William Tunstall-Pedoe
Artificial Intelligence entrepreneur. CEO & Founder @UnlikelyAI . Member of the team that invented, built & launched Amazon Alexa. Start-up advisor and investor.
Several of the technological components of Alexa, one of the most well-known voice assistants in the world, were created by William Tunstall-Pedoe. In 2012, he reportedly paid around $26 million (£21 million) for the sale of his speech recognition business, Evi Technologies, to Amazon. Amazon built Amazon Cambridge on the Evi platform, and the company currently has hundreds of employees there.
He tweets frequently about: companies, politics, and Alexa
More information about William Tunstall-Pedoe:
- Senior member of the team that created, developed and launched Amazon Alexa - Founder of a successful tech startup with 10 years of executive experience - Extremely skilled startup mentor and angel investor - 30+ years of high-tech industry knowledge.
- Experience with software for over 30 years (developing commercial software since age 13)
- Proven track record of creation and problem-solving
-Unsolved AI-related issues - Outstanding academic accomplishments
- Appointed as a Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2019)