Kortix AI
Entrepreneur First '24London, GB Β· Founded 2024 Β· 10 employees on LinkedIn Β· 2 known investors
Kortix is an open AGI platform that lets companies build, host, manage, and monitor AI agents, with agents, skills, connectors, triggers, and memory stored as files in a single git repository. It can run on a company's own infrastructure and plans to add layers for training custom models and running evaluations on a company's own agent sessions.
Also known as Kortix Β· Kortix AI Corp Β· Kortix Suna Β· Suna
Founders & leadership
Kortix AI was founded in 2024 by Marko Kraemer.
Investors Β· 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Kortix AI (Kortix AI Corp) develops an open-source "AI management system" that its website positions as an alternative to Anthropic's Claude Cowork and OpenAI's ChatGPT Work. The platform is organised around six layers: a single git repository that holds agents, skills, memory, connector configuration and triggers as text files (declared in a kortix.yaml manifest); a connector layer covering 3,000+ apps plus MCP, OpenAPI, Postman, GraphQL and raw HTTP, with credentials brokered server-side and per-tool allow/ask/block rules; model-agnostic execution in which users bring their own API keys from major providers, use an existing ChatGPT subscription, point at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, or use the managed Kortix Gateway; an agent harness powered by the open-source OpenCode project that provides planning, tool use and per-tool permissions; per-session isolated Linux sandboxes where session id, sandbox id and branch name are the same string and only commits persist; and an orchestration/review layer where sessions can be started from web, Slack, mobile, CLI, API, cron schedules or signed webhooks, and where the resulting work lands on main as a reviewable diff.
The company's earlier and best-known artefact is Suna, described by third-party directories and its Product Hunt listing as a fully open-source (Apache 2.0) generalist AI agent, or "AI employee," that executes multi-step real-world tasks from natural-language instructions using browser automation, file management, web search, code execution, command-line operations and API integrations. Suna is built with TypeScript and Python, is model-agnostic (OpenAI, Anthropic, local models via LiteLLM) and can be self-hosted or used via a cloud service. A consumer-facing Kortix mobile app on Google Play markets the same agent capabilities to individuals β generating slide decks, spreadsheets and data analysis, documents, images, research reports with citations, contact/prospect research, and actions inside connected apps such as Gmail, Google Drive, Slack, Notion, Airtable and Google Calendar.
A startup-intelligence listing describes Kortix AI as building an autonomous "Software Humanoid" able to operate any computer interface, targeting enterprise workforce automation in logistics, customer service and HR, and characterises its ambition as becoming the "Salesforce of the AGI era." Kortix also publishes on Hugging Face under the Kortix AI Corp organisation, with four models (2B and 8B, including text-generation variants, updated December 2025) and one dataset.
Founding story
Sources state only that Kortix AI was founded in 2024 by Adam Cohen Hillel, previously AI lead at Cado Security and founder of Gruchka Games, and Marko Kraemer, described as a serial entrepreneur who had exited an agency for more than $1M; no further account of the founding is given.
Business model
Kortix distributes its core software as open source (Suna is described as Apache 2.0) while offering a managed cloud alongside self-hosted, VPC and on-prem deployment. Monetisation signals in the sources include a managed "Kortix Gateway" model-billing option, a freemium pricing model for Suna, and in-app purchases in the consumer mobile app; a demo request path is aimed at company buyers.
Sources indicate a freemium open-source model with paid layers: a managed cloud/Kortix Gateway where model usage is billed through Kortix rather than customer keys, in-app purchases in the Android app, and enterprise demo-led sales. No pricing figures for Kortix's own plans appear in sources about the company (a $29/month plan mentioned on one directory page belongs to that site's own promoted agent-hosting offer, not to Kortix).
Traction
The Google Play listing reports 50,000+ downloads, with the app last updated 2025-12-26. The Product Hunt launch reached #16 day rank with 140 points and 98 followers. An AI-agent directory rates Suna 3.8/5 from five ratings with a 59% popularity score. Hugging Face shows four Kortix models (December 2025 updates) with download/like counts in the hundreds and one dataset. A May 2025 startup-intelligence write-up cited $100k in signed letters of intent, early adopters testing prototype systems, and interest from three VC firms over the prior 90 days.
Latest developments
The current website markets a six-layer platform positioned against Claude Cowork and ChatGPT Work, with entry points including Slack, Microsoft Teams, CLI and mobile. The Kortix Android app was updated on 2025-12-26 and reports 50K+ downloads. Four models under the Kortix AI Corp organisation on Hugging Face were updated on 2025-12-05. A funding aggregator lists an early-stage VC event dated 2025-07-01 without amount or investors.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Kortix explicitly positions itself as the leading open-source alternative to Anthropic's Claude Cowork and OpenAI's ChatGPT Work, differentiating on user ownership of the underlying repository, model neutrality and deployment flexibility. Third-party visibility is modest but real: a 3.8/5 rating from five ratings and a 59% popularity score on one AI-agent directory, 98 followers on Product Hunt, and 50K+ downloads of the Android app.
