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  "markdown": "Co-founder, CopilotKit; leads growth, partnerships and ecosystem.\n\n## What Uli builds\n\n- [OpenDuet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openduet.md), graded D, 49.5/100, in Personal assistants. OpenDuet is CopilotKit's open-source, self-hosted proactive assistant built on OpenBot. It sends a morning brief from Gmail and Google Calendar, runs tasks in its own browser container and pauses consequential actions for approval. Co-founder, CopilotKit; leads growth, partnerships and ecosystem, researched 2026-10-30.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Atai Barkai](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/atai-barkai/), Founder and CEO, CopilotKit\n- [Jerel Velarde](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jerel-velarde/), Staff Applied AI Engineer, CopilotKit; author of 70 of OpenDuet's 73 commits\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Glilot Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/glilot-capital-partners/)\n- [NFX](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nfx/)\n- [SignalFire](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/signalfire/)\n- [Discovery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/discovery-ventures/)\n- [Vermilion Cliffs Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vermilion-cliffs-ventures/)\n- [DVC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dvc/)\n- [Abstraction Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/abstraction-capital/)\n- [97212 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/97212-ventures/)\n- [Deep Acre](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/deep-acre/)\n- [J-Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/j-ventures/)\n- [Gurtin Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gurtin-ventures/)\n- [Fresh Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fresh-fund/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Uli Barkai?\n\nUli Barkai is co-founder, CopilotKit; leads growth of partnerships and ecosystem.\n\n### What does CopilotKit make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists OpenDuet from CopilotKit. OpenDuet is CopilotKit's open-source, self-hosted proactive assistant built on OpenBot. It sends a morning brief from Gmail and Google Calendar, runs tasks in its own browser container and pauses consequential actions for approval.\n\n### Who has invested in CopilotKit?\n\nThe sources our research read name Glilot Capital Partners, NFX, SignalFire, Discovery Ventures, Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, DVC, Abstraction Capital, 97212 Ventures, Deep Acre, J-Ventures, Gurtin Ventures and Fresh Fund.\n\n### How are Uli's tools graded?\n\nOpenDuet is graded D, 49.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.copilotkit.ai/blog/series-a\n- https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkbjddprbx\n- https://github.com/jerelvelarde\n- https://api.github.com/repos/CopilotKit/OpenDuet/contributors\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopilotKit/OpenDuet/main/README.md\n- https://www.copilotkit.ai/blog/introducing-openduet\n- https://www.copilotkit.ai/terms-of-service\n- https://www.copilotkit.ai/privacy-policy\n- https://www.copilotkit.ai/self-service-agreement\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopilotKit/CopilotKit/main/SECURITY.md\n- https://www.copilotkit.ai/sitemap.xml\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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