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May 5, 2025

AI startup 11x CEO steps down

Founder Hasan Sukkar says he’s not the right person to scale the agentic AI startup

Hasan Sukkar has announced he’s stepping down as CEO of the hyped AI sales agent startup 11x.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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