ScrollEd Startup Transforms Textbooks into TikTok-like Vertical Feeds Using AI
Palo Alto-based startup ScrollEd has developed an app that converts any text file, including textbooks and PDFs, into a vertical feed resembling Instagram Reels or TikTok. This innovative platform utilizes AI to generate video, audio, text, and interactive quizzes from the source material. Users can swipe up to explore new topics or swipe sideways to delve deeper into the current subject, with quizzes available at the end of in-depth sections. Co-founders Utsav Gupta and Rebecca Neff, both students at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania respectively, bootstrapped ScrollEd after noticing their own dissatisfaction with 'doomscrolling.' The startup aims to meet the younger generation's preference for short-form, vertical content, adapting educational materials to their consumption habits. ScrollEd is participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200 competition.