1068: BetterAI: Transforming Wine Selection with Natural Language Processing with Angel Vossough

SharkPreneur

Angel Vossough is the CEO and Co-Founder of BetterAI, a Silicon Valley-based AI service provider headquartered in Silicon Valley. The company is uniquely leveraging advanced AI technologies such as Machine Learning, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, and Computer Vision to create this transformative solution that is revolutionizing the relationship between wine and digital platforms. She is also Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Caspian Capital, an early-stage investment firm focusing on deep tech, biotech, and AI; and was Co-Founder of OpenCovidScreen, a non-profit focused on driving innovation in low-cost, accessible COVID-19 testing.

Angel, an esteemed data scientist, holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and Computer Engineering, as well as master’s degrees in Software Engineering from San Jose State University, and Data Science from UC Berkeley where she graduated with honors. Angel was previously a Senior Network Engineer at Cisco Systems, specializing in Network Architecture for major telecommunications companies including Verizon Wireless.

BetterAI’s products include “VinoVoss” (www.VinoVoss.com), a semantic search and recommendation system creating a virtual wine sommelier, and “BetterMed,” a generative AI-based medical diagnostic assistant. Angel is a technology leader and serial entrepreneur. She also founded DiverseUp, a public-benefit corporation building a professional community for technical & scientific women.

In her role as BetterAI CEO, and with a strategic focus on VinoVoss as one of its primary products, Angel oversees the direction and growth of the company’s innovative AI applications in the wine industry. This includes setting the overall strategic direction for BetterAI and VinoVoss; ensuring company objectives align with market needs and her company’s vision; building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and investors to support and advance BetterAI’s business goals; and ensuring the alignment of VinoVoss's development with BetterAI's broader technological advancements and business strategy.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Angel Vossough about transforming wine selection with natural language processing.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

- How women’s needs in the workplace are dynamic and change with different life stages.

- How BetterAI aims to make win accessible to all by simplifying the wine selection process.

- Why BetterAI focuses on specific datasets instead of using large language models.

- How regulation, ethical AI, user privacy, and data privacy is vital in AI development.

- How entrepreneurs should focus on solving real problems, hiring smarter people, and maintaining agility and flexibility.

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