Curlscape

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Mokka

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

An AI recruiting assistant that helps talent acquisition teams screen applicants and identify the strongest candidates through structured text, voice, and video assessments.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Curlscape to accomplish?

• Develop and launch a real-time, multilingual voice AI interviewer capable of assessing candidates against defined rubrics.
• Build and maintain a scalable, reliable backend that could support 20+ concurrent interviews and continued product growth.
• Create an in-platform AI assistant that answers from our knowledge base, supports users as a co-pilot, and escalates to a human when needed.

SOLUTION

How did you find Curlscape?

Referral

Why did you select Curlscape over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Curlscape were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Curlscape initially designed, developed, and launched our real-time multilingual voice AI interviewer.

The system conducts natural conversations with candidates, assesses them against carefully defined rubrics, and scaled to support more than 20 concurrent interviews. 

Following the successful launch, the team took ownership of our backend infrastructure and continued delivering new product capabilities. 

Key deliverables included an in-platform AI assistant that answers questions using our knowledge base, acts as a user co-pilot, and escalates cases to a human when required.

They also maintained the reliability and scalability of the underlying system as the product grew.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Curlscape successfully took the AI interviewer from concept to production, delivering real-time multilingual voice conversations and rubric-based candidate assessments.

The system scaled to support more than 20 concurrent interviews while remaining stable and reliable.

They also expanded their contribution beyond the initial project by taking ownership of our backend, launching an in-platform AI assistant, and continuously delivering new product use cases as the platform grew. 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Curlscape managed the work with exceptional ownership and speed.

They consistently delivered quickly, communicated clearly, and responded immediately to feedback or changing priorities.

Rather than waiting for detailed instructions, they proactively identified issues, proposed solutions, and took responsibility for outcomes. 

Over time, they operated less like an external vendor and more like an embedded part of our team. 

What was your primary form of communication with Curlscape?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What stood out most was their combination of technical depth, speed, and ownership.

They could take an ambitious AI concept from architecture through production, then continue improving and supporting the underlying system as the product evolved. 

They consistently approached the work like founders rather than external contractors - proactive, accountable, and focused on the outcome, while remaining highly professional throughout. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something Curlscape could have done differently?

There were no significant areas for improvement.

Curlscape consistently delivered at a high standard, responded quickly to changing needs, and took full ownership of the work. 

Any challenges were handled proactively and professionally, so there is nothing material we would have asked them to do differently. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of ScanGeni Ventures Pvt Ltd

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

ScanGeni Ventures Pvt Ltd is an AI First Company that owns the brand "Food Scan Genius", which is the world's #1 AI Assistant for Shoppers with Food Allergies &/ Dietary Preferences

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Curlscape to accomplish?

• Provide users who visit the Food Scan Genius app with a natural language interface to answer questions
• Provide users with the ability to scan products, use the vast database or internet to perform Q&A on the product ingredients
• Allow users to click photos of the product, search them on internet, perform Q&A on the products
• Allow users to chat with questions on their Food Allergies, products, substitutes, where to buy, etc.

SOLUTION

How did you find Curlscape?

• Online Search
• reddit

Why did you select Curlscape over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Curlscape were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

AI Agent Building
● Natural Language Query Conversion: Develop an AI agent that accepts
natural language questions and converts them to MongoDB queries.
● Python-Based Backend: Implement the application backend in Python,
leveraging robust frameworks for query parsing and execution.
● Azure Hosting & Integration: Deploy the application in a virtual machine
(VM) on Microsoft Azure.
● AI models: Utilize Azure OpenAI and Llama (Groq) models to enable
natural language processing, LLM-based query interpretation, and
response generation.
● APIs: for integratation into the application

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

With natural language interface, users can easily convey what they want

Provides users an easy way to interface with the food related products, their allergens, ingredients. Implemented various AI features including ChatBots, Intelligent Prouct Discussions, User Profile specific ChatBots, Internet Search with AI for specific use cases, Image processing using AI, etc.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Working with Aniket on the development of our AI agent chatbot has been an outstanding experience. From the very first conversation, it was clear that Aniket brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and a strong understanding of business context.

He operates with a high degree of professionalism — meetings were always well-structured, deadlines were respected, and communication was timely and effective. What stood out even more was the quality of our discussions: Aniket consistently brought intelligent, thought-provoking perspectives that helped refine our product direction. Conversations with him weren’t just about execution — they often led to better strategic clarity.

Aniket demonstrates remarkable agency. He doesn't just wait for instructions — he proactively identifies problems, suggests innovative solutions, and takes full ownership of outcomes. This level of initiative made the collaboration seamless and added real value beyond the original scope of work.

From a technical standpoint, Aniket is extremely proficient with AI technologies. He is able to break down complex concepts and translate them into practical, business-aligned solutions. He speaks both the language of AI and the language of business — a rare and powerful combination.

I would highly recommend Aniket to anyone looking to build with AI. You’re not just getting a developer; you’re getting a strategic partner who can help shape the future of your product.

What was your primary form of communication with Curlscape?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They were very client-friendly and adept at balancing business and technology needs, understands user requirements and creatively works for solutions around the needs. Very intelligent dicussions and gets it.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Curlscape could have done differently?

Get into execution mode to test out scenarios during the design phase so that we can accelerate

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder of Digital Ascent, a company that builds AI products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Curlscape?

We hired Curlscape to build a document generator.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Curlscape built the frontend and backend of the document generator and deployed it onto an Azure VM. The frontend has a simple UI for my team to use. The backend is also linked to Langfuse and Azure Blob.

What is the team composition?

We worked with one teammate.

How did you come to work with Curlscape?

I found Curlscape through Upwork. Aniket, Curlscape's founder, reached out to me with a very professional proposal.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in April 2025, and the initial project is done, but we're still working together.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

My team can now work more efficiently. It used to take my team multiple hours to draft a document, and now it takes a click of a button. This has had a great impact on my team’s overall productivity and workload.

How did Curlscape perform from a project management standpoint?

They delivered well and were very responsive.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’m most impressed by Aniket. He was very responsive and helpful throughout the whole process.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they did great.