rundschau/Märkische Oderzeitung: Empowering journalists with tools for dialog transcription, semantic search, topic extraction, and quote management, improving reporting and engagement with local audiences.
- Lupai: AI-powered web application helping migrants and refugees navigate legal and bureaucratic hurdles in Germany in multiple languages through semantic search and reliable information from expert-curated sources.
- Stadtmuseum Berlin: Custom AI for generating future scenario images for exhibitions using generative models.
Partnerships & Collaborations
- Lupai project partnership with Bildungszentrum Lohana Berkins and Civic Innovation Platform (BMAS)
- Collaboration with Stadtmuseum Berlin for AI image generation in exhibitions
- Partnership with Berlin Wall Foundation (Stiftung Berliner Mauer) to digitize and make accessible its interview archive
- Collaboration with Schule ein Gesicht geben for AI knowledge assistant for student representation
- Collaboration with Lausitzer Rundschau and Märkische Oderzeitung on AI-supported journalistic tools
Awards & Recognition
- Funded/support by Berliner Startup Stipendium (2020-2021)
- EXIST-Gründerstipendium (2021-2022)
- Prototype Fund
- digital.engagiert
- Medieninnovationszentrum Babelsberg (MIZ)
Contact Information
Certifications & Compliance
- GDPR compliance (EU data protection standards)
- Data handled on European servers