Start with the person
Begin with what someone is trying to understand, decide, or do. A feature should answer that need before it adds another choice.
About Moritz
From classrooms to Clarity.
I’m Moritz Zinecker, founder and CEO of Audecius. I build Clarity to connect the practical side of learning with the moment an idea starts to make sense.
- Full name
- Moritz Zinecker
- Born
- 13 May 2008 · Jena, Thuringia, Germany
- Public role
- Chief Executive Officer, Audecius
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur · software developer
- Company
- Audecius UG (haftungsbeschränkt), founded August 2026
- Based in
- Nieder-Olm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Core work
- Clarity · Audecius Exchange · Audecius Open
- Education
- School qualification in Germany · US high school diploma
- Focus
- Product strategy · software development · responsible AI
- Current education
Computer Software Engineering · remote programme since April 2026- Identifier
- ORCID 0009-0003-7569-983X
01 — Biography
The classroom came first.
I was born on 13 May 2008 in Jena, Germany. Both of my parents are teachers. My own education has taken me through German and American classrooms, and those different experiences are the starting point for my work on Clarity.
I went to school in Nieder-Olm through year eleven, then spent my final school year on exchange at Dodge City High School in Kansas. I took courses in software development, design and film production, attended classes at Dodge City Community College alongside high school, and earned my US high school diploma in May 2026.
During that exchange year, I reopened an unfinished project called Day Planner on an old MacBook. Before writing more code, I worked out on paper who I wanted to build for and what they needed. Conversations and beta tests with students and teachers in Germany and the United States helped turn that project into Clarity.
“I build software for learning and everyday life.”
Since April 2026, I have been studying Computer Software Engineering at Stanford University through a remote programme, supported by a scholarship from a European competition in summer 2025. After finishing high school, I stayed in the United States for a time and gave talks on software development.
I founded Audecius in August 2026, funding it from my own savings. As a solo founder, I lead the product and software development as well as the work of building the company. I’m based in Nieder-Olm, with a focus on learning, personal organisation and international exchange.
Clarity School is the published starting point. I’m now developing its next chapter: a personal AI tutor that connects a learner’s questions, practice and plans. I also publish open education data through Audecius Open, including the German School System Dataset 2026/27, archived under a permanent DOI.
02 — Education & experience
Learning across systems.
Different school systems have shaped how I think about learning. These are the places I’ve studied, the qualifications I’ve completed, and the programme I’m taking now.
Current · Since April 2026
Computer Software EngineeringStanford University, California · remote programme. Supported by a scholarship earned through a European competition in summer 2025.
2025 – 2026 · Kansas, USADodge City High SchoolUS high school diploma, May 2026, earned during an exchange year. Courses in software development, design, and film production.
2025 – 2026 · Kansas, USADodge City Community CollegeAttended college classes alongside high school during the exchange year.
Until 2025 · Nieder-OlmIGS Nieder-OlmSchool in Germany through year eleven, completing a German school qualification.
Beyond the classroom
- Won educational competitions in the United States.
- Won a hacking competition on finding security vulnerabilities in computer systems, early 2026.
- Took part in an international marching band programme.
- Spoke at software conferences in San Francisco about product development and AI.
03 — Timeline
From Jena to Kansas to Stanford.
- 13 May 2008Born in JenaBorn in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. Later attends school in Nieder-Olm, Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Summer 2025European competitionA competition win secures a scholarship for later study.
- 2025 / 26Exchange year in KansasFinal school year at Dodge City High School, with courses in software development, design, and film production, and classes at Dodge City Community College alongside.
- Early 2026Hacking competitionWins a competition focused on finding security vulnerabilities in computer systems.
- April 2026Stanford UniversityBegins Computer Software Engineering as a remote programme.
- 15 May 2026Clarity School on the App StoreThe school app launches for iPhone and iPad.
- May 2026US high school diplomaGraduates from Dodge City High School, then stays in the United States to give talks on software development.
- August 2026Founds AudeciusAudecius UG (haftungsbeschränkt) is founded in Nieder-Olm after a nearly three-month process.
- October 2026In the pressInterviews and profiles in StartupValley, Allgemeine Zeitung, and Gründerfreunde.
- 31 Oct 2026Clarity 2 developmentOriginal targetThe original release target was not confirmed. The next generation remains in development, tested by around 1,000 people.
04 — Operating principles
What I want the software to do.
Make the next step understandable, keep people in control, and improve through use and feedback.
Make complexity usable
A calendar event, a task, and a piece of learning material become more useful when their relationship is clear.
Keep people in control
Useful AI supports understanding and prepares next steps. People see what is proposed, decide what to share, and stay responsible.
Build through feedback
Concrete needs and everyday use guide what comes next: listening, checking assumptions, and refining over time.
- 01
From feature to consequence
Why a product should explain not only an action, but also its consequences, approval, and how to undo it.
- 02
Product truth as a growth system
How clear lines between available, preview, and planned build trust, even when the vision is bigger.
- 03
AI with visible control
How context, models, quotas, human responsibility, and sensitive data paths can be explained in plain terms.
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Education and real everyday life
Why timetables, learning, family, and exchange should not be designed as separate worlds.
06 — Official photography
Photo library · 36 files At work and in conversation.
ContinueSee the work and its sources.