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a16z says OpenSesame to Canadian agentic AI startup for its speedrun accelerator

Summary by BetaKit
Anthony Azrak and Jai Mansukhani know how to capitalize on coincidences.  When they found themselves in the same Next Canada accelerator, they decided to build OpenSesame, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup. When they co-hosted a hackathon with AI company Cohere, they secured an angel cheque from CEO Aidan Gomez by slipping a handwritten Christmas card into a custom hockey jersey.   When the co-founders met a partner from venture capital (V…
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BetaKit broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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