Project

AI

CardConnect AI

An AI-driven system that automates the process of digitizing business contacts from visiting cards.

YEAR

2025

TEAM

Aashwin Shrivastava, Shakti Shrivastava

TECH-STACK

AI, n8n

LOCATION

Germany

PUBLISHED

Oct 24, 2025

Project Introduction

CardConnect AI streamlines post-event networking and contact management by automating the entire process of handling visiting cards.

When you meet someone at an event, you simply snap a photo of their card or record a short voice note. The system’s AI modules:

  • Extract contact details using OCR and NLP.

  • Enrich this data with contextual information (like meeting topic or intent) from short voice notes.

  • Automatically create or update CRM entries with the contact, add categorized tags (e.g., “potential client,” “partner,” “investor”), and schedule relevant follow-ups.

  • Optionally, it drafts personalized introductory or thank-you emails/messages using generative AI — ready for review or instant sending.

CardConnect AI: development process step 1 at iiterate
CardConnect AI: development process step 2 at iiterate
CardConnect AI: development process step 3 at iiterate

Challenges Involved

  1. OCR Accuracy & Layout Variance – Visiting cards differ widely in design, fonts, and languages, making data extraction difficult.

  2. Context Understanding from Voice Notes – Converting free-form speech into structured CRM insights is complex.

  3. CRM Integration & Data Sync – Maintaining consistency, deduplication, and authentication across different CRM APIs.

Solution Approach

  1. Multimodal AI Processing – Combines OCR (for card text), ASR (for speech-to-text), and LLMs (for context parsing & message drafting).

  2. Adaptive NLP Models – Fine-tuned for CRM field mapping, contact intent detection, and follow-up recommendation.

  3. Smart Categorization & Enrichment – AI classifies contacts (e.g., “warm lead,” “cold prospect”) based on extracted context and conversation tone.

Results / Benefits

  1. Instant CRM Updates – No manual data entry after networking events.

  2. Personalized Outreach – AI drafts natural follow-up messages, improving conversion rates.

  3. Contextual Memory – Every contact is stored with meeting context and follow-up suggestions for future use.

Resource Efficiency / Sustainability

  1. Time & Cost Savings – Eliminates manual CRM data entry and follow-up scheduling.

  2. Streamlined Workflows – Fewer administrative tasks mean better productivity and reduced operational overhead.

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Alan Kay

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Deutschland
Mittelbachstraße 66, 53518 Adenau

Tel. +49 (0) 176 74709826

© iiterate Technologies GmbH
All rights reserved
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Alan Kay

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
Deutschland
Mittelbachstraße 66, 53518 Adenau

Tel. +49 (0) 176 74709826

© iiterate Technologies GmbH
All rights reserved
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