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YC W20

San Francisco, US · Founded 2019 · 100 employees · 13 known investors

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Cortex provides a platform for SRE teams to enforce production readiness standards, prevent incidents through automated monitoring and ownership tracking, and resolve issues faster during outages. The platform helps engineering teams shift from reactive firefighting to proactive reliability work at scale.

Also known as Cortex Applications Inc.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BProductivityUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W20)

Cortex was founded in 2019 by Ganesh Datta, Anish Dhar, and Nikhil Unni.

GDGanesh Datta
Ganesh DattaCofounder & CTOGanesh Datta is the founder of Cortex, an engineering operations platform that gives teams centralized visibility, ownership tracking, and automated scorecards to improve operational maturity and reliability.
ADAnish Dhar
Anish DharCofounder & CEOAnish Dhar is the founder of Cortex, a platform that helps SRE and engineering teams enforce production readiness standards, track ownership, and reduce incident resolution times.
NUNikhil Unni
Nikhil UnniCo-Founder & Chief Architect
GM
Grace MasonLead Business Recruiter
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Cristina BuenahoraFounding Engineer
CC
Cammie CokerLead Technical Recruiter
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Serena DinhHead of Talentformer

Investors · 13

Cross Creek Advisorslisted by Cross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake City

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Gaingelslisted by GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K

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IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)listed by IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M

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Kearny Jacksonlisted by Kearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M

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SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)listed by SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto

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Scale Venture Partnerslisted by Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M

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Sequoia Capitallisted by Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Alpha Square GroupreportedNew York

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Craft VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $50K – $50M

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Tiger Global ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $100M

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World Innovation LabreportedPalo Alto

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$15M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2021–2024

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In the news

Buy and Sell Cortex Stock, $470.25M Valuation - Forgeforgeglobal.com · Sep 2026Cortex Raises $60M in Series C Fundingfinsmes.com · Sep 2024Cortex raises $35M Series B for its internal developer portal | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · May 2023Cortex raises $15M Series A to help development teams wrangle their microservices – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Nov 2021

Frequently asked questions

What does Cortex do?
Cortex provides a platform for SRE teams to enforce production readiness standards, prevent incidents through automated monitoring and ownership tracking, and resolve issues faster during outages. The platform helps engineering teams shift from reactive firefighting to proactive reliability work at scale.
Who founded Cortex?
Cortex was founded by Ganesh Datta, Anish Dhar, Nikhil Unni in 2019.
Who are Cortex's investors?
Cortex's investors include Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Cross Creek Advisors, Gaingels, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Kearny Jackson, SAV (Scale Asia Ventures), Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and 5 more.
How much funding has Cortex raised?
Cortex has disclosed $15M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Cortex headquartered?
Cortex is headquartered in San Francisco, US.