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Founders / Jean-Simon Venne

Jean-Simon Venne

Jean-Simon Venne is the former co-founder and CTO of BrainBox AI, an energy and climate AI company based in Montréal. Jean-Simon Venne co-founded BrainBox AI with Sean Neely. BrainBox AI was acquired by Trane Technologies in January 2025.

Formerly Co-founder/CTO of BrainBox AI.

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BrainBox AI

Autonomous HVAC building control with generative AI (ARIA).

Former role
Co-founder/CTO
HQ
Montréal, QC
Founded
2017
Status
Acquired by Trane Technologies
Website
brainboxai.com

Co-founders: Sean Neely

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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