Stated differentiators are open-source licensing and an open agent harness (OpenCode) so the harness is not a lock-in point; company state held as files in a customer-owned git repository rather than in a vendor database; model agnosticism with bring-your-own keys or an existing ChatGPT subscription; server-side credential brokering with granular allow/ask/deny tool permissions; per-session disposable sandboxes; and a review gate where agent output lands as a diff on a branch before merging.
Technology
The platform stores agents, skills, company memory, connector configuration and triggers as markdown and text files in one git repository declared by a kortix.yaml manifest, so state can be grepped, diffed and rolled back. Execution uses the open-source OpenCode agent harness for planning, tool use and permissioning (allow/ask/deny per tool, glob or shell command). Each session boots its own disposable isolated Linux machine built from the project image, with session id, sandbox id and branch name unified; thousands can run in parallel and only commits survive. Connectors span 3,000+ apps plus MCP, OpenAPI, Postman, GraphQL and HTTP, with tokens brokered server-side so they never enter the sandbox. Models are pluggable per agent, session or message across Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. The earlier Suna agent is implemented in TypeScript and Python with browser automation, CLI execution and API integrations, and supports local models via LiteLLM. The company also publishes 2B and 8B models and a dataset on Hugging Face.
Go-to-market
The website offers both a self-serve "get started" path and a "request demo" route, with entry points via web app, CLI, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, mobile and API/SDK. Open-source distribution via GitHub and community launches (Product Hunt, where the listing has 98 followers and 140 points at #16 day rank) drive developer adoption, while a Google Play consumer app and third-party AI-agent directories provide additional discovery. One source notes enterprise demos aimed at companies with 50+ employees.
Companies wanting to run AI agents across sales, engineering, marketing, finance and operations functions, including teams requiring self-hosted, VPC or on-prem deployment and their own model keys; a startup-intelligence source cites enterprise targets in logistics, customer service and HR, and enterprise demos for companies with 50+ employees. Directory listings also cite researchers, data analysts, digital marketers, business consultants and software developers as users of Suna, and the mobile app addresses individual knowledge workers.
Geography
The Google Play developer record lists Kortix AI Corp at 701 Tillery St, Unit 12-2521, Austin, TX 78702, United States, with a US phone contact; a May 2025 startup-intelligence source also describes the company as Austin-based. Kortix AI is listed in the Entrepreneurs First portfolio.
History
A startup-intelligence profile dates the company's founding to 2024 and names Adam Cohen Hillel (previously AI lead at Cado Security and founder of Gruchka Games) and Marko Kraemer (described as a serial entrepreneur with a $1M+ agency exit) as founders. A funding-data aggregator records an accelerator/incubator event on 2024-04-18 and an early-stage VC event on 2025-07-01. The company launched Suna, an open-source generalist agent, with a Product Hunt launch in 2025; the platform later expanded into the broader six-layer Kortix AI management system marketed today, alongside a mobile app and open model releases on Hugging Face in December 2025.
Risks & controversies
No controversies are reported in the sources. Observable risks include direct competition from the incumbent model vendors the company benchmarks itself against (Anthropic and OpenAI), an open-source distribution model that permits self-hosting without payment, dependence on third-party models and the external OpenCode harness, very small headcount (1-10 employees per one aggregator), and a broad data-collection footprint disclosed in the Google Play listing (personal and financial information among 9-10 data categories collected or shared). Source descriptions of the company also diverge β an "autonomous Software Humanoid" framing in aggregator profiles versus the current repo-centric agent platform β indicating some third-party data may be stale.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 5
launches, deals, and filingsThe Kortix productivity app on Google Play, published by Kortix AI Corp, was updated on 26 December 2025; it offers AI-generated slides, spreadsheets, documents, images and research reports plus actions in connected apps such as Gmail, Notion and Google Calendar.
The Kortix AI Corp organisation on Hugging Face lists four models (2B and 8B parameter variants, including text-generation models) updated on 5 December 2025, alongside one public dataset.
A startup-intelligence roundup reported that Kortix had recently launched Kortix Suna as part of a roadmap toward becoming the 'Salesforce of the AGI era', offering enterprise demos to companies with 50+ employees.
Kortix launched on Product Hunt as an open-source AI assistant positioned as a company AI command center, reaching #16 day rank with 140 points; the hunter described Suna as an Apache 2.0 open-source generalist AI agent that is model-agnostic and can be self-hosted or run on Kortix's cloud.
A funding-data aggregator records an accelerator/incubator financing event for Kortix AI dated 18 April 2024; no amount or program named.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kortix AI do?
- Open-source AI management platform for building, running and reviewing company AI agents from a single git repository.
- Who founded Kortix AI?
- Kortix AI was founded by Marko Kraemer in 2024.
- Who are Kortix AI's investors?
- Kortix AI's investors include Entrepreneur First, Transpose Platform Management.
- Where is Kortix AI headquartered?
- Kortix AI is headquartered in London, GB.